[Phys-L] Percent of Sun Covered During Eclipse
The Apparent Magnitude is what changes in brightness when the sun is
partially eclipsed.
Unfortunately, I don't understand it well enough to give a clear and simple
explanation. But you can start to understand it yourself by reading these
two articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_magnitude
and
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=2000JBAA..110..203H&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_VIEW&classic=YES
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Gerald Zani
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Brown University School of Engineering
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