The next solar eclipse will only see the Muscovites in 2126 – Mail.Ru

Visit free “solar spectacle” managed to Muscovites, who had pre-register online. As a result, became only the lucky 500 people – a greater number of visitors to a site near the planetarium astronomical accommodate, unfortunately, can not. While wanting to see the eclipse it was there was a lot more. But they had to be content with what is happening on the sidelines and watch the sun using conventional slides. Those who have appeared on the astronomical site much more fortunate. It usually starts in May, but for the sake of the eclipse was an exception. First visitors – among them were young children, schoolchildren, students and pensioners – to take a short excursion into science and during a short tour of knowing what the solar system. Then planetarium staff had instructed and reminded those present that to look at the sun without special devices is extremely undesirable: you can seriously damage your eyesight. Therefore, experts advised to use cardboard glasses whose lenses instead – foil. Suit or dark pieces of glass irradiated by Photo film, an old floppy disk, and even an X-ray.

«Representation” began exactly 12 hours 12 minutes Moscow time and lasted a little more than two hours. Muscovites, however, saw a partial phase of the eclipse – the moon covered the sun is not completely, but only by 66 percent. Correspondent “RG” first watched a natural phenomenon, using a piece of photographic film. Then – with the help of a telescope mounted on a platform. The device allows you to see the eclipse in a multiple increase, making the image much larger and clearer. The lens of the telescope, explained Michael Smekhov planetarium employee, a filter that protects the human eye from the burn. Therefore, he says, there is nothing to fear.

wishes to see the moon covers the sun, lined up in the queue. Fortunately, the organizers have done the research and found several devices at the site, so witnessing unusual celestial action could become all visitors. Alexander Semenov, a student of one of the capital’s universities, even had to miss classes. Says eclipse wanted to see for a long time, especially for Moscow this phenomenon is not frequent. According to the scientific director of the Planetarium Faina Rublev next total eclipse of the residents of the capital will have to wait more than a hundred years.

– Eclipse – very beautiful, but quite rare natural phenomenon – she explained. – Although each year there are several eclipses, but they are observed in different areas of the globe. Moscow is very unlucky in this sense, because it is very rarely one can observe a total eclipse. Its residents of Moscow and the region will only see the October 16, 2126.

Meanwhile, a rare natural phenomenon Muscovites were also observed in city parks. For example, astronomers in the garden “Sokolniki”, as well as a planetarium, attended by 500 people. In Gorky Park, where it was found to show eight telescopes, came more than a thousand residents.

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Solar eclipse seen in other Russian regions. Most fortunate inhabitants of the Kola Peninsula. There’s the moon covered the sun by 90 percent. In Murmansk, a little less – 89 percent, and St. Petersburg – 78.