JAKARTA, iNews.id – The year will soon change. But at the end of this year, there are still a number of phenomena astronomy interesting that you can see. Curious what this phenomenon is?
According to records from the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), there are at least 7 astronomical phenomena that will occur at the end of this year. The following is a list of phenomena that occur at the end of the year.
1. Ursid Meteor Shower (December 23)
This meteor shower can be seen from 01.00 local time until the end of the sea or 25 minutes before sunrise. The intensity of the Ursid meteor shower ranges from 0.9 to 2.8 meteors per hour for the territory of Indonesia.
2. Longest Synodic Day (26 December)
Synodic days vary between 23 hours 59 minutes 38 seconds on September 18 to 24 hours 00 minutes 30 seconds on December 26. This is caused by the oval of the Earth’s orbit and the angle formed between the equator and the ecliptic, also known as declination.
3. Phases of the Late New Moon (December 27)
The peak of the final new moon phase occurred at 09.23 WIB/10.23 WITA/11.23 WIT.
Editor: Dini Listiyani
