It was the most-total eclipse in South Korea in 61 years, and there won't be another one this size on the peninsula until 2035.
I didn't do anything special for today's
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Near-total solar eclipse in Jeollanam-do.
Jeollanam-do held a near-total solar eclipse this morning to improve its international image. Here are some pictures from the Naro Space Center in Goheung county (1, 2, 3):
It was the most-total eclipse in South Korea in 61 years, and there won't be another one this size on the peninsula until 2035.
I didn't do anything special for today'sDementor attack partial eclipse except wander around outside because I didn't have the proper equipment and didn't think to make a viewer beforehand. The consensus on Facebook, though, is that it was great. There were organized viewings around the country, and Jeollanam-do had a few as well. About 1,200 people showed up at the observatory at Suncheon Bay, and 150 to the observatory in Gokseong (곡성섬진강천문대). Here are some people in Seoul doing it wrong.
It was the most-total eclipse in South Korea in 61 years, and there won't be another one this size on the peninsula until 2035.
I didn't do anything special for today's
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I saw a near total one in the UK and it was much better than today's one. I don't think this was such a great example of a solar eclipse. This one was around 75-80 percent, the one I saw was 90 odd percent and it makes a big difference.
I'd love to see a full on total one, heard it's amazing.
All you need is two pieces of paper and a pin - even a pencil will do.
The image was small and not all that sharp (though that could be because of atmospheric conditions - clouds, dust particles, pollution, etc.) but I used to blank pieces of paper from the copier and pricked a hole in one. I held that up and projected the image of the sun onto the other page.
Easy.
But, you have to make the hole perfectly round and smooth.
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