Author: nick
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The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, Mexico
A brief history of the Solar Eclipse phenomenon Records of observed solar eclipses extend back at least 3000 years. In ancient times, civilisations attributed solar eclipses to various myths and stories and surviving textual sources have provided us with basic information about these events. However, the information contained in such ancient texts is often scant…
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Solar disk in white-light March 24 2024
Image of the solar disk taken on March 24, 2024. A huge group of sunspots is located almost in the central part of the solar disk. It is over 10 times the Earth’s diameter. The image was obtained with observation equipment that will be used during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. A…
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30-cm eye to the chromosphere
A new solar telescope is about to be established in the solar tower at National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen, Bulgaria (41° 41’51″; N 24° 44’19″; E, 1759 m). The telescope is currently under construction and is expected to receive its first light in 2022. The 30-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector is going to be focused on chromospheric observations.…