Solar Eclipse: The Science website reports from Antalya
Avi Blizovsky
Tens of thousands of scientists and amateur astronomers are expected to arrive in the Antalya area on the coast of southern Turkey on March 29 to witness the total solar eclipse. "Tens of thousands of amateur and professional astronomers from all over the world are expected to arrive in Antalya alone," said Attila Ozguk, director of the astronomy department at the Kandili Research Center in Istanbul. In Antalya, the eclipse is expected to occur around 14:00 local time (13:00 Israel time, which is too late to accommodate daylight saving time). On its way, the eclipse will pass through hot tourist spots in Turkey, including the coastal area and the Cappadocia area.
The NASA website states that for the first time a joint study will be conducted by American and Libyan astronomers, in the territory of their country the eclipse passes before it crosses the Mediterranean Sea towards Turkey, and there will also be the peak of the eclipse in terms of the length of time during which the total eclipse occurs. NASA stated that the Libyan desert is going to predict the The greatest solar eclipse.
"In Turkey we expect good weather and there is no danger of sandstorms in Libya itself that could damage the observation" said Ozguk who also added that easy access and plenty of hotels make Turkey better. The director of the Turkish National Observatory, Tonkai Ozisik, said that it was an extremely long eclipse of almost 4 minutes. According to him, his observatory will perform several experiments to analyze the Sun's corona, which can only be done during an eclipse, as well as study the effect of the eclipse on gravity.
Many hotel owners in Antalya and Cappadocia told the news agencies that their rooms were booked a long time in advance, mainly by Japanese and Americans. An American television network plans to film the eclipse from the southern coastal site Sida, with commentary from NASA experts.
Yesterday, a delegation of about 150 members of the Israel Astronomical Society left for Antalya, and on Tuesday they will be joined by representatives of Tel Aviv University, who will also be joined by the HM.
We will continue and update before, after and if the technology is welcoming then also during the eclipse from Antalya.
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