FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Witness the Southern Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse LIVE on Slooh
The Moon’s Shadow will Slide Across Multiple Continents in an Annular
Solar Eclipse
WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT - February 17, 2016 - On Sunday, February 26th, at 4:00 AM PST |
7:00 PM EST | 12:00UTC (International Times: http://bit.ly/2l22K1u), Slooh will host a special
live show chasing the Moon’s shadow across the southernmost part of the globe, following the
path of an Annular Solar Eclipse. The eclipse will begin in South America before crossing the
Atlantic Ocean and making landfall in Africa. Slooh will have live feeds of the event from both
continents. The live show comes as Slooh prepares for the relaunch of its website the following
week.
During the broadcast, Slooh host Gerard Monteux will guide viewers on this journey across
multiple continents and thousands of miles. Over the course of the show, he’ll be joined by a
number of guests who will help viewers explore not only the science of eclipses, but also the
fascinating legend, myth, and spiritual and emotional expression associated with these most
awe inspiring celestial events.
Those guests will include:
●
Burnie Burns, Founder of Rooster Teeth Productions, who will be on site in Chile for the
moment of Annularity.
● Dr. Kate Russo, who will share her research into the psychology of the eclipse
experience, helping to explain why the phenomenon causes grown men to tear up and
armies to lay down their weapons.
● Graham Jones, Astrophysicist and teacher who travels to eclipses around the world
educating locals about the celestial events.
● Paul Cox, Slooh Astronomer, who will be on location at Slooh’s flagship observatory at
the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.
● Helen Avery, Slooh’s Human Spirit correspondent, who will delve into the fear and
celebration surrounding solar eclipses in cultures worldwide.
Slooh’s live show will feature video feeds of the eclipse from countries in both South America
and Africa. Those feeds will capture both the annular phase in Chile and the partial phase in
countries like South Africa, bringing together Slooh’s global network of feed partners.
An Annular Eclipse is similar to a Total Solar Eclipse, in that the Moon moves directly between
the Earth and the Sun, but unlike a Total Solar Eclipse, the Moon does not completely obscure
the Sun. During an Annular Eclipse, the Moon is farther away from the Earth, making it appear
smaller. Therefore, the Moon only covers most of the solar disk leaving a “ring of fire” around
the outer edge.
Viewers can use join in on the adventure by sending questions and comments to Slooh on
Twitter with @Slooh, or by joining the live chat on Facebook.
Event Details
Event Timing:
Live Stream starts: 4:00 AM PST ¦ 7:00 AM EST ¦ 12:00UTC
Live Stream ends: 7:00 AM PST ¦ 10:00 AM EST ¦ 15:00UTC
International Timing: http://bit.ly/2l22K1u
TO WATCH Slooh’s live coverage:
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About Slooh
Slooh connects humanity through communal exploration of the universe. Slooh’s automated
observatories develop celestial image streams in real-time for broadcast to the Internet, and Slooh’s
technology is protected by Patent No.: US 7,194,146 B2 which was awarded in 2006. Slooh has traveled
with a mobile observatory to Kenya, the Faroe Islands, Indonesia, Iceland, Australia, and Alaska, and
partnered with observatories in Arizona, Japan, Hawaii, Cypress, Dubai, South Africa, Australia, New
Zealand, Norway and many more to broadcast live celestial events of potentially hazardous asteroids
(PHAs), comets, transits, eclipses, solar activity, etc., which are syndicated to media outlets worldwide,
including TIME, National Geographic, Wired, ABC News, CNN and many more. Celebrate the
Transcontinental Eclipse, a Total Solar Eclipse, August 21st, 2017 in Stanley, Idaho, with Slooh as it
hosts a three day cultural festival for community members. Slooh recently published a book, The Saturn
Above It, An Anthology of Short Fiction About Space, edited by Karen Stevens. Slooh is supported by
investment from Connecticut Innovations, the State’s venture capital investment fund. Slooh is based in
Washington Depot, CT and is hiring for positions in engineering and content development.
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