Michoacán will observe a partial solar eclipse in a month

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  • Solar eclipses are spectacular astronomical events that can be enjoyed while following safety measures.
  • The next solar eclipse will be on October 14, 2023. It will be null in areas of the Yucatan Peninsula and partial in the rest of the country. To enjoy it safely we recommend approaching the Mexico Eclipse Committee and the Michoacán Local Committee.
  • So far, 10 massive training sessions have been held in 25 states of the country, including Michoacán.

With the aim that the next solar eclipses that will be observed from Mexico can be enjoyed safely, the National Eclipse Committee carries out an intense training campaign for teaching staff, outreach groups and the general public.

So far, training sessions have been held in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Coahuila, Chiapas, Durango, CDMX, Guerrero, Jalisco, State of Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro , Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas, reaching more than 5,000 people who are already replicating in their communities the strategies and pertinent information to take advantage of this wonderful spectacle of nature. Before the end of the month, Nayarit, Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí are added.

In addition, participating institutions are developing a series of outreach materials available to the general public. Several have already been distributed on our social networks. Some include content in several of the languages spoken in Mexico, such as Mixe, Maya, Mam, Tojolabal, Zoque, Tzotzil, Chuj, Mocho, Kaqchikel and Q'anjob'al. Materials will soon be distributed in P’urhépecha, Hñähñu (Otomi) and Nahuatl.

The eclipse will occur on October 14, 2023 and will be an annular solar eclipse in the southeastern region of the country, which will be observed as partial in the rest of the country, including Michoacán. This will be a great opportunity to enjoy this spectacle of nature. Therefore, it is important to prepare the entire population so that they can appreciate it with complete safety. This is one of the objectives of the National Eclipse Committee of Mexico.

For those who cannot attend one of the venues in person, the Committee is preparing the real-time transmission of the eclipses from various points to follow the trajectory as the shadow of the Moon passes over the national territory.

The institutions that make up the National Eclipse Committee carry out all non-profit dissemination and training activities with the objective that citizens enjoy this event in a safe and science-based manner.

We invite people to follow social networks and visit the websites of the National Eclipses Mexico Committee and the Michoacán Eclipses Local Committee to learn more about eclipses, the activities around the upcoming eclipses and the venues to observe them.

www.eclipsesmexico.mx
www.irya.unam.mx/eclipsesmichoacan
Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram and Youtube:  Eclipses México, @eclipsesmexico
Facebook and Instagram: Eclipses Michoacán @eclipsesmichoacan

 

National Eclipses Mexico Committee

The committee currently has the participation of institutions such as the Institute of Astronomy (IA), the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) and the National School of Higher Studies Unidad Mérida (ENES) of the UNAM, the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), the Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), the Autonomous University of Mexico (UAM), Universidad Iberoamericana, the National Network of Councils and State Organizations of Science and Technology, A.C., (REDNACECYT), the Network of Planetariums of Quintana Roo, the Torreón Planetarium, Noche Estelar, the National Coordination of Astronomy Education (NAEC) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the Night of the Stars (NdE), Noche Estelar, Kosmos Scientific de México, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and Celestron México, and with the support of groups of amateur astronomers and other organizations of the civil society.

Eclipses Michoacán Local Committee

The Michoacán Local Committee includes different entities of the UNAM Campus Morelia, such as the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics, the National School of Higher Studies Unidad Morelia, the Institute of Geophysics Unidad Michoacán, the Center for Research in Environmental Geography, the Research Unit on Cultural and Social Representations and the Coordination of Administrative Services, as well as government and civil society entities of Michoacán, such as the Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State of Michoacán, the Morelia Planetarium “Lic. Felipe Rivera”, the Morelia Convention and Exhibition Center, and the Astronomical Society of Michoacán.

 

Eclipses México 2023-2024

Mexico under the shadow of the Moon!

 

Media contact:
Dr. René A. Ortega Minakata
Outreach and Science Communication
IRyA UNAM Campus Morelia
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Text: National Eclipses Mexico Committee, modified by IRyA UNAM