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
- 2012 Transit of Venus from SF.jpg
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
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
