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[AZ-Observing] Re: Tonight's Eclipse
- From: Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 23:20:36 -0700 (MST)
>> Truly a dark eclipse. I
>> wonder if there has been any volcanic activity or such
>> to darken the eclipse?
There's been no major volcanic event in more than a decade, and
indeed this was a relatively _bright_ eclipse. I estimated the magnitude
as about -2 (slightly fainter than Jupiter) at mid-eclipse. On other
occasions, I've seen it as faint as +3.5 to 4 (i.e. a factor of ~200
fainter!) only months after big eruptions.
\Brian
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