Astronomical event (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">astronomical event</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(eclipse is a type of astronomical event)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for eclipse that I've seen before include "Total - - of the sun" , "Decline" , "Heavenly phenomenon" , "When light's dropped" , "Throw into obscurity, perhaps the sun" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">astronomical event</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nova that I've seen before include "Star showing a sudden temporary increase in brightness" , "Kind of star" , "Faint star that suddenly flares into brightness and then fades again" , "Star briefly brightening" , "Star that suddenly increases in brightness" .)