Εντυπωσιακές εικόνες από την ολική έκλειψη ηλίου
Περίπου 12 εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι, οι οποίοι ζουν σε ζώνη 113 χιλιομέτρων σε 14 πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ μπόρεσαν να απολαύσουν το μοναδικό φαινόμενο της ολικής έκλειψης του ηλίου.
Εκατομμύρια άλλοι αρκέστηκαν σε μερική έκλειψη. Ωστόσο, το μοναδικό φαινόμενο συγκλόνισε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο. Εξάλλου, καμιά άλλη ολική έκλειψη δεν είχε συμβεί στις ΗΠΑ από το 1928.
Ο παγκόσμιος πυρετός ήταν αν μη τι άλλο αναμενόμενος και οι εικόνες ικανοποίησαν τους πάντες. Και αυτούς που το είδαν live και εμάς τους υπόλοιπους που το παρακολουθήσαμε μέσω βίντεο.
Για εκείνο το μικρό «παράθυρο» του χρόνου, που διήρκησε γύρω στα δυόμισι λεπτά, η Σελήνη μπλόκαρε ακριβώς τον ηλιακό δίσκο, αφήνοντας να φαίνεται μόνο το στέμμα του.
Παρότι, ο Ήλιος έχει διάμετρο περίπου 400 φορές μεγαλύτερη της Σελήνης, η τελευταία βρίσκεται περίπου 400 φορές κοντύτερα στη Γη από αυτόν, με αποτέλεσμα οι δίσκοι του Ήλιου και της Σελήνης να έχουν σχεδόν το ίδιο φαινομενικό μέγεθος στα μάτια ενός παρατηρητή από τη Γη.
Οι εικόνες από το Associated Press, συγκλονίζουν.
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Portland Taiko drummer Karen Tingey performs in front of a live video shot of the sun to introduce the solar eclipse from Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Ezra Packham, 12, from Jacksonville, F.L., looks through his solar glasses in preparation for the solar eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017, on the beach at Isle of Palms, S.C. Ezra and his family said the wanted to come to the Isle of Palms because the wanted to be on the beach and the city of Isle of Palms was giving away solar glasses. The city of Isle of Palms hosted a beach party “Get Eclipsed on IOP”. The coast of South Carolina will be the last land the eclipse goes over in the United States. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
The sun peaks out from behind the moon during a solar eclipse in the sky over Salem, Ore, Monday Aug, 21, 2017.
As the moon almost totally eclipses the sun, the diamond ring effect is seen during a total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Small reddish coloring on upper right side of the sun is a solar prominence. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
This multiple-exposure photo shows the path of the sun during a total eclipse by the moon, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, near Redmond, Ore. Each exposure was taken approximately 20 minutes apart. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Moon is seen passing in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, Washington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 near Banner, Wyoming. Onboard as part of Expedition 52 are: NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy; and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, Washington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The sun is shown in a total eclipse by the moon, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, near Redmond, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse over the roof of the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Clouds obscured the eclipse in Central Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Piper Truza watches a phase of a partial solar eclipse visible in Detroit, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
In this multiple exposure photograph, the phases of a partial solar eclipse are seen over the Gateway Arch on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch was just a few miles outside of the path of totality. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Essilor of America, the largest and most trusted optical lab network in the United States, is celebrating the total solar eclipse at its Opticraft Optical Lab on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. Employees of the lab take a safe glimpse at the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, punctuating the morning with celestial themed games, goodies and giveaways. Ella Osborne, a young vision advocate who has lobbied for a bill that would provide enough money for every Oregon elementary student to get their eyes checked, is the host and guest of honor for the event. (Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Images for Essilor)
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