Ekainak 28, bidaian goaz
Txilerantz uztailak 2an ikusiko den eguzki eklipse osoa behatzeko asmoz.
Maletak gainezka dauzkagu daramatzagun kamera objektibo eta beste
hainbeste materialez lepo. Santiagon lur hartu ondoren autoz
joango gara Andacollo herrira. La Serenatik 50km-tara dagoen herritxoa
meatzaritzatik bizi da, bertan lurretik ateratzen dituzte mineral ugari.
Carmen Gloria eta Fabiola Rojas ezagutuko ditugu. Machukuna, beraien
arbasoek astronomia eta zeruan behatzen zituzten konstelazio eta
objektuen interpretazioari buruzko egitasmoan buru belarri dabiltz azken
urteetan, Urku Inti ostatuan egingo digu harrera Fabiolak. BTEX TV, La
Serena eta Coquimboko telebistako kideekin elkartu gara, Andacollotik
Txile osora eta nazioartera eklipsea emititzeko prestaketekin baitaude.
Eguraldi bikaina, zerua urdin-urdin negua izan arren, eklipsea Punta
Coloradatik aurrantz joanda behatzea erabaki dugu, bertan Atakama
basamortua hasten da eta 1780 metrotan kokatzen da gure behalekua.
Eklipsearen aurreko egunean iritsi eta bertan jada bi auto daude.
Lasaigarria da hain leku isolatuan gu bezalako zoroekin topo egitea.
Autoetako batetik gizon bat datorkigu, Kristian Molnár eklipse
behatzaileak hamabigarren eklipsea behatuko du eta milaka istorio
kontatzen dizkigu bere bidaikide Jónas Károlyrekin behatu dituen
eklipseetako gertakariekin, barrez lehertzeraino. Eklipse eguneko
goizean behalekua betetzen doa autoz, ez genuen inondik ere espero
hainbeste jende etorriko zenik hain leku isolatura. Eklipse osoa
liluragarria (beste behin), hunkigarria, bi minutu eta 20 segunduz
egunez gaua !
June 28, we are flying to Chile in order to see
the total solar eclipse of july 2 in Chile. Our luggage is filled by
heavy equipment with many lenses, cameras and tripods... After landing
in Santiago de Chile, we will drive to Andacollo. Andacollo, a small
town 50 km away from La Serena, lives in mining, where many minerals are
extracted from the ground. We will meet with Carmen Gloria and Fabiola
Rojas who are involved in recent years into Machukuna proyect, about how
their ancestors interpreted to astronomy events and constellations. We
are wolcomed by Fabiola at Urki Inti accommodation. We met with TV BTEX
members from La Serena and Coquimbo, who are setting up all equipment
for showing the clipse to Chile and to the world. Clear blue skies
everyday, despite being in winter. We have determined the observation
spot in Punta Colorada, 1780 meters high, where begins the Atacama
Desert. After some hours driving we arrived to observation spot at
afternoon day before, where there was two cars. Great to see that there
are people as crazy as we are. We met Kristian Molnár who has viewed 12
total solar eclipses and tell us lot of istories about his expeditions
with his partner Jónas Károly. We had fun and had a good laugh with
Kristian. Eclipse day, during morning the spot was filled by cars, I
never spected it could be happen in such remote site. The eclipse...
amazing!
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