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#AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong #香港| #香港太空館 #HongKongSpaceMuseum #April2023|#HKSpMActivity – The live webcast streaming of Partial #SolarEclipse 20th April 2023

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A partial solar eclipse will occur in Hong Kong SAR, China, People’s Republic of China on 20 April 2023 Hong  Kong SAR- Beijing Time , the eclipse magnitude is just about 0.03. The eclipse will not noticeably weaken the sunlight at that time. As the eclipse magnitude is small, observers may need a telescope to observe this solar eclipse. A specialised solar filter or an indirect way such as the projection method is essential for solar observation. Inadequate ways to observe the Sun may result in severe ocular burns…… Also the eclipse magnitude is just about 0.03. The eclipse will not noticeably weaken the sunlight at that time. As the eclipse magnitude is small, observers may need a telescope to observe this solar eclipse. A specialised solar filter or an indirect way such as the projection method is essential for solar observation. Inadequate ways to observe the Sun may result in severe ocular burns. The general public may also check the online platforms of the Hong Kong Space Museum to watch the live image of the solar eclipse on that day. The next partial solar eclipse in Hong Kong will occur on 22 July 2028, whose magnitude will even be smaller than that of this one.

Partial eclipse begins: the instant when the Moon’s limb contacts the Sun’s limb.

Greatest eclipse: the instant when the apparent centers of the Moon and the Sun are at the smallest separation. The eclipse magnitude reaches its maximum at this time.

Partial eclipse ends: the instant when the Moon’s limb leaves the Sun’s limb completely.

Eclipse magnitude: reflects how deep the Moon eclipses the Sun. The larger the magnitude is, the larger proportion of the Sun is covered.

PlacesPartial eclipse beginsGreatest eclipsePartial eclipse endsEclipse Magnitude
Tin Shui Wai Park12:37:0912:55:0613:13:090.02
HK International Airport12:35:5412:54:4713:13:450.022
Tai Po Waterfront Park12:35:5412:55:2413:14:580.024
Tsuen Wan Park12:35:2212:55:0913:15:010.025
Sha Tin Park12:35:0212:55:1913:16:380.026
Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui12:34:1212:55:0913:16:100.028
Statue Square, Central12:34:0912:55:0713:16:080.028
Victoria Park12:34:0012:55:1013:16:230.028
Tseung Kwan O Waterfront Park12:33:4812:55:1913:16:520.029
Heng Fa Chuen Promenade12:33:4012:55:1513:16:530.029
Siu Sai Wan Promenade12:33:2812:55:1513:17:050.030
Stanley Main Beach12:33:1312:55:0713:17:040.030
Shek O Beach12:33:0612:55:1113:17:200.031

The eclipse this time is a hybrid solar eclipse. In addition to the partial solar eclipse, there are some places on Earth where a total solar eclipse or annular solar eclipse can be observed. The central point of the eclipse is located at the South of the equator. The eclipse magnitude is larger when the observer is closer to the central point. In Hong Kong, the partial solar eclipse will begin around noon. It can be observed from many districts. However, the eclipse magnitude and duration will be slightly larger in the southeastern region. Interested observers may first consider places at Kowloon East or the eastern part of Hong Kong Island.

The partial solar eclipse begins at 12:34 pm, where the Sun is located at about 79 degrees above the southwest horizon at that time. The entire eclipse will end at 1:16 pm.

StageTime (HKT)Altitude (degrees)Azimuth (degrees)
Partial eclipse begins12:3479195
Greatest eclipse12:5577217
Partial eclipse ends13:1673232


Date: 20.4.2023 (Thursday) Time: 12:30 – 1:20 pm

日食詳細資料 Information of the Solar Eclipse

12.34 pm 初虧 Partial eclipse begins

12.55 pm 食甚 greatest eclipse

1.16 pm 復圓 Partial eclipse ends

香港於2023年4月20日會發生一次日偏食，但食分只有約0.03，屆時本港日光將不會明顯減弱。由於食分較少，觀測者可能需要使用望遠鏡才觀測到是次日食。在觀測太陽時，必需配備專門的太陽濾光設備，或透過投影法間接觀看。不當的觀測方法將有機會導致眼睛嚴重灼傷。

