As I told you yesterday, my first trip to Turkey was very special and connected with my profession. I’m aware, it has almost nothing in common with traveling in Turkey, but I’m an astrophysicist, so I had to show you this picture. 😀
First, I went to Turkey in March 2006, hoping to observe a total solar eclipse by myself. And we’re very lucky, the weather was perfect and everything went fine. My camera wasn’t so good that time, but I managed to take some pictures. If you ever have a chance to witness a total solar eclipse, I can really recommend it! It’s a very unique experience, for everyone, not only for scientists! 🙂
I really enjoyed it, not only the spectacular sun, but also nature that behaved in a special way. We’re outside Konya, completely alone, and could really observe how birds and other tiny animals behaved differently, and how silent everything became when the sun was completely covered. Simply amazing!
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Tak jak wczoraj wspomniałam, moja pierwsza wizyta w Turcji była związana z moim zawodem i pasją. Wiem, że to prawie nie ma nic wspólnego z podróżowaniem po Turcji, jednak z racji że jestem astrofizykiem, musiałam Wam pokazać to zdjęcie. 🙂
To był marzec 2006 roku, gdy po raz pierwszy wybrałam się do Turcji, wtedy z marzeniem o zaobserwowaniu całkowitego zaćmienia słońca. I udało się, pogoda była idealna! 🙂 Mój ówczesny aparat fotograficzny nie był najlepszej klasy, ale udało mi się sfotografować różne fazy zaćmienia. 🙂 Jeżeli kiedyś będziecie mieli okazję doświadczyć całkowitego zaćmienia słońca, to bardzo, bardzo polecam! 🙂 To niesamowite przeżycie, nie tylko dla naukowców! 🙂
Na zaćmienie, znaleźliśmy odludne miejsce, niedaleko Konya i dzięki temu zachwycaliśmy się nie tylko słońcem, ale i przyrodą, która dosłownie ucichła i zamarła na czas całkowitej fazy zaćmienia. Jedyne w swoim rodzaju doświadczenie!
Beautiful and also magical
Thank you! 🙂
I am delighted you showed us the picture. thank you
Thank you so much! 🙂
Many years ago I witnessed a total eclipse in Southern Australia. Just as you said, the fascinating thing was the effect it had on the birds. Magpies that had had been carolling and flying one second,
fell silent, roosting until the light began to appear again – a mini dawn! They celebrated with birdsong just as if it were too. I have only witnessed partial eclipses since.
Thank you for your story! It’s an amazing experience, and I’m waiting for another chance 🙂
Maybe USA, August 2017? 🙂
Exactly, I hope so! 🙂
and in this part of USA weather should be fine 🙂
yes that must be some great experiance
It truly is!
p.s. you have a very nice picture!
Very nice of you to translate! I love the almost purple shade of the moon!
Thank you! 🙂
Niesamowite!
I pomyśleć że kiedyś tym ludzi straszyli 🙂
To prawda! 🙂 choć na niektórych pewnie ciągle działa…
Cudne! Mnie nigdy takie zdjęcia się nie udają.
Dziękuję! Przed i po są z uzyciem specjalnego filtru, a w trakcie maskymalnego zakrycia zdjemuje się filtr.
Wow – an amazing sight!
Thank you! 🙂
Excellent set of gorgeous photos.
Thanks a lot! 🙂
This is really amazing!! Both the photo and the experience! I so much to experience a total one myself 🙂
Thank you! We should travel next time together and enjoy the total solar eclipse! 🙂
YES!! And the launch of JWST (or something :-P)!
hmm, tempting! but when could it be with JWST? they are always delayed… 😉
You do have a point 🙂
🙂
Very nice to see this, it seems to me an extraordinary experience
It was really great!!! 🙂
So many moons, ha ha.
😀
Cudowne zdjęcie zacmienia! Aż dech zapiera.
Dziękuję bardzo! 🙂
Thank you for sharing the photo! It’s marvelous!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Widziałaś to zaćmienie?! Ekstra! <3
Ja obserwowałam dwa pełne – jedno na Syberii w 2008 i jedno (najcudowniejsze) w Varanasi w 2009. Od jakiegoś czasu mnie ciągnie, by pojechać łowić kolejne…
To wspaniałe przeżycie! 🙂
That is stunning!!
I’m glad to hear it! 🙂
Amazing to be there at the right moment!
That’s true! It’s a wonderful experience! 🙂
This is fascinating… In 1999, there was a total solar eclipse in France, I was 10 and I remember the strange, strange light at midday… It felt deeply esoteric.
it’s an amazing feeling! 🙂
So amazing!!!! An amazing experience. Such perfect timing.
Thank you! 🙂
C’est de toute beauté et magique. Un grand merci de toutes vos belles explications.
Thank you for visiting! 🙂
Kapitalne zdjęcie. To jakaś kompilacja?
Dziękuję! Tak, złożyłam te kilka zdjęć w całość, w tym przypadku niekóre pojedyncze klatki wyglądają trochę nudno 😉
wowwww sei un astrofisico? che meraviglia! nelle tue mani scorrono i misteri dell’universo…sono molto ammirata ed anche invidiosa! 🙂
yes, yes 🙂
Thank you!
What a great experience to have had! Your photo is excellent. I’ve never considered the effects of an eclipse on wildlife before, and found that interesting. I can imagine how strange the silence must have been. ?
Thank you! 🙂
I guess, it’s one of the best experiences in my life!
Wonderful photos! It must have been an incredible experience 🙂
Thank you!
It’s really great, and I can recommend it to everyone! 🙂
We tried to get pictures of an eclipse recently and weren’t as successful as you were in Turkey. Those are great pictures.
If you saw it and enjoyed, it’s already a great fun 🙂
I’ve never seen a total solar eclipse. Magical! Sounds like the perfect experience for you.
it was, exactly! 🙂 Thank you! 🙂
Hey, that was a really nice experience. Wow!
Thank you! 🙂
I have never seen one. I always seem to miss it. Probably takes your breath away I guess.
maybe next year in USA?
I didn’t realize birds and other creates would act differently during an eclipse. It’s interesting to know that.
Fabulous shots of the eclipse!
It seems they think it’s night, but very short night… maybe they’re just confused… 😉
I don’t recall ever seeing a total solar eclipse. I’d love to witness one, especially with a nice camera in hand. You bring up an interesting point about animal behavior during that time. That would be something fascinating to observe as well!
It must have been really nice to observe this eclipse !!!!!!!Hehehehe…..
A meow of Bilbo
It was great! 🙂
I’m sure that was an awesome experience! Never seen a full one myself but would love to!
maybe next year? 🙂
What a job to be an astrophysicist, so cool! I have actually seen a total eclipse and it was awesome I can only imagine how cool it was to see it in Turkey though. Fab photo!
Thank you a lot! 🙂
Witnessing the total solar eclipse is on my list! It’s absolutely fascinating and beautiful! I don’t believe it’s common nor easy to catch a sight of this, especially in California!
Got goosebumps reading your article 🙂 I only witnessed one solar eclipse in my lifetime while in Dubai, and it was really amazing.
Najwspanialsze zdjęcie!
Dziekuje bardzo! 🙂
The first time I experienced a solar eclipse was when I was little. It was fascinating.
That’s a lovely memory! 🙂
That is such a nice memory, I am so sad I have missed the super moon 2 days ago as well.