Free Astronomy Magazine May-June 2024 ARABIC VERSION

One observer’s perspective on the total solar eclipse byDamianG.Allis long,thinsliceoftheUnited StatesandportionsofMex- icoandCanadawere treatedthispastApril8thtoatotal solareclipse,thesecondU.S.solar eclipsesinceAugust21stof2017and the last total solar eclipse for the continentalU.S.untilAugust23rdof 2044.Anestimated32millionpeo- plewerealreadylivingdirectlyunder thepathoftotalityoftheApril8th solareclipse,withestimatesbysome tourismorganizationsof5-to-10mil- lion more people making their pil- grimages to be along that path. An anecdotalfactoidfromtheWashing- tonPostsummarizesthat“the eclipse crosses the homes of more people in Texas alone than the 2017 eclipsecrossednationally.”Basedon the length and direction of the path over North America, it is arguable that this was one of the most, if not the most, well-attended solar eclipses in history. ﻣﻨﻈﻮر اﺣﺪ اﻟﺮاﺻﺪﻳﻦ ﺣــــﻮل اﻟﻜﺴــــﻮف اﻟ ﻠــــﻲ ﻟﻠﺸﻤﺲ : ﻘﻠﻢ داﻣ ﺎن ﺟﻲ أﻟ ﺲ - ﻣﺎﻳﻮ ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ 2 0 2 4 ﺷـﻬﺪت ﴍﻳﺤﺔ ﺿـﻴﻘﺔ و ﻣـﻦ ﻃﻮﻳﻠـﺔ اﻟﻮﻻﻳﺎت ا ﺘﺤـﺪة وأﺟـﺰاء ﻣـﻦ ا ﻜﺴـﻴﻚ وﻛﻨﺪا ﰲ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ ﻣﻦ أﺑﺮﻳﻞ ا ﺎﴈ ﺎً ﻛﺴـﻮﻓ ﺎً ﻛﻠﻴ ﻫﻮ اﻟﻜﺴﻮف اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻟﻠﺸﻤ .ﺲـ ﰲ اﻟﻮﻻﻳﺎت ا ﺘﺤـﺪة ﻣﻨـﺬ 21 أﻏﺴـﻄﺲ 2017 وآﺧﺮ ﻛﺴﻮف ﻛﲇ ﻟﻠﺸﻤﺲ ﰲ اﻟﻮﻻﻳﺎت ا ﺘﺤـﺪة اﻟﻘﺎرﻳﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ 23 أﻏﺴﻄﺲ وذﻟﻚ ﰲ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺎم 2044 . ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎن ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﺪر ﺑﻨﺤﻮ 32 ﻣﻠﻴﻮن ﺷﺨﺺ ﻳﻌﻴﺸﻮن ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﻣﺒﺎﴍة ﺗﺤﺖ ﻣﺴـﺎر اﻟﻜﺴﻮف اﻟﺸﻤﴘ اﻟﻜﲇ ﰲ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ ﻣـﻦ أﺑﺮﻳـﻞ ﻣـﻊ ﺗﻘـﺪﻳﺮات ﻟـ ﺒﻌﺾ ا ﻨﻈﻤـﺎت اﻟﺴـﻴﺎﺣﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﺎ ﻴﺔ ﺑﺄن ﻣﺎ ﺑـ 5 إﱃ 10 ﻣﻼﻳـ ﺷـﺨﺺ ﻳﻘﻮﻣﻮن ﺑﺮﺣ ﺔ ﺑﺄ ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻘ ت ﻼ ـ ﻏﺮاض دﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﻋﲆ ـﻜﺴﻟ ﺴﺎر ـ ﺬا ا ـﻫﻮل ـﻃ ﻮف اﻟﺸﻤﺲ اﻟﻜﲇ . ﺗﻠﺨﺺ ﻟ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﺔ ﺼﺤﻴﻔﺔ واﺷﻨﻄﻦ ﺑﻮﺳـﺖ أن " اﻟﻜﺴﻮف ﺷﺎﻫﺪه ﻋﺪد أﻛﱪ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺷﺨﺎص ﰲ ﺗﻜﺴـﺎس وﺣـﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﻘﺎرﻧـﺔ ﺑﻜﺴـﻮف 2024 . اﺳﺘﻨﺎدًا إﱃ ﻃﻮل ا ﺴﺎر واﺗﺠﺎﻫﻪ ﻓﻮق أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ اﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻌﺘﱪ أﻛﺜﺮ ﺎت ﻛﺴﻮﻓ اﻟﺸﻤﺲ ان ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ أﻫﻤﻬﺎ اً ﺣﻀﻮر . ﰲ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ﻛﺴــــﻮف اﻟﺸـــــﻤﺲ اﻟ ﻠــــﻲ، أﺛﻨـــــﺎء اﻟﻜﺴـــــﻮف اﻟ ﻠﻲ ﺗﺤﺖﺳﻤﺎء ﻣﻠ ﺪة ﺎﻟﻐﻴﻮم ﻓﻲﺷﻼﻻت ــﺎﺟﺮا ﻧ ــﺔ ﺑﻮﻻ ﻧﻴﻮﻳــﻮرك ]. CarlosOsorio/ The Globe andMail .[