limb darkening

See also: limb-darkening

English

Noun

limb darkening (uncountable)

(physics, astronomy) The optical effect where the edge of the disk of a star appears darker than the center of the disk.

Coordinate terms

limb brightening

See also

gravity darkening (gravity brightening)

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