Moderators Moderator_02 Posted August 21, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 21, 2017 Quote Panama students lockdown during eclipse Posted on August 20, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 248 PANAMA students must remain in their classrooms during the eclipse of the sun on Monday August 21 says the Ministry of Education (Meduca). In a communiqué, the organization urges teachers to ensure that their students do not observe the phenomenon directly to avoid damage to their eyes, and has called for all students to be indoors between noon and 4:30 p.m. The phenomenon, which will be partially seen in Panama, will begin at 1:15 p.m., peaking at 2:28 p.m., and will culminate at 3:33 p.m., with a total duration of two hours and 28 minutes. “Given this, we seek to prevent permanent eye damage in children and adolescents who attend our schools, as this can happen when observing the eclipse without due precaution “, says the bulletin Meduca urges the educational community not to observe the eclipse directly unless using special level 14 filters, commonly used in welding works. “If the necessary care is not taken, burns can be generated in the retina that could cause partial blindness, “says the press release. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon interposes between the Earth and the Sun, leaving a zone partially dark (penumbra) and a very narrow one of total darkness (umbra). This Monday, August 21, the maximum totality of the solar eclipse will occur along a narrow strip that traverses 12 US states, from Salem, Oregon, on the west coast, to Charleston, South Carolina, on the east coast. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/panama-students-lockdown-eclipse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Partial solar eclipse visible in Panama We will see a little piece of the sun disappear, if there isn't cloud cover. It begins at 1:15 p.m., max at 2:27 p.m. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/panama/panama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Great site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 NASA Solar Eclipse Live Site https://www.nasa.gov/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Total eclipse as seen in Alto Boquete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Keith Woolford said: Total eclipse as seen in Alto Boquete. Great shot Keith. I've been seeing the same thing however for days from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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