Kaleidoscope 2020: 5 eclipses seen from Indonesia page all

KOMPAS.com – Celestial phenomena that occur always get attention from the public, including with eclipse.

During 2020, there will be several eclipses that can be witnessed from Indonesia.

At least, there were four moon eclipse and one solar eclipse since the beginning of the year.

The following is information about the eclipse that can be seen from the country during the past year:

On January 11, 2020, moon eclipse penumbra greets Indonesia. This will be the first lunar eclipse to pass through the country in 2020.

Moon eclipse penumbra is an event when the Moon enters the shadow of the Earth’s penumbra. This condition causes the Moon to be visible in dim light.

This event is one of the consequences during the full moon phase, which can be predicted in advance.

This phenomenon is indistinguishable from an ordinary full moon, because only a pseudo-shadow covers the disc of the moon.

The full moon eclipse that occurred at that time could be observed from all parts of Indonesia, starting at 00.07 WIB until 04.12 WIB.

Also read: Note, This is a List of Astronomical Phenomena December 16-22, 2020

2. Lunar eclipse penumbra and full moon of strawberries

Phenomenon moon eclipse The penumbra and the strawberry full moon that don’t differ long can be witnessed from Indonesia on 6 June 2020.

This phenomenon that occurs is the 67th member of 71 members in the Saros 111 series.

Meanwhile, the full moon is a regular full moon that occurs in June.

On June 21, 2020, parts of Indonesia can witness the celestial phenomenon in the form of solar eclipse ring.

The eclipse occurs when the disc of the Moon appears smaller than the disc of the Sun.

This results in the end of the dark shadow (umbra) of the Moon not falling on the surface of the Earth, thus forming an extension of the Moon’s shadow called the antumbra.

The area affected by the antumbra will experience a ring solar eclipse. This phenomenon is different from the previous year, because it coincides with the summer solstice, which is called the Solstice Ring of Fire.

Also read: Like This A Ring Solar Eclipse Is Seen in Aceh, The Cover Is Quite Large

4. Penumbra Moon eclipse

On July 5, 2020, Indonesia again experienced a penumbra lunar eclipse. This natural phenomenon almost coincides with the Full Moon which occurs on the same day, at 11.44 WIB.

However, this celestial phenomenon cannot be observed from all over Indonesia.

5. Penumbra lunar eclipse

Indonesia experienced its last lunar eclipse in 2020 on November 30, 2020. The penumbra lunar eclipse associated with this time will occur on December 11, 2038.

This phenomenon can be observed from all over Indonesia, but it depends on the time of the eclipse. The duration of the eclipse is 4 hours 20 minutes 59 seconds.

Apart from Indonesia, the entire process of this penumbra lunar eclipse can be seen in most of North America and the Pacific Ocean.

Also read: Penumbra Lunar Eclipse Monitoring Link

Source: Kompas.com (Ahmad Naufal, Ellyvon Pranita, Vina F / Editor: Inggried D, Virdita R, Gloria S)

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