Pregledni rad
Observations and recordings of total solar eclipse on February 15, 1961 on the islands of Hvar and Brač and on Mt. Biokovo
Tatjana Kren
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Sažetak
The paper analyses the infrequent phenomenon
of total solar eclipse, observed in southern Croatia,
particularly on the islands of Hvar and Brač, as well
as the involvement of Zagreb astronomical observatory
in successful observation and recordings of the
eclipse and its various effects.
Numerous successful lectures, prepared and
given by high-school and university students from
the Observatory, at 46 locations on the islands and
at the coast, popularised astronomy, the Observatory
included. Preparations started as early as 1960,
when young lecturers got acquainted with the right
approach to giving popular science lectures to laymen
of all ages. As astronomy lost the position of
subject taught in secondary schools in 1948/1949,
which it had a long time before, the HPD Observatory
was the only place open to astronomy fans. Through seminars and courses the Observatory
acted as a kind of observatory astronomical school,
taking special care of professional work and instruction
in using the instruments for recording
eclipse. This is best illustrated by beautiful photos
of the eclipse taken, with much creativity in using
modest portable telescopes belonging to the Observatory.
This action was described in detail in the
periodical Earth and Space (Zemlja i svemir – ZIS),
which the observatory started in 1957, again with a
number of young people interested in learning and
promoting astronomy. Successful activities were
continued by using Esperanto and establishing
the first international astronomical camp – Esperanto-
astronomical camp for the friends of world
piece, as well as by numerous other important activities.
The Observatory was at that time, since 1954,
managed by dr. Gabrijel Divjaković, who directed
all the adequate activities of the Observatory youth
and delighted them with his visions of friendship
with all the nation and promotion of world peace.
The year prior to total eclipse was also marked by
an important book – Drama u svemiru (Drama in
Space), a kind of popular science drama dealing
with possible downfall of Earth civilisation by the
use of nuclear weapons, written by 25 young astronomers.
Ključne riječi
Total solar eclipse in Croatia; Esperanto-astronomical Camp for friends of world piece; the book Drama u svemiru; selecting locations; observing and recording eclipse; the islands of Brač and Hvar and the fort of Španjola; lectures by Observatory youth on solar eclipse; Zagreb Observatory
Hrčak ID:
345035
URI
Datum izdavanja:
23.11.2022.
Posjeta: 463 *