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System seen “edge-on”
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Stars pass in front of each other
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Brightness drops when either is
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Used to measure:
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size of stars (relative to orbit)
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relative “surface brightness”
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area hidden is same for both eclipses
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drop bigger when hotter star hidden
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tells us system is edge on
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useful for spectroscopic binaries
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