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Most people’s preparations for last year’s total solar eclipse involved tracking down protective glasses and booking hotels, but Zoran Mikic and his colleagues had another task on their plate: predicting what precisely the stunning spectacle would look like.
That’s because Mikic is a solar scientist at Predictive Science Inc., a company that tackles scientific challenges, including modeling the sun. That involved making about a dozen corona predictions over the past two decades. Mikic told Space.com that, in general, the predictions show both the rise of incredibly powerful computers and scientists’ improved understanding of the sun. But it’s still not easy, and he and his team members reflect on the process in a new paper published today (Aug. 27).
“We found that sometimes we’re more successful than others because it’s a very difficult thing to do,” Mikic said. “Mostly, I do it personally because I think it’s fun and it’s something you can relate to that the public’s excited about.” [The Most Amazing Photos of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse]
The appearance of the corona during an eclipse is shaped by what’s happening in the sun’s magnetic field. But that makes timing the prediction a challenge, since the only satellite that provides data about that magnetic field just sees the side of the sun facing toward Earth. But the sun, like the Earth, is spinning, about once every 27 or so days.
That means that for the edge of the sun that has just become visible from Earth, scientists mostly must rely on old data, taken before the region spun out of sight. The further in advance you want to predict what will happen on the sun, the more data you have to rely on that was gathered before it last slipped out of sight. “If you wait too long, then the magnetic field you’re using is too old,” Mikic said.
But the team also needs time to run the complex computer modeling and analyze the results. They have found that between seven and 10 days before the eclipse is the best time to predict the corona. “You’re fighting against time, really,” Mikic said. Last year, the team made their prediction around Aug. 15 for the Aug. 21 eclipse.
The process was particularly fraught because of some large active regions of the sun that the team tracked through July 2017. Those pockets were joined by sunspots, relatively cool knots in the magnetic field, which started appearing in the days between the prediction beginning and the eclipse occurring. “We were a little concerned that that would throw off our prediction,” Mikic said. (Those sunspots ended up producing some stunningly large solar flares the next month.)
Those sunspots didn’t end up being a problem because of their location. “If they’re on the face of the sun that we see, sort of near the disk’s center, they aren’t going to affect the limbs,” the edges of the sun as seen from Earth, from which the eclipse corona streams out, Mikic said. “If something happens away from the limbs, it won’t affect what you’ll see during an eclipse as much.”
But the team isn’t done after they create the prediction — they also need to test that prediction against what people actually observe during the eclipse. “Comparing with observations tells you a lot about when the model fails and what could be going wrong,” Mikic said.
In general, he was fairly satisfied with the team’s prediction, although they missed one large streamer because of magnetic field data that was too old. Of course, crunching the data wasn’t the first time Mikic saw what really appeared during the eclipse — he was on the ground in Oregon for the big event.
But it’s difficult to leave work at the office when the eclipse begins. “You certainly have the prediction in your mind,” Mikic said. First, you have to quickly orient the sun in your head to match the way it was modeled; then you can start lining up features in the corona, particularly the large, pointed helmet streamers, as well as the smaller loops called prominences, he said.
Mikic said the prediction process isn’t just about getting a sneak peek before the celestial show starts — it’s also an important tool for scientists to check how well they truly understand what’s happening on the sun.
“It’s sort of a validation of the whole environment of the corona, not just on the limbs or what’s facing Earth, but these models will tell you what’s going on everywhere in the sun,” Mikic said. “It’s unlikely you’re going to get one part of this right and the rest not; it’s all kind of one thing.”
With this article OUTLOOK completes the cycle of travel writing about the French Normandy. After Deauville and Cherbourg-Octeville we invite you to the main place of the northern part of this great country - the city of Rouen.
When people talk about France, stereotypical imagination usually pictures the Eiffel Tower, wine and bellicose Joan of Arc. This woman, who was not fragile in her actions, immortalized Rouen forever: there she headed defence fighting off the British, languished in jail listening to the voices from above, and finally was burned at the stake. In general, the history of the city, as well as of the entire region is a continuous series of military victories and defeats. The nice bit of land called Normandy was combated for by the French, and earlier by the Gauls, against the Celts, the Scandinavians, the British and the Germans. After World War II all the fighters finally calmed down and the city, recognized by the authorities as "the city of art and history", lives in peace and welfare to delight of its 100 thousand inhabitants.
