The Measurement of Solar Diameter and Limb Darkening Function with the Eclipse Observations |
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| Authors: | A Raponi C Sigismondi R Nugent A Tegtmeier |
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| Institution: | (1) Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy;(2) ICRA, International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy;(3) Laboratoire H. Fizeau, University of Nice–Sophia Antipolis, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France;(4) Istituto Ricerche Solari di Locarno, via Patocchi 57, 6605 Locarno Monti, Switzerland;(5) GPA Observatorio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil;(6) IOTA, International Occultation Timing Association, European Section, Barthold-Knaust-Strasse 8, 30459 Hannover, Germany;(7) Archenhold Sternwarte, Alt-Treptow 1, 12435 Berlin, Germany;(8) IOTA, International Occultation Timing Association, US Section, P.O. Box 131034, Houston, TX 77219, USA |
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| Abstract: | The total solar irradiance varies over a solar cycle of 11 years and maybe over cycles of longer periods. Is the solar diameter variable over time too? A discussion of the solar diameter and its variations must be linked to the limb darkening function (LDF). We introduce a new method to perform high-resolution astrometry of the solar diameter from the ground, through the observations of eclipses, using the luminosity evolution of Baily’s bead and the profile of the lunar edge available from satellite data. This approach unifies the definition of the solar limb with the inflection point of LDF for eclipses and drift-scan or heliometric methods. The method proposed is applied for the videos of the eclipse on 15 January 2010 recorded in Uganda and in India. The result suggests reconsidering the evaluations of the historical eclipses observed with the naked eye. |
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