2024-04-08 00:59:30
He Government of Mexico presented the recommendations to look at the eclipsewhich will happen next Monday April 8, He also called on the population not to see this phenomenon directly, since it can cause damage in the retina and cornea.
In the conference of President López Obrador, María Elena Álvarez Buylla, head of CONAHCYT, indicated that the eclipse will be the most important astronomical phenomenon of 2024, at the same time she reported that another solar eclipse will occur in 2052.
Likewise, he recalled that the last solar eclipse that occurred in Mexico was in 1991, that is, more than 30 years ago.
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In addition, Álvarez Buylla called on the population to see the eclipse through the cameras of phones and other technological devices with cameras.
In his speech, the CONAHCYT researcher, Manuel Corona, presented the items to watch the eclipse, and stressed that these must comply with standard 12312 – 2, 2015.
Also, the specialist presented the steps to follow to build the “Dark Box”, an object with which most people will be able to appreciate the eclipse, which is why only a shoe box, aluminum foil and a white sheet are enough.
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Meanwhile, the recommendation of the Government of Mexico to the population is not to look directly at the eclipse, not to use binoculars or telescopes.
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2024-04-08 00:59:30