Monday, 8:17 p.m. EST in case anyone is wandering. Couldn't find it in the article.
this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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There are lingering uncertainties over those predictions as well as the size of the star and its expansive atmosphere. It's unclear if the asteroid will obscure the entire star, producing a total eclipse. Rather, the result could be a "ring of fire" eclipse with a miniscule blazing border around the star. If it's a total eclipse, astronomers aren't sure how many seconds the star will disappear completely, perhaps up to 10 seconds.
Sounds very interesting to anyone with a telescope in a cloud free area.
ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha sector?
Too cloudy here ;-;