{"id":2196,"date":"2017-08-22T11:39:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T03:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2017-08-22T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T03:59:25","slug":"total-solar-eclipse-mesmerizes-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/total-solar-eclipse-mesmerizes-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Total solar eclipse mesmerizes America"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
Science<\/a>\u00a0>\u00a0United States<\/a>\u00a0>\u00a0Total solar eclipse mesmerizes America<\/span><\/div>\n

By Kerry SHERIDAN, with Sebastien Vuagnat in Madras, Oregon,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0published 21 August 2017 at 21h20<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/i>\u00a05 minutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

SCIENCE<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The “diamond ring effect” is seen during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon\u00a9 AFP STAN HONDA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Emotional sky-gazers stood transfixed across North America Monday as the Sun vanished behind the Moon in a rare total eclipse that swept the continent coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century.<\/h2>\n

Eclipse chasers and amateur star watchers alike converged in cities along the path of totality, a 70-mile (113-kilometer) wide swath cutting through 14 US states, where the Moon briefly blocked out all light from the Sun.<\/p>\n

Festivals, rooftop parties, weddings, camping trips and astronomy meet-ups popped up nationwide for what NASA expected to be the most heavily photographed and documented eclipse in modern times, thanks to the era of social media.<\/p>\n

Whoops and cheers rose from the crowd as totality began at 1716 GMT over Oregon, and similar cries of joy erupted roughly 90 minutes later when the phenomenon ended at 1848 GMT in Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

\u201cIt was incredibly beautiful. I am moved to tears,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Heather Riser, a 54-year-old librarian from Virginia, sitting on a blanket in Charleston\u2019s Waterfront Park where thousands had gathered on the grass to watch.<\/p>\n

Crowds in Lincoln Beach, Oregon were first to witness the partial phase of the Great American Eclipse, from about 1605 GMT.<\/p>\n

Just inland, more than 100,000 people gathered at Madras, Oregon \u2014 typically a town of 7,000 \u2014 in what experts described as perfect viewing conditions.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

People watch the start of the solar eclipse at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon\u2019s Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell\u00a9 AFP Robyn Beck<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In Los Angeles,\u00a0\u201coohs and aahs\u201d<\/em>\u00a0emanated from the crowd of thousands of people gathered at the Griffith Observatory in the hills above the city as the partial eclipse began.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a once in a lifetime event,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said 42-year-old Chad Briggs.\u00a0\u201cWe have to start eating salad and be healthy if we want to make it till the next eclipse!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Many had hiked to the site to avoid massive traffic jams. Some watchers had fashioned their own pinhole projectors out of cardboard and scotch tape.<\/p>\n

In Mexico, where there was a partial eclipse, astronomy buffs set up telescopes fitted with special sun filters in parks and squares in various cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut down your smartphone and experience this one emotionally, psychologically, physically, rather than just through the screen,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0advised prominent US astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sensory overload\u2019<\/h2>\n
\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump looks up at the partial solar eclipse with First Lady Melania Trump from the balcony of the White House in Washington\u00a9 AFP NICHOLAS KAMM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the US capital, where 81 percent totality occurred, President Donald Trump watched the partial eclipse from the White House with his wife Melania and son Barron.<\/p>\n

At one point, Trump glanced skywards without protective eyewear \u2014 a big no-no, according to experts.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t look,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0an aide shouted to him. He later donned glasses.<\/p>\n

Eclipse watchers flocked to Washington\u2019s National Air and Space Museum, where solar telescopes were set up for the occasion.<\/p>\n

The National Zoo staged a viewing party, and national parks across the country organized programs for children.<\/p>\n

In downtown Charleston, the last point in the path of totality, crowds of tourists \u2014 some in special eclipse T-shirts and star-printed trousers \u2014 had staked out prime spots on the bustling city\u2019s storied waterfront.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very exciting,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Kwayera Davis, 34, an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston who set up viewing telescopes.<\/p>\n

One bar had installed outdoor speakers which blasted Bonnie Tyler\u2019s mega-hit\u00a0\u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 which she also performed live on a cruise ship on Monday.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The sun forms a crescent as a total solar eclipse is viewed from Charleston, South Carolina\u00a9 AFP MANDEL NGAN<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Many eclipse-watchers are overcome by emotion as the sky goes black, birds return to their nests and the air chills.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is such an incredible, sensory-overload kind of event,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0eclipse-chaser Fred Espenak, a retired NASA astrophysicist, told AFP of the first total solar eclipse he saw in the United States back in 1970.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re ready!\u2019<\/h2>\n

Experts warn that looking directly at an eclipse can cause permanent eye damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe damage can really be permanent and right smack in the center of their vision,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Vincent Jerome Giovinazzo, director of ophthalmology at Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health.<\/p>\n

The only safe time to look at it is for those within the path of totality \u2014 and only during the brief moments when the Sun is completely blocked.<\/p>\n

Everyone else should use proper solar eyeglasses, which are far darker than regular ones, or make a pinhole projector to see the eclipse while avoiding the glare of the Sun.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Total solar eclipse in the US\u00a9 AFP Simon MALFATTO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cloudy weather and thunderstorms dashed viewers\u2019 hopes of a clear view in some places, including Missouri.<\/p>\n

Some of the clearest views were along the West Coast.<\/p>\n

Scientists planned to study the eclipse to learn more about the super-hot corona, or outer edge of the Sun.<\/p>\n

Astronauts orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station were planning to document the eclipse, which they were in line to see three times.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first solar eclipse from space\u2026 We\u2019re ready!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli tweeted ahead of the event.<\/p>\n

burs-ksh-ec\/sst<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.24matins.uk\/traf\/headline\/total-solar-eclipse-mesmerizes-america-17059<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Science\u00a0>\u00a0United States\u00a0>\u00a0Total solar eclipse mesmerizes America By Kerry SHERIDAN, with Sebastien Vuagnat in Madras, Oregon,\u00a0\u00a0published 21 August 2017 at 21h20. \u00a05 minutes SCIENCE The “diamond ring effect” is seen during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon\u00a9 AFP STAN HONDA Emotional sky-gazers stood transfixed across North […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13794,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2196"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2210,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196\/revisions\/2210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}