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Where You Can See the Next Total Solar Eclipse, in 2026
9Apr By adminNo Comments
Travel

Where You Can See the Next Total Solar Eclipse, in 2026

Are you still a little giddy from the magical moments of totality during Monday’s solar eclipse? Or did clouds swoop in to block your view? Maybe you just couldn’t make it to the path of totality this time. No matter what, the question now is “Where and when will it happen again?”“People who have never seen it before, the first words out of their mouth after the totality ends is ‘I’ve got to see another one, this is incredible, this is unbelievable.’ That is when you become addicted to these things and end up traveling no matter where the next one is,” said Joseph Rao, an eclipse chaser and guest lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium.So, if like Mr. Rao, you’ve developed a raging case of umbraphilia — the love of eclipses — you’ll have three chances over the next four years to see the moon b...
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The Best Total Solar Eclipse Photos (2024)
8Apr By adminNo Comments
Technology

The Best Total Solar Eclipse Photos (2024)

The arrival of the total solar eclipse in the US has brought with it an impressive array of photographs as well. If you weren't able to find a spot to view the eclipse in person—or if it was stuck behind uncooperative clouds—you can at least get a sense of its grandeur through these photographs taken at different points along its journey.The path of totality began in Mexico on Monday morning, working its way up through Texas by early afternoon. By 4:40 pm ET, it will have left the US entirely and headed into Canada. If you're in or near its path, make sure to put on approved sunglasses—or make your own pinhole—to view it for yourself. And if you happen to have pets or live near wildlife, NASA could use a hand figuring out how animals respond to the eclipse.Otherwise, enjoy these incredibl...
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Birmingham airport to install 12,800 solar panels – Business Traveller
28Aug By adminNo Comments
Travel

Birmingham airport to install 12,800 solar panels – Business Traveller

Birmingham airport (BHX) has announced plans to install thousands of solar panels, to help it reach its target of net zero operations by 2033. A total of 12,804 photovoltaic panels will be installed on the ‘Alpha Bund’ – a 1.5km-long, six metre-high noise-blocking embankment flanking the northeastern edge of the runway beside the West Coast main line railway. The work will take place between September 2023 and May 2024, by which time the 6.8-megawatt configuration will provide at least 20 per cent of the airport’s on-site electrical power. BHX said that the solar panels would reduce its reliance on the power grid and its exposure to market price volatility, as well as moving it closer to its net zero carbon goal which was first announced in 2019. The airport is in the midst of a £40 mill...
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