Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited

From	moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
Newsgroups	sci.physics.relativity, sci.physics
Subject	Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited
Date	2015-11-24 18:22 +0000
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:

>Michael Moroney wrote:

>> No need for highly accurate time.  Just take a good photo of the star near
>> the limb of the sun which includes other nearby stars not near the limb.
>> Compare the photo to one of the same stars taken six months earlier (or
>> later).

>Why six months?

At the time of the eclipse, those stars are normally not visible as they
are above the horizon during the day.

Six months later/earlier is when those stars will be clearly visible at
night.  You actually can get away with less time, just as long as that
particular group of stars/constellation rises/hasn't set at night.

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Stars behind the Sun - revisited Walter Ilinois <walin@wej98j5q.org> - 2015-11-23 17:50 +0000
  Stars behind the Sun - revisited HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 10:07 -0800
    Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 00:05 -0500
  Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Walter Ilinois <walin@wej98j5q.org> - 2015-11-23 21:51 +0000
  Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2015-11-24 03:17 +0000
    Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited kefischer <emoneyjoe@iglou.com> - 2015-11-24 01:49 -0500
    Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-11-24 11:59 +0000
      Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2015-11-24 18:22 +0000
        Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Jack Monaco <jacksh@umbertopal.org> - 2015-11-24 21:04 +0000
          Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-11-24 22:08 +0000
            Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Jack Monaco <jacksh@umbertopal.org> - 2015-11-24 22:42 +0000
              Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-11-24 22:57 +0000
                Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Jack Monaco <jacksh@umbBertopal.org> - 2015-11-24 23:19 +0000
                Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-11-25 00:04 +0000
                Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Jack Monaco <jacksh@umbBertopal.org> - 2015-11-25 17:25 +0000
        Re: Stars behind the Sun - revisited Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-11-24 22:17 +0000

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