Can you see a solar eclipse on rainy days?
2009-07-22 China can see the astronomical wonders of the total solar eclipse. The total solar eclipse observation sites such as Wuhu and Tongling may be affected by rainfall, and other cities mainly covered by the total solar eclipse are also in the rainfall area.
"In rainy weather, the total solar eclipse is still worth looking forward to." Wang Sichao, a researcher at the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the impact of rainy weather on the total solar eclipse is mainly reflected in the observation and research of scientists. For ordinary citizens, it is a pity that they can't see the stars all over the sky, but they are still expected to enjoy the spectacular scene of day turning into night.
Clouds in the air will reduce the effect of total solar eclipse observation, but it is not "nothing to see": cloudy and sunny, the "eaten" sun will change its face from time to time between clouds, and profits and losses will be staged; Clouds are thin, the sun may not be dazzling, and eye protection measures can be simplified accordingly;
If the clouds are thick and even rainy, everyone can at least feel the change of darkening effect during the total solar eclipse, and the sky gradually darkens and brightens at the same rhythm.
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1, "listen" to the total solar eclipse in rainy days
Even if you can't see the total solar eclipse when it rains, you can still listen with your ears. Radio enthusiasts have a trick to "observe" the total solar eclipse: it will be interesting to prepare several tall antennas, a shortwave radio and a laptop for a radio observation of the total solar eclipse.
Short-wave radio propagation needs the reflection of the upper ionosphere, which is caused by the flow of charged particles from the sun. When the total solar eclipse occurs, the moon temporarily blocks the solar radiation, and the ionosphere will change, resulting in some anomalies in short-wave radio communication.
The propagation of some frequencies suddenly becomes very good, while the communication on other frequencies will be temporarily interrupted, and the changes are different. The "beep" sound of jumping will magically change with the gain and loss of the sun.
2. Look at the scene map in rainy days.
If you can't watch the solar eclipse under the condition of dark clouds and heavy rain, you can also choose to watch TV or webcast. In order to seize this rare opportunity of total solar eclipse, Purple Mountain Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Astronomy Department of Nanjing University and University of Science and Technology of China will jointly measure the center line of total solar eclipse.
17 observation points were set up in the area where the total solar eclipse passed, in order to obtain all-round solar observation data during the total solar eclipse. Some of these observation points have been "hand in hand" with CCTV, and the public can "witness" the total solar eclipse through TV or webcast. At that time, as long as one point can be observed normally, everyone can witness the wonders through live broadcast.
Anhui News-Zhongan Online-You can still "hold hands" with the total solar eclipse on rainy days.