The great astronomers and eclipse hunters "from all over the world, thousands of tourists from abroad, European countries and neighboring regions collected on August 1 to observe a total solar eclipse in Novosibirsk.
estimated astronomers, such a unique phenomenon can happen in one geographic location with a probability of once in 360 years!
"Novosibirsk lucky enough! - The director of the Astronomical Observatory of Irkutsk State University Sergei Yaz. - It's not often that the band eclipse passed directly through the millions of city, so to speak, with delivery to your home where you can watch right on urban lawns, or even through a window ...»
However, the provincial and city authorities have decided forward the process in a civilized fashion. By the reception of foreign and Russian tourists in Novosibirsk and suburbs will be prepared observation platform with a telescope - is planned to install about a hundred instruments for monitoring free all comers. The largest site is located on the waterfront of the Ob River, where a beautiful view of the sky, which will take place and this wonderful natural "show." Duel of the Moon with the Sun will continue for two hours, the total eclipse phase will be 2 minutes 20 seconds.
For the sake of observing the behavior of the solar corona in Siberia come from overseas legendary creator of telescopes , an organizer of society "sidewalk astronomy" 93-year-old John Dobson and his colleague, the author of popular books on astronomy professor Jay M. Pasachoff, watching a solar eclipse 46 times! He told Tourist Information Centre "it" that studied the statistics of weather over the past hundred years in Siberia and China, and gave preference to Novosibirsk when choosing a place of observation.
Addition , together with other luminaries of science from different countries, they will participate in an international conference, Novosibirsk State University, dedicated to this event. At the same time, anyone can become a member of the international medical experiment "ECLIPSE-2008" on the effect of solar eclipse on the livelihoods of people, organized by the International Research Institute for Space anthropoecology.
simple Novosibirsk and guests, tourists tell of wisdom about how to deal with a telescope and how, without prejudice to the eye and optics of photography blackened sun, will be specially trained student volunteers from local universities. Are already being set in the "astronomical" studotryady, the men who will work as guides and counselors at the observation sites.
Solar eclipse will strengthen youth international relations and to expand opportunities for tourism in the Novosibirsk region in the development of tourism. 300 young amateur astronomers from Germany and Russia will gather on the eve of the events in the children's summer camp on the outskirts of Novosibirsk. In the program the youth camp, not only observing but also exciting excursions, sightseeing Siberian capital.
Lucky Novosibirsk and telescopes - their releases Novosibirsk Instrument Making Plant, with special filters. Experts say the company, telescopes will be enough for everybody - for the equipment free of sites for sale and rent in foreign tourists. The plant also purchased abroad on special glasses to observe the eclipse - now they sell for 115 rubles. And in the stores slowly growing demand for masks and goggles for welders.
For the first time Novosibirsk is the center of mass of the attention of tourists from all corners of the earth. All placements at the end of July and early August have been booked and purchased part of tourist companies operating in organizing the reception. For the guests provided the cultural and excursion program with the Siberian color. By the way, in Novosibirsk is the only museum in the world of the Sun, where over 1500 images of our luminaries from around the world.
To Stay a large number of visitors (projected to about 10 thousand) has not been marred by long queues at customs, organizational uncertainties, congestion in the regional administration established the organizing committee on preparation for the eclipse. It was headed by first vice-governor Vasily Yurchenko. Federal Migration Service is recommended to provide expeditious passage of registration of foreign tourists, law enforcement agencies and Rospotrebnadzor - to ensure safe conditions for guests staying in the region during these hot days.
Indeed, rarely a lucky chance to see such a unique celestial phenomenon. The next total solar eclipse will take place in North America in 2017, then in Europe - in the 2026 meters, and in Russia - only in 2030.
Svetlana Suchkov.
Tourist Information Centre Novosibirsk region "THIS IS»
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