The Total Solar Eclipse of 21 August 2017, Salem OR
Taken by Aristeidis Voulgaris on August 21, 2017 @
Thessaloniki, Greece
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Capturing the Antikythera Mechanism replica model during the Total Solar Eclipse of 21th August 2017 in Salem, Oregon
During the total solar eclipse of 21th August 2017, visible from Salem, Oregon, a setup layout was used to simultaneously photograph an Antikythera Mechanism replica model with the eclipsed Sun.
The attached photo (copyright Aristeidis Voulgaris-The FRAMe Project) is not a deliberate digital synthesis of two independent photographs, but it is the result of stacking a number of (processed) images with both subjects captured at the same time and place, during totality. In order to capture the replica of the Antikythera Mechanism with correct exposure it was necessary to overexpose the solar corona. This led to the recording of the faint outer solar corona, lots of stars and details of the New moon surface.
On top ‘’Ο ΜΗΧΑΝΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΟΥΡΑΝΟΥ’’ (in Greek language), translation: ‘’The Engineer of the Heavens’’, dedicated on the ancient manufacturer of the Antikythera Mechanism. The caption of the photo is from the preserved inscriptions which are engraved in a part of the back bronze plate of the ancient prototype on the Fragment F. The inscriptions were read using the AMRP X-Ray tomographies (http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/):‘’…ΑΠΟ ΖΕΦΥΡΟΥ ΠΕΡΙΙΣΤΑΝΤΑΙ ΔΕ ΠΡΟΣ ΝΟΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΤΑΛΗΓΟΥΣΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΑΠΗΛΙΩΤΗΝ ΜΕΣΑΙ ΤΟ ΔΕ ΧΡΩΜΑ ΜΕΛΑΝ’’
[translation: From zephyros(West), and they veer about towards notos (South) and end up towards apeliotes (East) Intermediate The color black)], The inscription refers to a solar eclipse and gives directional and description information about it (M. Anastasiou, Y. Bitsakis, A. Jones, J. Steele, M. Zafeiropoulou, The Back Dial and Back Plate Inscriptions, Almagest 2016).
The Antikythera Mechanism was a unique geared mechanism, constructed around 120 BC, probably by a very special manufacturer, astronomer and mathematician. It consisted of at least 35 gears, with axes, pointers and calibrated scales. The Mechanism could calculate the position of the Sun in the sky, the phases of the Moon and the dates of the eclipses of these two celestial bodies.
From ancient times until now, a total solar eclipse has a great interest. The total solar eclipse that occurred on 28 May 585 BC and which was successfully predicted by Thales from Miletus, caused the cease of hostilities between Lydians and Medes.
The construction of the replicas of the Antikythera Mechanism was carried out during the implementation of "The Functional Reconstruction of Antikythera Mechanism, The FRAMe project". The members of The FRAMe project are Aristeidis Voulgaris, constructor of astronomical instruments, Dr. Christoforos Mouratidis, mathematician and Andreas Vossinakis, industrial designer. For the construction of the models, the relevant bibliography and X-ray tomographies obtained from the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project (AMRP, http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/) were studied.
The FRAMe Project
Aristeidis Voulgaris
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