The Concentric Corona
Photos of the Totality period of the Solar Eclipse always show a somewhat concentric
Corona from the moment of the start of Totality to the moment of the finish. From the diagrams above it would seem that the Corona should be offset as a viewer enters the Umbra, and should change shape continuously during Totality. But the Corona appears fixed absolutely concentric with the Black Disk for the duration of Totality.
However, the diagrams show that this is unlikely to be correct. The only place that we should see the Black Disk dead center of the Corona, is from the dead center of the Umbra. That is, 2 minutes into a 4 minute Eclipse.
Please note carefully that these diagrams, where drawn in blue, are exactly as shown in textbooks regarding the way an Eclipse works.
The pink lines show viewer A in the center of the Umbra has a centralized view of the Corona, but this view would be some distance from the Sun's surface.
Viewer B is still within the Umbra, but the view lines show that he cannot have the same centralized view of the Corona. He can see the Black Disk of Totality, but his perception of the Corona would be off center. One side would be much closer to the Sun, the other further away.
In other words, the Moon, during Totality, must move from one side of the Corona to the other side. This, of course, does not appear to happen.
These diagrams show that it is unlikely for the Total Solar Eclipse to operate in the way we think it does. We may be in serious error in our understanding of the Total Solar Eclipse. If the Black Disk is created in the atmosphere, from interference by the Moon's core, then so too may the Corona be located there. The Corona may be an image. Only then could a viewer perceive concentricity for the entire period of Totality.
Corona from the moment of the start of Totality to the moment of the finish. From the diagrams above it would seem that the Corona should be offset as a viewer enters the Umbra, and should change shape continuously during Totality. But the Corona appears fixed absolutely concentric with the Black Disk for the duration of Totality.
However, the diagrams show that this is unlikely to be correct. The only place that we should see the Black Disk dead center of the Corona, is from the dead center of the Umbra. That is, 2 minutes into a 4 minute Eclipse.
Please note carefully that these diagrams, where drawn in blue, are exactly as shown in textbooks regarding the way an Eclipse works.
The pink lines show viewer A in the center of the Umbra has a centralized view of the Corona, but this view would be some distance from the Sun's surface.
Viewer B is still within the Umbra, but the view lines show that he cannot have the same centralized view of the Corona. He can see the Black Disk of Totality, but his perception of the Corona would be off center. One side would be much closer to the Sun, the other further away.
In other words, the Moon, during Totality, must move from one side of the Corona to the other side. This, of course, does not appear to happen.
These diagrams show that it is unlikely for the Total Solar Eclipse to operate in the way we think it does. We may be in serious error in our understanding of the Total Solar Eclipse. If the Black Disk is created in the atmosphere, from interference by the Moon's core, then so too may the Corona be located there. The Corona may be an image. Only then could a viewer perceive concentricity for the entire period of Totality.
