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Nevada
Means "snowcapped" in Spanish
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Nephophobia
Fear of clouds
October
From the Latin word octo, "eight," because this had been the eighth month of the early Roman calendar.
Shipshape
Arranged in a manner befitting a ship; hence, trim; tidy; orderly.
Dendrophobia
Fear of trees
Solar eclipse
Earth enters the shadow of the new Moon, which cuts off all or part of the Sun’s light. Total: Earth passes through the umbra (central dark part) of the Moon’s shadow, resulting in totality for observers within a narrow band on Earth. Annular: The Moon appears silhouetted against the Sun, with a ring of sunlight showing around it. Partial: The Moon blocks only part of the Sun.
Auroraphobia
Fear of the northern lights
Solar eclipse
Earth enters the shadow of the new Moon, which cuts off all or part of the Sun’s light. Total: Earth passes through the umbra (central dark part) of the Moon’s shadow, resulting in totality for observers within a narrow band on Earth. Annular: The Moon appears silhouetted against the Sun, with a ring of sunlight showing around it. Partial: The Moon blocks only part of the Sun.
