ESO observatory plans public solar eclipse event
ESO observatory plans public solar eclipse event
Ticket sales and public outreach are beginning a year in advance.
By Laurel Kornfeld | Jul 05, 2018
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La Silla Observatory in Chile is organizing a public observation and outreach event for the total solar eclipse that will be visible at the site on July 2, 2019.
Visible against the background of the Chilean desert, the eclipse, whose path of totality will cover a 150-km area in northern Chile, corresponds with the observatory's 50th anniversary.
Thousands of people from around the world are expected to converge on the location to view the eclipse, which will occur during the late afternoon.
In conjunction with the observatory, the ESO is planning a variety of activities for other parts of the day, before and after the eclipse. Among these activities are talks, workshops, and tours of the La Silla telescopes.
More:
https://thespacereporter.com/article.php?n=eso-observatory-plans-public-solar-eclipse-event&id=155333
Science:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/122858387
Remember south of the equator July is winter!
La Silla in winter.
La Silla air view
https://www.enelgreenpower.com/content/enel-egp/en/megamenu/stories/archive/2017/04/la-silla-where-innovation-makes-the-sun-more-efficient/jcr:content/carousel/items/image.img.jpg/1493371032894.jpg
Many more images of La Silla, Atacama Desert, Chile:
https://tinyurl.com/y89gsxj3