Southerners are lucky enough to see the eclipse

The Ilan Ramon Center at Ben-Gurion University operated dozens of teams of students who explained to the general public while observing the solar eclipse, while observations along the line of Mashdod and north were canceled due to the weather

The solar eclipse during which the moon covered almost half of the sun was science fiction for most Israelis. From the Ashdod line and to the north, heavy clouds covered the sky. In the Tel Aviv area, it rained in the morning, so that the damaged sun was also hidden.
Those who benefited from the no-man's land were the residents of the Negev from Ashkelon to Beer-Sheva and south, who could choose from dozens of observation points organized by the Ilan Ramon Center for Youth Seeking Physics at Ben Gurion University.
In a conversation with the science site Netzah Parbiash - director of the field of astronomy at the Ilan Ramon Center - explains. Because the center was established by the Rashi Foundation and is jointly owned by the foundation, the university, the Ministry of Education, the municipality of Beer Sheva, Madaram, and is managed by Beit Tezif.
"As part of the normal annual activity, the center operates a huge amount of students - 20-30 thousand from kindergartens to between 5-7 visits including advanced training for kindergarteners, astronomy activity), 2,500 elementary school students, middle schools and high schools/

"One of the most important programs is called a program for scientific leadership. As part of this program, selected high school students are located and trained to mentor elementary school students for three years. In addition, they help us and actually lead scientific and educational activities for the community such as the science festival and special activities as they were today during the solar eclipse."

Where did observations take place?
"In total, many thousands came today to watch the eclipse. The settlements where a scientific activity took place, including an in-depth scientific explanation and observation of the eclipse, are Ashkelon, Ofakim, Merhavim, Netivot, Eshel Hanasi, Beer Sheva, Omer, Arad, Dimona, the students of the Bedouin diaspora also came to a special activity in Beer Sheva. There are other settlements where we planned to make observations such as Ashdod, Kiryat Gat and Kiryat Malachi, but there it did not come to fruition due to the weather. It is about thousands of people who joined and witnessed this wonder, a tremendous celebration of science."
In addition, the Ilan Ramon Center has activities in kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, and there was a research activity at the Ilan Ramon Center. The student house at Ben Gurion University in which hundreds of people participated, and where we opened ETX telescopes with solar filters, dozens of eclipse glasses that we purchased especially for the event, and the youth from the scientific leadership program provided amazing explanations.