The International Astronomy Center announced that parts of the Gulf region will witness, next Thursday morning, a rare astronomical phenomenon, which is represented by a "annular eclipse" of the sun, where the moon is located in front of the sun, and its apparent diameter is slightly smaller than the apparent diameter of the sun, which obscures the sun and keeps a surrounding piece of it Moon in the form of a luminous ring, noting that the areas that will see the annular eclipse are located within a narrow strip of about 155 km in diameter.
The director of the center, Eng. Mohamed Shawkat Odeh, pointed out that some Gulf countries will see this event as an annular eclipse, but that the rest of the Gulf regions will be able to see it as a partial eclipse, stressing that on this occasion the center will organize, under the auspices of the Emirates Space Agency, a public public monitoring to follow up on the phenomenon from one of the The most suitable areas in the country that will witness the annular eclipse, in the "Liwa Hills" hotel located in the Al Dhafra region.
Odeh explained that the center will organize, under the auspices of the Emirates Space Agency, an open platform to watch the process of monitoring this rare astronomical phenomenon, which the UAE has not witnessed since 1847 (that is, 172 years ago) in the “Liwa Hills” hotel near Madinat Zayed in the Al Dhafra region It will start from six thirty in the morning until the end of the solar eclipse, provided that the center will provide the participants with the special glasses of the eclipse, in addition to special solar telescopes, pointing out that he will transmit a live and direct broadcast of the episodes of the annular eclipse on his own channel on YouTube from the monitoring area Near to Madinat Zayed in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, as of For the hours of seven to nine in the morning Thursday.
He said: «Regarding the Emirates, the narrow strip of the annular eclipse will start from the western coast of the state, concentrated from the west of the city of Ruwais, then go to the southeast side through Zayed City, and then the southeastern region of the Emirates, concentrated at the Umm al-Zmul region, and therefore most of The south of the UAE will see the annular eclipse, while the other emirates will witness the event as a partial eclipse only, and this includes the city of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and all other emirates, and its day the sun will rise eclipse for all regions of the state, and then some regions will witness the annular eclipse, and the duration of the annular eclipse at the center of the strip Flour Tin and 54 seconds. The eclipse will be 91% in Abu Dhabi, 90% in Al Ain, 87% in Dubai, and 84% in Ras Al Khaimah.
According to the official website of the center, the areas that will witness the annular eclipse will be able to see and follow rare and distinct phenomena. When the completion and end of the annular eclipse can be seen, a phenomenon called "Pelle granules", the edges of the moon are not sharp but rather are zigzags and protrusions due to the mountains and valleys of the moon, which are located At its edge, when the annular eclipse is complete, sunlight reaches us through the valleys of the moon, and thus luminous granules appear on the edge of the moon.
For areas that witness a high or partial eclipse of a high eclipse, when blocking a large percentage of sunlight, the color and intensity of the brightness of the sky begins to differ, and the shadows become more intense, to the extent that it can be observed sharply the hair of the head, and this change leads to influence the behavior of some the animals. When the sun is veiled at a very high rate, the temperature decreases, and this may affect the atmosphere slightly in the speed and direction of the wind. When the annular eclipse is high, the brightest planets, such as Venus and Jupiter, can be seen at peak time, but this is not expected in this eclipse.
Protective glasses
The International Astronomy Center called upon those wishing to follow the phenomenon of the annular eclipse of the sun, to communicate with the center to obtain special glasses to monitor the eclipse, for those who are unable to participate in the event, and who wish to monitor the phenomenon from other places, in exchange for 10 dirhams per glasses, warning that Constant and direct looking at the sun, at the time of the eclipse or otherwise, without safe means, may cause temporary or permanent blindness.
The Center said on its official website: “The International Astronomy Center or the Emirates Space Agency does not bear, in any way, the responsibility for direct or indirect damages that may occur as a result of exposure and looking directly at the eclipse of the sun, including, without limitation, complications. In the eye it may lead to blindness. ”