Schematic representation of the eclipse geometry in the EE Cep system. The inner opaque and outer semi-transparent regions of the disk are separated. The characteristic positions of the disk and the star configuration during the eclipses (left) correspond to the contact times (1a, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a) distinguished in the light curve (right). The figure shows a highly simplified case that ignores a number of issues such as e.g. possible inhomogeneities in the distribution of brightness on the star’s surface or of the actual size of the disk.