umbraphile

umbraphile
 n.β€” Β«Many dedicated eclipse watchersβ€”sometimes referred to as β€œumbraphiles”—will literally chase total solar eclipses around the globe.Β» β€”β€œYour guide to the total solar eclipse” by Joe Rao MSNBC Mar. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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