ISt. Eustatius yikhaya lezikhungo zokuqala zomhlaba zaseCaribbean

• Indawo yokubukelwa kwamaplanethi eseLynch Plantation iyindawo eheha izivakashi eSt. Eustatius
• ISt. Eustatius planetarium dome ingamukela izivakashi ezingama-25 ngasikhathi sinye
• Njengamanje, azikho izindleko zokungena esikhungweni seplanethi saseSt.

Kunezinhlobo ezimbalwa nje zohlobo lwazo emhlabeni, futhi ngokusho kukaJaap Vreling, ezingeqile kwezinhlanu, kanti manje iSt.Eustatius (Statia) iyikhaya lesikhungo sokuqala samaplanethi eCaribbean.

Le phrojekthi yezemfundo eholwa nguJaap Vreling kanye noMnu Ishmael Berkel. UJaap ufundisa e-University of Amsterdam futhi ubeyingxenye yeDutch Research Group of Astronomy ngo-2010, lapho kwaqalwa khona iphrojekthi yedome. Nethimba labafundi bezinkanyezi baseyunivesithi abayi-14, wahamba nezindlu ezi-3 waya ezikoleni kulo lonke elaseNetherlands, ekhombisa, futhi kwesinye isikhathi enezinkanyezi ezihlanganiswa ezinhlelweni zesikole, njengoba ukuba khona kwesayensi yezwe esizeni kwakusiza njengokubalulekile ekufundiseni yaleso sihloko.

Iminyaka eminingana, uJaap wayefisa ukukwazi ukuletha isikhungo seplanethi eStatia. U-Ishmael Berkel wasesiqhingini, naye wayegcina lelo phupho, futhi kwabanjwa izingxoxo eziningi phakathi kwalaba bobabili ukuthola ukuthi bangalifeza kanjani. Bobabili bayakwazisa ukubaluleka kwalo kwezemfundo, bebona ukuthi lapho abafundi bevakashela amaplanethi ayehamba benentshisekelo enkulu yokufunda. Emazweni amaningi omhlaba, ukungcoliswa kokukhanya kwenza kube nzima ukujabulela isibhakabhaka ebusuku. IStatia ayikaze ibekelwe imingcele enjalo kodwa ngaphambi kwalokhu, bekungekho ncazelo elula ephindaphindekayo mayelana nokubonwayo. Indlela yobisi, izinkanyezi, amaplanethi, inyanga, ukuthi konke kuhlobana kanjani, ukuthi okhokho bakusebenzisa kanjani ukuzulazula besuka endaweni beya kwenye futhi nezinye izinto eziningi ezenzekayo endaweni yonke manje zingafundiswa ngaphakathi kwendawo ehlaba umxhwele yeziplanethi eStatia. Ukuvakashelwa kwamaplanethi kuye kwabonakala kunenzuzo kubafundi bayo yonke iminyaka, kusukela ekuqaleni kwenkulisa. Abafundi, nokho, akubona bodwa abazuzayo. Kungokuhlangenwe nakho wonke umuntu angakujabulela.

Iplanethiyamu ingokunye ukuheha izivakashi kulesi siqhingi. Etholakala eLynch Plantation, idome lingahlalisa abantu abangama-25 ngasikhathi sinye. Ziphethe isoftware yakamuva kulo mkhakha, izivakashi zizogutshuzelwa yizici zemidlalo yaseshashalazini yayo, okuholele kokuhlangenwe nakho okungokoqobo njengoba zihamba endaweni yonke. 

Ukuvulwa ngokusemthethweni kwenzeka ngoFebhuwari 23, 2021 neqembu elincane lezivakashi ezimenyiwe ezazikhona. Umphakathi wamukelekile ukuvakashela ngoFebhuwari 24, 25, no-26 kusuka ngo-9: 00 ekuseni kuya ku-12: 00 pm. Njengamanje, azikho izindleko zokungena njengoba kusesigabeni sazo sokushayela, noma kunjalo, abathuthukisi bakhombisile ukuthi imali yokungena ingagcina ikhokhisiwe.

“Ikusasa liqhakazile,” kusho uMnu. Berkel, “futhi silapha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bonke abantu baseStatians, abakhulu nabancane, banethuba lokulijabulela. Sicabanga nokuthi izivakashi ezivakashela isiqhingi sethu zizokwazi ukwengeza lokhu kukhanga kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kweholide. ”