日偏食由中午12時34分開始，當時太陽處於離西南面地平線約79度的位置，至下午1時16分結束。歡迎大家欣賞此天文現象並即場留言討論

日期：2023年4月20日（星期四）

時間：中午12:30–下午1:20

Located in the Heart of Hong Kong central of Victoria Harbour in which locate looking at the iconic Megatroplis HongKong Island city landscape from the opposite is the Hong Kong Space Museum  香港太空館 in which located at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China –People’s Republic of China..  in which is one of the most international iconic buildings architecturally due to its hemispheric round dome in which is iconic known as one of Hong Kong’s local most cherish bread pastries the Pineapple Bun – Bolo Bao due to the pineapple ceramic texturing tiles of the dome structure that resembles the delicious texturing of the Pineapple Bun .. In which on In June 2014, the Hong Kong Government listed the pineapple bun as a part of Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage. … Despite the name, it does not traditionally contain pineapple; rather, the name refers to the look of the characteristic topping (which resembles the texture of a pineapple)……

Images and visuals are from the Hong Kong Space Museum –香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum –- 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR- China- People’s Republic of China …..

#MadeInChina #中國製造 |#厦门天文馆 #XiamenPlanetarium #December2022| an New International Landmark #AstronomyPlanetariumMuseum #ObservatoryMuseum like #InternationalStandard #InternationalBenchmark #ShanghaiAstronomyMuseum is the soon Xiamen Astronomy Planetarium Museum.

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On the 16th December 2022厦门天文馆Xiamen Planetarium released the first batch of renderings, in which is great news for Good news for astronomy lovers: Xiamen Planetarium will be built next year to create a new landmark in Xiamen. In which Xiamen is a port city on China’s southeast coast, across a strait from Taiwan Province China, People’s Republic of China. .

厦门天文馆Xiamen Planetarium will be built next year to create a new landmark in Xiamen The project is planned to be started in early 2023 and be put into use in 2026.

In August this year 2022, the survey and design of the Planetarium located on the bank of the Sucuo River in Tong’an was called for public bidding Today, the planetarium released the renderings, and solicited from the public the planning plan for the text outline of the exhibition content.

According to the content of the announcement, the investment in the construction of the exhibition content is about 450 million yuan, and the venue is positioned as a comprehensive planetarium that integrates popular science exhibitions, astronomical observations, and astronomical education with “China’s first-class, distinctive regional characteristics”. The venue will be a new landmark in Tong’an District, and will make up for the gap in the construction of planetariums in southeast China.

Recently, Xiamen Science and Technology Museum Management Co., Ltd. organized a defense review meeting for the “Call for Planning Plans for the Exhibition Contents and Text Outline of Xiamen Planetarium Museum”. According to reports, the Xiamen Planetarium project is located in the core area of Xiamen Tongxiang High-tech City, with a total land area of about 27,000 square meters and a total construction area of about 55,000 square meters. The project is planned to start construction in early 2023 and be put into use in 2026

Xiamen Planetarium Here we come!

(1) Project location: East side of Sucuoxi River Basin, Tongxiang District, Xiamen

(2) Project scale: The project land area is about 27,043㎡, with a total construction area of about 55,350㎡, which can be used for planetarium exhibition halls (permanent and temporary exhibition halls) and public spaces The building area is about 24700㎡ (including about 4000 underground exhibition halls)㎡.

(3) Investment estimate: 450 million yuan will be invested in the construction of project exhibition contents.

(4) Project positioning: The function of Xiamen Planetarium is positioned as a comprehensive planetarium that integrates popular science exhibitions, astronomical observations, and astronomical education into a “first-class in China with distinctive regional characteristics”.

(5) Project value: The construction of Xiamen Planetarium will make up for the gap in the construction of planetariums in southeast China and promote the popularization of astronomical science; it will create a new landmark in Xiamen and provide Xiamen citizens and domestic and foreign tourists with an elegant environment to get in touch with new astronomical knowledge. Easily experience the beauty of the starry sky, understand the magnificence and subtlety of the universe, learn happily in personal experience, enhance the scientific connotation of the public, inspire creativity, and overall improve the level of social rational thinking and scientific cognition

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