Imágenes del eclipse total de SolFOTONOTICIA

Totality path (blue lines) of the Eclipse of March 9, 2016, according to data from NASA. The green dot (GE) indicates where the duration of the eclipse is maximum (4m09s). The observation point of the expedition Shelios 2016 will be Palu (Indonesia, see m
Totality path (blue lines) of the Eclipse of March 9, 2016, according to data from NASA. The green dot (GE) indicates where the duration of the eclipse is maximum (4m09s). The observation point of the expedition Shelios 2016 will be Palu (Indonesia, see m
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Anoche, un grupo de astrónomos formado por miembros de la plataforma STARS4ALL, observaron y retransmitieron el eclipse total de Sol desde Palu (isla de Célebes), en Indonesia. El evento, que no era visible desde España, pudo seguirse en directo a través la web sky-live.tv a partir de las 23:25 horas de Tiempo Universal (UT -por sus siglas en inglés-, hora de Canarias, una hora más en la Península).

Una de las preocupaciones de los científicos para la correcta visualización del eclipse era la alta probabilidad de nubes en esa zona, pero el tiempo finalmente permitió ver sin problemas cómo oscureció el cielo unos minutos. “El eclipse ha sido un éxito”, comenta Miquel, líder de la expedición e investigador del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).

Junto a esta institución, La Universidad de Tadulako (Palu, Indonesia), el Ce?ntro Extremeño de Tecnologías Avanzadas (CETA-CIEMAT) y el Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (CSUC) han colaborado retransmisión del eclipse a través de la web sky-live.tv.

STARS4ALL es un proyecto financiado por el Programa H2020 de la Unión Europea bajo el acuerdo número 688135. STARS4ALL está compuesto por 8 instituciones (UPM, CEFRIEL, SOTON, ECN, ESCP Europe, IAC, IGB, UCM) de 6 países.

 

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