Päikesevarjutus

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Kui Moses 3. novembril Presentation Junior High School’i juurde jõudis, oli päikesevarjutus just alanud. Läbi päikesefiltri vaadates paistis, nagu oleks hiir väikese tükikese ümmarguse juustukera servast ära hammustanud. Moses on see 12-aastane poiss, kellel me eelmisel õhtul päikeseloojangu ajal koos Martiniga külas käisime. Martin on selle kooli direktor, kus Moses õpib. Mosese koju läksime sellepärast, et ta saab Mondo kaudu koolitoetust. Kutsusime Mosest päikesevarjutust vaatama. Ja kuna ta elab meie juurest hea mitme kilomeetri kaugusel, jõudis ta koos õega vaatlustele kõige varem kohale. Presentation Junior High School’i valisime vaatluste kohaks seetõttu, et see asub kohe meie elamise kõrval. Vaatluste tegemiseks kasutasime mitut meetodit. Kõige rohkem meeldis noortele astronoomidele see, kus nad joonistasid enne vaatlemist pliiatsiga tugevale kollasele paberile kohvipurgi abil ringjooned. Kui teleskoobiga ringi sisse Päikese kujutis tekitada, on lihtne päikesesirpi sinna sisse joonistada. Teine meetod oli selline, kus pappkasti ühte otsa torkasime nõelaga augu, mis tekitas kasti sisse teise otsaseina peale Päikese kujutise. Ja kolmas meetod oli lihtsalt Päikese vaatlemine läbi päikesefiltri. Viimase kahe meetodi korral tuli nähtud kujutis seejärel silma järgi joonistada väikeste ringjoonte sisse, mille vaatlejad enne pliiatsiga 20-pesose mündi abil valmis joonistasid. Kuna see varjutus kestis kokku üle kahe tunni, jõudis hoolas vaatleja ligi kakskümmend erinevat Päikese kuju paberile talletada. Minu järeldus on ühene – noored ghanalased on terased vaatlejad ja tänasel päeval tehti Kongo külas teadust. Üks kohalik Science’i õpetaja arvas koguni, et see päev on Kongo külale ajalooline. Lisaks piltidele lisan, et varjutuse tipphetkel kattis Kuu üle kahe kolmandiku päikesekettast, mistõttu läks nii hämaraks, et vaatluspaiga juures toimetanud kanad seadsid end juba kella 1 ajal päeval puu alla magama. Kui kaua nad und nautisid, jäi fikseerimata, sest kell 14: 30 võttis väsimus enda rüppe ka suuremad vaatlejad.

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  1. Anonymous7 November 2013 at 13:33

    Täieliku päikesevarjutuse trajektoor läks läbi Keenia põhjaosast. Olin päikesevarjutuse ajal kuskil Iteni ja Kabarneti vahel matatus ja seal oli see selline poole teraga varjutus. Läks hämaraks, aga mitte rohkem. Kuid hea oli, et parasjagu sõitsin, sest päikesevarjutuse ajal orus kulgedes oli taevas enam-vähem selge, kuid kõrgemal olid pidevalt pilved. Püüdsin pildile jäädvustada, aga ei õnnestunud. Silmaga vaadates oli päike nii 90% ulatuses kaetud.

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