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by TwilightSoul
Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:36 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: International Space Station Transits the Sun (30 Jul 2008)
Replies: 11
Views: 3970

Great explanations! Thanks!

But we still have the mystery of the semicircular discolorations at 12:00 and the arc at 9:30... Ghost images from lenses or something?

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by TwilightSoul
Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: International Space Station Transits the Sun (30 Jul 2008)
Replies: 11
Views: 3970

I noticed the discoloration also! I wonder if it is a normal condition on the sun of it is a photograph related condition.:? Orin Me three. And why does the sun look like it's been illuminated? That is, the center is slightly brighter than the edges, as I might expect to see from a planet. I would ...