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When I look from earth at the moon during Total eclipses (like in Aug 11, 1999 or Mar 29,2006, or others) they appear annular and not total. Where is the error ?
Eric

What you're seeing is probably the stellar "atmosphere" added to fuzz out the edges of the disc. If you turn off atmospheres with ctrl-A the eclipses will look more accurate (though they are not photo-realistic).

That was it. It is a lot better now. Thanks.