****************************************************** PR # 37 We propose to observe the massive, disk-fed X-ray binary Cen X-3 duringits eclipse. We also wish to observe the eclipse ingress and egress. Byexamining the eclipse spectrum, we hope to constrain the nature andlocation of the circumstellar matter; by looking at the eclipse transitions,we hope to study absorption in the atmosphere; and finally, by lookingat the ou-of-eclipse emission, we hope to examine how the spectrum varieswith pulse phase. ******************************************************