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Central flash during Triton occultation

Central flash during Triton occultation YouTube width: 0 YouTube height: 0 Date: 26 February 2018 Copyright: Courtesy Rui Gonçalves Show in archive: true The occultation of a distant star by Triton, Neptune's largest moon, as observed on 5 October 2017 from Constancia, Portugal. The large object in this view is Neptune, while the fainter source to its upper left is the star occulted by Triton. The star was first seen to dim, as Triton passed in front of it, then underwent the so-called central flash, appearing even brighter than before or after the event, before dimming again and…

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