The Lomonossov arc: refraction and scattering in Venus atmosphere during solar transits
The main observations of 1761 by M. Lomonossov and those that followed are recalled by extending the discussion to other remarkable visual observations of the passages, then with more and more powerful imagers producing images in profusion. The modern treatment of parasitic effects is briefly recall...
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Académie des sciences
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Comptes Rendus. Physique |
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| Online Access: | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.121/ |