Report from West Java Tribune Journalist, Muhamad Nandri Prilatama
TRIBUNJABAR.ID, BANDUNG – There are always astronomical phenomena that occur and are interesting to observe, especially certain phenomena.
Researcher from the space research center, aviation and space research organization BRIN, Farahhati Mumtangana, explained in detail the astronomical phenomena that will occur during 2024.
According to him, on January 3, for example, there was a phenomenon where the earth reached perihelion, which is the closest point the earth has to the sun.
Furthermore, the new moon occurs on January 11 and January 12, the phenomenon of Mercury at maximum western elongation where the elongation of the planet is the angle between the sun and the planet with the earth as the reference point so that is the best time to see the planet Mercury.
“There are several dates for Mercury’s maximum western elongation events, such as May 9, September 5 and December 25. Meanwhile, Mercury’s maximum eastern elongation is on March 24, July 22 and November 16,” he said in his statement, Sunday (11/14/2024 ).
He also added that in February 2024 there will only be the phenomenon of a new moon and a full moon on February 12.
Then, in March there is a new moon on March 10 and a full moon on March 25, and on March 20 there is an equinox phenomenon where the sun will shine right on the Equator and the amount of day and night is almost the same throughout the world, then the planet Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation on March 24.
“To observe phenomena, it is also necessary to pay attention to the presentation of lunar illumination in relation to lunar phases.”
“The new moon is better for observing than the full moon because the light is too bright, outshining other sky objects,” he said.
Farah said that the moon phase calendar can be obtained from various sources and applications moon phasesoftware stellarium.
Throughout 2024, three phenomena will occur supermoonnamely September 18, October 17 and November 15.
Then, there will be a phenomenon bluemoonnamely the fourth full moon (this phenomenon is extra because usually in one season there are only 3 full moons) which occurred on August 19.
“There will be an eclipse phenomenon in 2024, but unfortunately it will not cross Indonesian territory. “However, it can be taken into consideration if you want to plan a tour or expedition to chase the eclipse,” said Farah.
Source: West Java Tribune
2024-01-14 07:44:27
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