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[Eclipse partial eclipse] Nearly half of the sun is obscured by the space museum

2019-12-26T07:35:33.714Z


Today (26th) is a special day in addition to the "Removal of Gifts". A partial solar eclipse will be staged over Hong Kong at 12.17pm today and will end at 3.22pm. At 1:55 p.m. or even eclipse, 46% of the sun's diameter is blocked by the moon (0.46 eclipse). The Space Museum will hold a partial solar eclipse observation activity at 12 noon, set up six astronomical telescopes on the roof of the museum, and distribute free solar filters for the public to watch. The event was attended by more than 100 citizens. Many of them participated in the event. Ornamental tools. Many citizens watched the solar eclipse for the first time and shouted "What a magic!"


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Written by: Golden Chess

2019-12-26 12:18

Last updated: 2019-12-26 15:25

Today (26th) is a special day in addition to the "Removal of Gifts". A partial solar eclipse will be staged over Hong Kong at 12.17pm today and will end at 3.22pm. At 1:55 p.m. or even eclipse, 46% of the sun's diameter is blocked by the moon (0.46 eclipse).

The Space Museum will hold a partial solar eclipse observation activity at 12 noon, set up six astronomical telescopes on the roof of the museum, and distribute free solar filters for the public to watch. The event was attended by more than 100 citizens. Many of them participated in the event. Ornamental tools. Many citizens watched the solar eclipse for the first time and shouted "What a magic!"

▼ The solar eclipse under the lens of Hong Kong 01 photographers ▼

On December 26, Hong Kong saw a partial solar eclipse. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)

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▼ The situation of eclipse shooting in space museum ▼

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The space museum viewing activity starts at 12 noon. In addition to the astronomical telescope, there is also a solar projector for the public to watch the shadow of the solar eclipse. The original projector was used to watch the sunspots, and the sun's shadow was projected on white paper. Chen Junlin, assistant curator of the Hong Kong Space Museum, said that the telescope prepared by the Space Museum can magnify the image of the sun, and it is estimated that hundreds of citizens are currently participating in the event; if the day event is taken into account, 1,000 people are expected to participate, and the space museum rooftop will be open until 3 pm Time.

Chen also pointed out that the next solar eclipse in Hong Kong will be June 21, 2020, and the eclipse will be even larger, with nearly 90% of the sun covered by the moon. He also reminded the public not to observe with naked eyes. If there is no filter, you can make a pinhole projection tool. If you do n’t even want to make a tool, you can use more round holes in the home, such as sieves. Sunlight will also appear through the round holes. Sun image.

Many children participated in the event. Wu, a 12-year-old student, said that he enjoyed watching astronomy very much. He knew that there would be a partial solar eclipse. This time, he was watching the partial solar eclipse for the first time. He brought a mobile phone tripod and other photos. He laughed that he was a "YouTuber" and would take pictures of daily life on the Internet. Therefore, he took pictures of the partial solar eclipse today. Wu was very excited again. At first, he was worried that the sky would be poor and cloudy today, and it would be difficult to watch the partial solar eclipse. However, in the end, the weather was cloudless.

The 11-year-old students Huang and Chen watched the solar eclipse with paper suitcases and tin foil homemade tools. They pointed out that as long as the tin foil was facing the sun, the sun's shadow would be displayed in the cardboard box. They thought there were no filters, so they made their own viewing tools. The duo searched online for film instruction and the production process took about 2 hours. Both of them were watching the partial solar eclipse for the first time and said with a smile that they would "explore space." Mr. Wu pointed out that it was amazing. He had only seen the partial eclipse from the textbooks and was very happy to watch it on the spot.

Astronomer Chen Sheng watched astronomical phenomena for more than 30 years, and once visited Yunnan to see Halley's comet. He brought his own special telescope to observe partial solar eclipse today. He pointed out that the tool was made when watching the total solar eclipse earlier, and it can be viewed by putting a filter on the telescope. He said that because he had observed a total solar eclipse, "I feel that there is nothing special about a partial eclipse", but he wanted to let the telescope bask in the sun, so he still came to the space museum to participate in activities.

The elevation and azimuth of the sun and moon during the partial eclipse on December 26. (Picture from the observatory)

▼ The solar eclipse seen in Hong Kong in the past several times ▼

Xu Haoqiang, the astronomical co-ordinator of the Keguan Nature Education Center and Planetarium, provided a way to watch the eclipse:

Sun filter glasses or filters

Pinhole projection

Professional-grade astronomical telescope

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On the summer solstice of June 21 next year, another partial eclipse will appear over Hong Kong. The eclipse of that day will reach 0.89, and the moon will cover nearly 90% of the sun, leaving only the Emei moon. (Picture from the observatory)

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