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A Novel Technique for Measuring the Solar Radius from Eclipse Light Curves - Results for 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015

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We report on a novel technique for measuring the solar radius during total solar eclipses that exploits light curves recorded just before and after second and third contacts. The measurements are performed by pre-programmed photometers that are deployed over the eclipse paths and are operated without supervision. The recorded light curves are compared to synthetic light curves calculated from high-accuracy ephemerides and lunar-limb profiles constructed from the topographic model of the Moon provided by the Kaguya lunar space mission. A minimization process between the two sets of curves yields the solar radius. Altogether, seventeen determinations have been obtained during the past four total eclipses with the following averages (at a wavelength of 540 nm and scaled to 1 AU): on 11 July 2010, on 13 November 2012, on 3 November 2013, and on 20 March 2015. Part of the differences between these four values may be attributed to weather conditions. Averaging the whole set of measurements yields a radius of (), which agrees excellently well with the most recent data and supports an upward revision of the standard IAU value, as previously suggested.
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hal-01439974 , version 1 (18-01-2017)

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Philippe Lamy, Jean-Yves Prado, Olivier Floyd, Patrick Rocher, Guillaume Faury, et al.. A Novel Technique for Measuring the Solar Radius from Eclipse Light Curves - Results for 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015. Solar Physics, 2015, 290 (10), pp.2617--2648. ⟨10.1007/s11207-015-0787-8⟩. ⟨hal-01439974⟩
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