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Cosmic Spectacle in Egypt!
On Wednesday, 29 March 2006, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in
Egypt!
Total eclipses of the Sun are among nature's most spectacular phenomena, and
are epic celestial showpieces that dazzle amateur and professional astronomers
alike.
The total eclipse will be visible along the totality path, where the umbra of
the lunar shadow falls on our planet. This path will be very long, extending
for thousands of kilometres; but it will be also very narrow; less than 180 km
wide! The eclipse will be partial in the much broader region swept by the lunar
penumbra. In Alexandria, the eclipse will be partial and will start about a
half hour before midday, lasting about two- and a half hours.
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Frontiers of Astronomy
The "Frontiers of Astronomy" workshop is co-organized with Dr. Amr
El-Zant, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical
Astrophysics (CITA), together with Prof. Peter Goldreich, Astrophysics
Professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS).
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Culture and Astronomy
The second forum of the festivity, the “Culture and Astronomy” series
of lectures, is co-organized with Prof. Serge Koutchmy, Director of Research at
the Institute of Astrophysics of Paris (IAP, CNRS).
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