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Asymmetries in limb darkening reanalyzed

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The cause of the asymmetries in limb darkening reported by Neckel and Labs (1987) is discussed on the basis of new, stray-light-free observations, and found to be of instrumental origin.

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Elste, G.H. Asymmetries in limb darkening reanalyzed. Sol Phys 126, 37–45 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158296

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