One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse.
  • Seathru@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 年前

    Monday, 8:17 p.m. EST in case anyone is wandering. Couldn’t find it in the article.

  • jarfil@beehaw.org
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    2 年前

    There are lingering uncertainties over those predictions as well as the size of the star and its expansive atmosphere. It’s unclear if the asteroid will obscure the entire star, producing a total eclipse. Rather, the result could be a “ring of fire” eclipse with a miniscule blazing border around the star. If it’s a total eclipse, astronomers aren’t sure how many seconds the star will disappear completely, perhaps up to 10 seconds.

    Sounds very interesting to anyone with a telescope in a cloud free area.