If an astronomer on a planet orbiting a nearby star observed the Sun when Neptune was transiting in front of the Sun,how would the Sun's brightness change? Note that the radius of Neptune is 2.5 × 107 m.
A) The Sun's brightness would decrease by 0.1 percent.
B) The Sun's brightness would increase by 0.1 percent.
C) The Sun's brightness would increase by 1 percent.
D) The Sun's brightness would decrease by 1 percent.
E) The Sun's brightness would not change at all.
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