TRIBUNJOGJA.COM – Tribunners, the supermoon phenomenon which causes the night sky to be brighter than usual will occur tomorrow Tuesday (1/8/2023).
Quoting Kompas.com, this was revealed by an astronomy and astrophysics researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Clara Yono Yatini.
Clara revealed, supermoon is a phenomenon that occurs when the full moon is at the closest distance to the earth.
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“This happens because the moon’s trajectory around the Earth is not perfectly round, rather elliptical (oval),” explained Clara to Kompas.com, Sunday (30/7/2023).
During a supermoon, the moon will appear larger, closer, and brighter than usual.
“A full moon occurs when the moon is directly opposite the sun, Earth between them,” explains Clara.
This condition causes the entire surface of the moon facing the Earth to reflect sunlight.
So, so that you don’t get even more curious, let’s take a look at a number of supermoon facts, Tribunners:
1. Can be watched in Indonesia
According to Clara, this supermoon phenomenon can be witnessed in all parts of Indonesia.
We don’t even need aids to see it.
According to him, there is no significant peak time to witness the supermoon. “All night it won’t make a difference. As long as the weather supports all night, the moon will appear bright,” he said.
2. In 2023, there will be four supermoons
In 2023, there are a total of four supermoons and this has happened once on Monday (3/6/2023).
Source: Tribun Jogja
2023-07-31 02:43:31
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