Rouen beckons not only with its heritage but also provides basic amenities to the travellers that allow you to enjoy the ancient monuments fully. There are about 20 km of cycle paths (bike rental costs 3 euros per day) and more than 10 km of pedestrian streets. In this city, not in Paris, in 1971 it was first prohibited to drive at rue du Gros-Horloge. So, stock up with strength and good shoes - the good thing is that surrounding pictures are far from being boring and will surely inspire you.
The first "must see" stop is the majestic Notre-Dame Cathedral which is the best representative of northern Gothic style. Opposite it, by the way, Claude Monet rented a small room which enabled him to paint a 150-meter building looking at it through the window. The Cathedral also impressed Gustave Flaubert who devoted to it many pages of his novel "Madame Bovary". Despite the fact that massive old building hanging over you, the atmosphere near the Cathedral is easy-going and informal: the local vendors offer cider and sliced cheeses, tell the tourists stories and semi-legends, for example, about lionheart of the famous Richard kept in a sarcophagus, or about the Oil Tower built at money raised from the sale of church oil during Lent. In short, there are a lot of stories, just choose which one to listen to.
The curves and cracked wooden streets (sometimes you have a feeling that they were designed by some architect who for sure was tipsy) lead towards the Old Market Square and its main attraction - the place where patriot Joan of Arc was burned. In spite of her death, she continues to benefit the French: souvenirs, often very bloodthirsty, are cleaned out by tourists. In addition, the place is teemed with all sorts of cafes and bakeries. Oh, it is very difficult to focus on some historical knowledge when the air smells so sweet of freshly baked pastries...
Yet, it is still necessary to focus since nowhere else you can see such a beautiful and monumental city clock Gros-Horloge. Its trick is that since the 14th century till 1927 it went without a single failure. In 1997 the mechanism was restored, and who knows if the clock will ever break down at all.
For visitors it is useful to come to the Tourist Office which is located in a former finance bureau. Luxurious buildings built during the Renaissance is both pompous and functional: its kind personnel will be happy to help solve any problems. This site is departure point of the small train which goes for a 40-minute tour to the centre.
Churches, castles, museums, millennia-old houses, walls which once failed to protect city from the plague, Joan of Arc, and the ever-present crowd of tourists liberated by calvados - all that staff can be tiring. The best place in Rouen to recharge is Saint Catherine hill. When sitting there and looking at arriving and departing ships, even inept landscapes drawn in your sketchbook may look like works of the Impressionists. There opens a beautiful view of the city and the neighbourhood, and the most "big-eyed" tourists are even able to see Le Havre and other neighbouring settlements.
If you compare Rouen with two other cities described earlier, it still belong to another weight class: one can easily explore Deauville and Cherbourg’s interesting spots within a single day. "Gothic Athens" require much more attention.
- The international airport is 8 km from the city. The cost of travel on public transport is 1.3-1.5 euros. The underground takes you to the suburbs where it is converted into electric trains.
- Next to the museum of medicine named after Flaubert there is a majestic garden of medicinal herbs and plants which sells souvenirs: medicinal teas, mixtures, ointments.
- In addition to camembert cheese Rouen typical souvenirs are woollen goods. A ram has been a city symbol for ages, in the Middle Ages it had the status of a cult creature.
Today another story of our series of articles devoted to the world ethnic ghettos will tell you about one of the most dangerous districts of the world - Barbès neighbourhood of Paris.
Probably, every person on Earth knows the myth about the famous Babylon Tower that different peoples were destined never to build. Surprisingly, what failed in fiction occurs before our eyes: tens of various peoples peacefully reside in Belleville, neighborhood in Paris, and erect Tolerance Tower, for everyone to see.
OUTLOOK continues to share impressions of the French Normandy. In our previous article Kornei Gritsyuk shared about his trip to Deauville. Now it is turn for Cherbourg or Cherbourg-Octeville.
For many tourists France is mainly Paris with long queues to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, as well as neighbouring sights with royal chic, or Mediterranean resorts. But OUTLOOK author while travelling through the country decided to go to the north, to Normandy! Our readers are welcome to read series of travel essays about a journey to the Atlantic Ocean by Kornei Gritsyuk, and the story begins with his impressions from the town of Deauville!
Today is the "official" birthday of cancan, on October 21, 1858 it was first performed in Paris. However it had been danced "unofficially" since the beginning of the 19th century. OUTLOOK wishes our readers to feel party and festive atmosphere and join the dance! Thus, today we would like to share unknown facts about movements inseparable from the French culture.
Monks know a thing or two about alcohol - no joke here. A Frenh Benedictine Pierre Perignon from Abbey of Hautvillers on August, 4, 1668 thought of adding carbon doxixe to grape juice. This was how a drink known to us as champagne emerged.