Limb darkening
Limb darkening is an effect where the middle part of a star (as well as the Sun) looks brighter than the edge, or limb.[1]
Limb Darkening Media
A filtered image of the Sun in visible light, showing the limb-darkening effect as a dimmer luminosity towards the edge or limb of the solar disk. The image was taken during the 2012 transit of Venus (seen here as the dark spot at the upper right).
References
- ↑ Roun, Daniel (2003). "Limb Darkening". In Gargaud, Muriel; Amils, Ricardo; Quintanilla, José Cernicharo; Cleaves, Henderson James; Irvine, William M.; Pinti, Daniele L.; Viso, Michel (eds.). Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 925–926.
