A solar eclipse will cover the North American sky on Monday, April 8. In Mexico City, the phenomenon will be partial and at noon, the moon will get in the way of the Sun to Earth and hide a part of the solar disk. At 12:14 p.m., in the Valley of Mexico, the eclipse will be at its maximum splendor at 75%, so it will look very similar to that of October 14 of last year, when the sunlight was hidden at 70%. The phenomenon begins at 10:55 a.m. and ends at 1:35 p.m.
In other states such as Durango, Coahuila and Sinaloa, the eclipse will be total, something that has not happened in Mexico for 33 years, when on July 11, 1991, the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Brazil and Peru could see the phenomenon for seven minutes, which meant a historic duration.
To be able to observe a total eclipse in the country again, Mexicans will have to wait until March 30, 2052 or September 23, 2071, so on this occasion different activities are being prepared in the places where the totality of the eclipse will be observed. phenomenon and in Mexico City.
Picnic under the shade
Ciudad Universitaria is preparing a round of concerts and conferences on the Islands of its central campus. The appointment is at 10:00 a.m. and the activities begin twenty minutes later with the talk Mexico under the shadow of the Moon: Solar Eclipse 2024. A guided meditation and sound harmonization is planned at 11:00 a.m., and from 1:00 p.m. , the concerts set the mood for the day. Mochis Bendito, F-Mack perform and Argentina’s Daniela Spalla closes.
universe
Activities at the Universum museum also begin at 10 a.m. There will be workshops, conferences and lenses to observe the passage of the eclipse. The day begins with two workshops; In one of them, attendees make a card that simulates the movement of the Moon obscuring the Sun and in the other, participants color a solar eclipse. Both will help understand how this phenomenon occurs.
The projection of the solar system, the planets and their satellites is also scheduled in the mobile planetarium of the premises and a film about the shadowing of the Earth due to this phenomenon is presented. There will be special lenses and telescopes to view the eclipse safely.
Planetarium Luis Enrique Error
Last October, the Luis Enrique Erro planetarium was overwhelmed with the number of people trying to see the eclipse. On this occasion they have announced that they will have a quota of 2,000 people and decided to put certified glasses on sale that were sold out in less than a week.
Those who want to bring their telescope must register in advance to be able to enter from 9:00 a.m. and set up their equipment. Entry to the general public begins at 10:00 a.m. and there will be projections in the dome every 30 minutes and free tours in the astronomy room every 15 minutes. The planetarium closes at 2:00 p.m.
UAM
According to the university’s official website, information activities and distribution of lenses are planned to observe the phenomenon in all units (Iztapalapa, Xochimilco, Azcapotzalco, Lerma, Cuajimalpa) and the Rector’s Office.
In Cuajimalpa the activities begin with a clay eclipse workshop and another engraving workshop. There will be a conference by Doctor of Science Miguel Enríquez titled Flashes of the cosmos: exploring the star that nourishes us, another by Alejandro González, doctor of science and astrophysics, titled Light and shadow. At 11:45 a.m. there will be a pre-Hispanic music concert and at 1:15 p.m., Maricruz García will tell stories about the sun and the moon. In addition, until April 15, the photographic exhibition Artificial History of the Sky by Alberto Báez Munguía is presented.
In Azcapotzalco the activities take place between the G building and Plaza COSEI. The agreed conferences are How to tell an eclipse, Eclipsis, Total eclipse of the Sun: studies and opportunities after its observation, Eclipses in Mesoamerica: perspectives, rituals, interpretations and reinterpretations, and Total eclipse of love. The workshop is also scheduled for Board games, explanation of photography, art and curious facts. Access to the general public is through door 5,
The UAM also organizes the activities that take place in the Tláhuac Forest, south of the city. There will be telescopes and activities; However, no details have been given of the events that are contemplated.
Xochimilco Ecological Park
In the Xochimilco Ecological Park the activities begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. There will be a projection of the eclipse and telescopes to observe it, workshops and talks, such as the one given by Dr. Raúl Alva García, called Do solar eclipses affect the life of organisms?
Other venues that have been announced as venues for observing the eclipse are the Los Pinos Cultural Complex, the capital’s Zócalo, and all the pillars of Mexico City where there will be activities for observation.
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