{"id":41622,"date":"2024-02-28T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=41622"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:52:25","slug":"observing-the-april-8-solar-eclipse-from-mount-allisons-gemini-observatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/observing-the-april-8-solar-eclipse-from-mount-allisons-gemini-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Observing the April 8 solar eclipse from Mount Allison&#8217;s Gemini Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3297.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3297.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3297-768x576.jpeg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Astronomer Catherine Lovekin checks out some interesting sunspots through one of the Mount Allison Gemini Observatory telescopes. Photo: Erica Butler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 8 is going to be a special day in New Brunswick, as a rare total solar eclipse darkens the daytime sky. While Sackville won\u2019t be in the path of 100% totality for the eclipse, residents do have one distinct advantage for observing this astronomical event: Mount Allison\u2019s Gemini Observatory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHMA stopped by the observatory last week to meet with associate professor Catherine Lovekin, and find out more about what to expect on April 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CHMA-Lovekin-eclipse-Feb-28-2024.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To call the upcoming eclipse a rare event is an understatement, says Lovekin. \u201cThe last total solar eclipse that was visible in New Brunswick was in about 900 AD,\u201d says Lovekin. \u201cIt\u2019s been more than 1000 years. So this is a really, really exciting thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the path of totality stretches across a wide swath of New Brunswick, Sackville sits just outside that path. \u201cWe\u2019re going to get about a 99% total eclipse,\u201d says Lovekin, \u201cwhich means it&#8217;s still going to be amazing and really cool to see, but we&#8217;re not going to have that period when the moon is completely in front of the sun, and it blocks out enough of the sun&#8217;s light that you can see the corona.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There might also be some obstacles to a clear view of the eclipse, says Lovekin. According to historical weather records, April 8 has been cloudy about 80% of the time in Sackville. \u201cBut you shouldn&#8217;t despair,\u201d she says. \u201cWe&#8217;ll still have all of those other effects of it getting dark, the birds might start acting crazy. The last time there was a partial eclipse here at the observatory, we had moths coming out at midday. So we&#8217;ll still get that kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lovekin says the observatory will be open during the eclipse, weather permitting, with both telescopes set up. \u201cWe have solar filters that we can use so that you can actually look through the telescope and see the sun,\u201d says Lovekin. \u201dWe\u2019re going to have eclipse glasses available. We&#8217;re hoping to set up some of our portable telescopes to project the eclipse, so that you can look at it safely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSafely\u201d is the key word. Normally, humans can rely on basic instinct to avoid damaging their eyes with the sun\u2019s powerful light. But during an eclipse, the partial blocking of that light plays tricks with our basic reactions. \u201cBecause the light is blocked,\u201d says Lovekin, \u201cit doesn&#8217;t trigger that pain reflex in your eyes, and so you don&#8217;t immediately look away. But it&#8217;s still bright enough to damage them\u2026 Even when it&#8217;s 99% covered, it can still damage your eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"895\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3302.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3302.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3302-768x537.jpeg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovekin shows this finderscope cap when she wants to demonstrate the power of sunlight. The cap was damaged by focussed sunlight through a finderscope lens.  Photo: Erica Butler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are plenty of ways to safely view what\u2019s happening in the sky during an eclipse. Lovekin recommends checking websites like <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/eclipse-2024\/\">NASA<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronomy\/eclipses\/total-solar-eclipse.asp\">Canadian Space Agency<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovertheuniverse.ca\/eclipse\">Discover the Universe<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI really want everyone to be able to safely view the eclipse,\u201d says says. \u201cI don&#8217;t want anybody to feel like they&#8217;re locked inside because they don&#8217;t know how to watch it safely. So absolutely, do your research, find eclipse glasses, build a pinhole camera. It&#8217;s really easy to find a way to watch the eclipse without damaging your eyes,\u201d including coming to the Gemini Observatory on April 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There could be a healthy crowd out for the event, as school children at all Anglophone East District schools will be dismissed early that day. Lovekin says past astronomical events have brought hundreds of people to the observatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The path of totality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"637\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CSA-eclipse-path.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CSA-eclipse-path.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CSA-eclipse-path-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map of the path of totality for the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, in Canada. (Credit: CSA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike lunar eclipses, solar eclipses are region-specific events, says Lovekin, because of the nature of what is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe moon is passing between us and the sun. And it&#8217;s just a coincidence that the moon and the sun have about the same angular size on the sky. And so the moon completely blocks out the sun, if you&#8217;re in the right spot,\u201d says Lovekin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe moon is big enough to block out the sun, but the sun is so much bigger than it, the moon only casts a small shadow on the earth. And so if you are in that shadow, you see a total eclipse,\u201d she says. As you get farther from the centre of the moon\u2019s shadow, or the path of totality, you see a partial eclipse. \u201cAnd if you&#8217;re not in the path of the shadow at all, you don&#8217;t see an eclipse at all,\u201d says Lovekin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The astronomical coincidence of a total solar eclipse will eventually become impossible, in about 600 million years or so, says Lovekin. \u201cThe moon is actually moving away from the Earth at the rate of a couple of centimetres a year,\u201d she explains. \u201cAnd so right now, we&#8217;ve got this coincidence that they&#8217;re about the same size in the sky. But in another 600 million years, the moon will have moved further away. And so it won&#8217;t be a big enough to block out the sun. We will get partial eclipses and we&#8217;ll get annular eclipses when you get a ring, but we will never again get a total eclipse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mount Allison\u2019s department of astronomy hosts regular observations nights, weather depending, at the Gemini Observatory at the corner of Salem and York Streets in Sackville. The next few nights are slated for March 7, March 21, and April 4, from 8:30pm to 10pm. The department posts confirmations or cancellations by 5pm the day of the scheduled observation night, at <a href=\"https:\/\/mta.ca\/current-students\/department-physics\/mount-allison-gemini-observatory\">mta.ca\/mago<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night-960x1280.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night-960x1280.png 960w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night-1320x1760.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mta-Open-Observatory-Night.png 1728w\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 8 is going to be a special day in New Brunswick, as a rare total solar eclipse darkens the daytime sky. 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