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On Wednesday, August 12th, just before sunset, the Moon will cover over ninety percent of the solar disk from the Susa Valley. In Italy, the eclipse will be partial, with the band of totality passing much further north and west, but Piedmont is among the most favored regions of the country: the maximum is expected around 8:20 PM, with the Sun now low on the horizon.
During the same weeks, the Castle hosts "Total Solar Eclipses in the Space Age," a philatelic exhibition curated by the Italian Astrophilatelic Association. The panels recount a century of eclipses through stamps, envelopes, and postmarks: scientific expeditions, telescopes transported to the other side of the world, and the satellites that changed the way we study the solar corona. It's a history of science told through an unusual archive, made of gummed paper and postmarks.
The poster photograph was taken in Mongolia during the 2008 eclipse by a member of the Segusini Amateur Astronomers Association, which holds its monthly meetings at the Castle.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Exhibition: August 7th to 21st
- Hours: Friday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Special postmark: Wednesday, August 12th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Admission: €4 for the exhibition area, €8 for a full tour of the
Castle
- Adelaide Castle, Via Impero Romano 2, Susa
Exhibition curated by AS.IT.AF (Italian Association of Astrophilately) and the Segusini Amateur Astronomers Association, hosted by the Adelaide Castle, Civic Archaeological Museum of the City of Susa, and the Revejo ETS Association. Under the patronage of the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach Italy, the Italian Astronomical Society, the Italian Amateur Astronomers' Union, and the City of Susa.
A note worth repeating: the Sun should never be viewed with the naked eye, not even during an eclipse or when it is low on the horizon. ISO 12312-2 certified filters are required. Ordinary sunglasses do not protect.
