{"id":3198,"date":"2017-08-31T07:29:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T06:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:57:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:57:44","slug":"pythagorean-astronomy-totally-eclipsed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2017\/08\/31\/pythagorean-astronomy-totally-eclipsed\/","title":{"rendered":"Pythagorean Astronomy: Totally Eclipsed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Total Eclipse of 2017. Copyright: Martin Ratcliffe<\/p><\/div>\n

August marked one of the most publicised astronomical events of 2017 – a total eclipse of the Sun which was visible the US. Totality, where the Moon completely covered the Sun, was visible from a narrow strip stretching from Oregon in the northwest to South Carolina in the southeast, while the partial eclipse was visible from the whole of North America – and beyond – making this the most viewed eclipse in history.<\/p>\n

As well as those living in the US travelling to see it, many other people travelled thousands of miles to see this event. I spoke to US-based astronomer\u00a0Martin Ratcliffe<\/a>, former Cardiff Physics student Peri Jones<\/a>, and UK-based astronomer Will Gater<\/a>, about their experiences of this eclipse.<\/p>\n

Here in Cardiff we’ve had a few interns working over the summer on a number of projects, in collaboration with Las Cumbres Observatory<\/a> and the Ogden Trust<\/a>. From building 3D printers, to designing robots, and from playing with Lego to translating educational resources.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Aug2017_full_PHYSX.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

An extended edition of an original\u00a0broadcast on 30th August 2017 as part of Pythagoras’ Trousers<\/a> on Radio Cardiff<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For an archive of Pythagorean Astronomy, visit pythagastro.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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