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Moon profile against the background of the Sun - partial eclipse 10/06/2021, Loxley

Moon profile against the background of the Sun - partial eclipse 10/06/2021

Moon profile against the background of the Sun - partial eclipse 10/06/2021, Loxley

Moon profile against the background of the Sun - partial eclipse 10/06/2021

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The question of what obscures the sun is a bit infantile. But let's look at the eclipse line and repeat the question - what is blocking the sun? The arc that cuts off a portion of our star's surface is not geometrically perfect (smooth). You can see roughness (convexity, concavity). The rim of the moon is not the rim of the smooth ball visible in the background of the star. There are craters (concavities), crater crowns and mountains (bumps) that can be very accurately identified.

Basic note: The moon visible on the list was photographed during the full moon on March 28, 2021 and is of course glued in, because it is impossible to see our satellite in such a configuration, so illuminated. This is a purely demonstrative construction - an eclipsing dactyloscopy.

2 hours after the full moon, March 28, 2021.

Achromatic refractor TS152 / 900, ASI290MM, Omegon Halpha 12nm filter, EQ-ATM, FireCapture2.6, Autostakkert! 3, Registax6. Gain 265 / 1.4ms, Mosaic of two panels: Microsoft ICE.

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Moon profile against the background of the Sun - partial eclipse 10/06/2021, Loxley