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Madagascar will be the most beautiful Observatory of the solar eclipse 2016 by Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga.

What to know about this eclipse

This Annular solar eclipse will take place tomorrow Thursday, September 1 2016, It will begin in the middle of the Atlantic, will cross theCentral Africa, Madagascar and Réunion.

This rare event, during which the Sun is obscured by the Moon and which obscures the sky for a few minutes, will be visible in its entirety in the East region of the island.

The annular phase will reach three minutes 05 in Madagascar, the observation will have the best chance to be optimal in the area of Majunga, particularly at the level of the weather with 65% chance of sunshine. A partial eclipse of the Sun will begin to 10:57:03, the maximum will occur at 12h48mn19 where the sun reaches an altitude of 59 ° and 331 ° azimuth. The event will expire at 14h29mn14.

Madagascar will be affected by a rare astrological event Thursday, September 1st of this year. The moon will hide a lot of the Sun, What is simply called a solar eclipse. More technically, It's annular eclipse which is a partial eclipse but with a maximum darkness that can wait until the 95% in some communities. The phenomenon that was already announced a few months by the scientific community has even evoked in Council of Government, Tuesday. This unique moment can be observed throughout the country. "Darkness will reach up to. 95% in the locations concerned. The eclipse will last nearly three hours but the darkness will be maximum for 2 minutes and fifty seconds on average", says a technician who is closely following this phenomenon. An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.

A part of the Earth is then in the shadow or the shadow of the Moon. When the light of the Sun is completely blocked by the Moon, We're talking about total eclipse. On the other hand, If the moon does not completely block the light from the Sun, We're talking about partial eclipse. An annular eclipse that will happen in Madagascar is a special case of partial eclipse. The three objects involved are perfectly aligned but where the object dwarfing, that is the Moon, is too small to completely block the light of the Sun. What remains is a ring of light still visible, which explains that the darkness will be only 95% maximum instead of 100%. By observing the specialized scientific sites who dedicate research on this phenomenon, maximum darkness will be observed in localities on a strip of wide annularity of 100 kilometres between Mahajanga and Toamasina. The cities of Mahajanga, Marovoay, Tsaramandroso,Andilamena, Ambatondrazaka, Amparafaravola, Foulpointe and Toamasina, for example, are included in this band "privileged.". "But the communities located in the western part of this band of annularity as Mahajanga or the Park of Ankarafantsika will probably the best places to observe this annular eclipse due to the weather condition. In the eastern part, clouds and bad weather are likely to be at the rendezvous., analysis an another user.

An important tourism event

Solar eclipses are phenomena that constitute major tourist events for a country. The Reunion Island or the rate of darkness will be less important than in Madagascar, for example, include this event in such promotion. in Madagascar, until the announcement by the Council of Government yesterday, the existence of this historic moment is almost unknown. Nevertheless, Mahajanga's hotel operators have confirmed a spike in bookings during this period, certainly by foreigners who are better aware of this phenomenon.

It is necessary to clarify that Madagascar has already had an experience 'Eclipse' in June 2001, When a total eclipse could be seen in the southern part of the country, in the region of Ihorombe. at the time, She had caused a boom in investment in new hotels, in this part of the country known for its tourist attractions including the Park of Isalo.

A mandatory awareness campaign

En 2001, the eclipse is total, the authorities at the time had attached importance to awareness campaign to avoid "eye accident..
A communication shock had then been campaign with as main message the risk of total blindness by observing too long light from the Sun or when the Sun starts to come out behind the Moon. But this message had been variously appreciated and eventually cause a controversy up to accuse the regime to justify a special pair of glasses selling juicy operation Eclipse. The Council of Government on Tuesday also raised the need for awareness but without going into the details.

by Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga.