{"id":1809,"date":"2025-04-16T18:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T01:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debinitiative.org\/main\/?page_id=1809"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T16:36:12","slug":"tse-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debinitiative.org\/main\/tse-27\/","title":{"rendered":"TSE 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;2027 August 2 Total Solar Eclipse&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/debinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Africa_path_satellite_Morocco_base-copy.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Africa_path_satellite_Morocco_base copy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Map by Xavier Jubier, http:\/\/xjubier.free.fr<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The August 2, 2027 total solar eclipse path of totality sweeps across Morocco, Spain, the United Kingdom (Gibraltar), Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia. This is a long total solar eclipse with the maximum duration of \u00a06 minutes and 23 seconds occurring in Egypt. While a single site will see totality for an average minutes,\u00a0 the total network of DEB Observers will see a combined totality of 2 hours, 21 minutes and 2 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DEB is currently looking for volunteer team leaders to form science observation teams that will collect telescopic solar data during the 2 August 2027 Total Solar Eclipse in the path of totality in Africa.\u00a0 \u00a0DEB will consider adding additional teams outside of the path of totality for partial eclipse observations.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Required Equipment<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> A limited number of observation setups are available for donation to team leaders. Teams retain their observation equipment after observations and are encouraged to continue participating in ongoing solar flare observations and outreach events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The current DEB setup is consists of the following:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mount: iOptron Skyhunter Eq\/AZ\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Telescope: Askar FMA 180 Pro<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Camera: Neptune-M Player 1 Camera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Solar Filter: 60mm Solar Filter, Rainbow Symphony, Black Polymer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Adapter: ZWO M42 to M48 Extender (61.5mm), ZWO T2-M48-16.5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Extension Tube Kit: SVVONY, SKU: F9190A<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Laptop: Dell Inspiron 15 3520, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DEB Teams using their own equipment need to meet these requirements:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(1) a telescope and camera combination with a field-of-view of at least 1.6 x 1.6 degrees, preferably closer to 2.6 x 2.6 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(2) a telescope aperture of at least 30mm, preferably 40mm or larger<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(3)\u00a0 a camera with at least 2000 x 2000 pixels (or larger) and 12-bit digitization (or more)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(4) a tracking mount with at least sidereal tracking, or ideally solar motion tracking<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #ffffff;\">For the DEB Initiative volunteer data capture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(1) ability to cycle through a sequence of 7 exposures from 0.1 msec to 400 msec<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(2) ability to rapidly store images with exposure and time of image information in the header, ideally as FITS files<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(3) ability to calibrate the time of image clock to about +\/- 1 sec accuracy (likely computer clock calibrated with internet time signal)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">(4) ability to capture dark calibration frames at all exposures, and ideally flat and bias frames as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Criteria for volunteer team leaders<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<ul start=\"1\" data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:false,&quot;orderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Be located in or willing to travel with your team to the path of totality<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Complete online training and participate in practice sessions prior to the eclipse.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Recruit your own observation team with a minimum of two people, including yourself.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Carry out eclipse day observations from your predetermined location regardless of viewing conditions.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; 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