Timing of the 1984 total solar eclipse and the size of the Sun

Timing of the 1984 total solar eclipse and the size of the Sun

The authors report accurate timing of second and third contacts made from videotape of the total solar eclipse of Nov. 23, 1984, in Papua New Guinea. The magnitude of the discrepancies between predicted and observed times indicates that the secular change in the size of the Sun reported by some obse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Solar physics 1987-01, Vol.108 (1), p.191-194
Hauptverfasser: PASACHOFF, J. M, NELSON, B. O
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Astronomy
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
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Solar system
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Zusammenfassung:The authors report accurate timing of second and third contacts made from videotape of the total solar eclipse of Nov. 23, 1984, in Papua New Guinea. The magnitude of the discrepancies between predicted and observed times indicates that the secular change in the size of the Sun reported by some observers is within the uncertainty.
ISSN:0038-0938
1573-093X
DOI:10.1007/BF00152087