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ESO Eclipse Activities
Planned Schedule
The general schedule of the day is as follows:
Local Time
08:00
Doors open at La Silla Observatory Main Camp (Camp Pelicano).
08:00 – 15:30
Shuttles from the Gate to the Event area.
08:30 – 16:00
Activities proposed to the public Tour of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope (08:30 – 15:30) Tour of the NTT telescope (08:30 – 14:30) Activities at the Visitor Center (08:30 – 12:45):
Talks
ALMA Sounds projection
Astronomical paintings
Historical museum of instrumentation
ESO exhibitions
Solar observation (08:30 – 14:15 / 15:15 - 16:15 / 17:00 - 18:00) Music band (14:35 – 15:25) (see details below at Outreach activities)
15:23
Partial eclipse begins.
16:39
Start of totality.
16:40
Maximum totality.
16:41
End of totality.
17:00 – 22:00
Activities proposed to the public Solar observation (17:00 – 18:00) Activities at the Visitor Center (17:00 – 22:00):
Talks
ALMA Sounds projection
Astronomical paintings
Historical museum of instrumentation
ESO exhibitions
(see details below at Outreach activities)
18:00 – 22:00
Shuttles from the Event area to the Gate.
The viewing locations
The following viewing areas are foreseen:
Public viewing area for ticket-holders, specially invited pupils and elderly (marked Mirador, yellow)
Special guests invited by the ESO Director General and Representative, Media, Outreach/Science projects (marked VIP, blue)
Aerial picture looking toward the west. The public viewing area (Mirador) is orange. The VIP area is marked in blue. The Hop-on and hop-off point for buses is marked with a green arrow. Credit: ESO
Outreach activities
You will have the possibility to enjoy different kind of outreach activities before the Total Solar Eclipse.
Please note that a booking system is not feasible due to the unpredictability of the arrival time of the public. All activities will work on a first come for served basis, so please consider waiting time.
Tour of La Silla telescopes
Tour of the NTT telescope
15-minute tour (English or Spanish), max 15 people. Start of the tour at the entrance of the NTT telescope.
Total 35-minute activity, considering 20-min tour and 15-min round trip to the 3.6-m telescope platform (English or Spanish), max 25 people. Pick-up at the Hop-on Hop-off location.
Exhibition about the history of astronomical detectors, including La Silla instrumentation pieces
Free access (max. capacity 15 people). Exhibition in English and Spanish
8:30 to 12:45 / 17:00 to 22:00
ESO exhibition
General exhibition about ESO and an exhibition of 70’s - 80’s La Silla historical pieces
8:30 to 10:00 / 17:00 to 22:00
Free access (access restricted during talks). Exhibition in English and Spanish
Solar observation
Observation of the Sun with a solar telescope and diffraction glasses.
8:30 to 14:15 / 15:15 to 16:15 / 17:00 to 18:00
Free access. Spanish-speaking and English-speaking monitors.
Music band “Steve Rothery & friends”
From 14:35 to 15:25, the general public will also enjoy the “Steve Rothery & friends” music band. They will perform hit of Marillion.
Follow the #Lucky9 during their #MeetESO social media gathering
On the occasion of the eclipse, we are organising the second #MeetESO tweet-up. Nine lucky social media enthusiasts have been selected to witness the La Silla total solar eclipse, #LaSillaTSE, , and visit all of ESO’s sites in Chile — a treat not many people get to experience!
Join us for the adventure, experience the total eclipse and discover the ESO sites through their eyes by following ESO, the hashtags: #meetESO#LaSillaTSE and the accounts of each participant (see below).
Who are the #Lucky9?
Eric Benedetti, United States of America. Eric can be found on Instagram and Facebook .
Norédine Benazdia, France. Norédine can be found on YouTube and Twitter.
Key visual for the La Silla solar eclipse event Credit: ESO
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