Usually means: Optical distortion during planetary transits.
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  1. black drop effect: Wiktionary
  2. Black Drop effect, Black drop effect: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Black Drop Effect: Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
  2. BLACK DROP EFFECT: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (black drop effect)

noun:  (astronomy) An optical effect, occurring during the transit of an object in front of the Sun, by which light is bent around the object, causing it to look stretched out.

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