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Solar eclipse The first of this year will last a few more days. Where is the location of the natural event and how to witness it?
Quoted from SpaceSaturday (4/23/2022) the partial solar eclipse will take place on April 30, 2022, which will occur throughout Antarctica, South America at its southern tip, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Indonesia? unfortunately will not experience the seconds when the Sun is blocked by the Moon’s disk.
Partial solar eclipse This will occur starting at 14:45 EDT local time or 01:45 WIB on May 1, 2022. Meanwhile, the peak of the eclipse will be at 16:41 EDT local time or 03:41 WIB.
For Indonesian citizens who want to watch this partial solar eclipse online.
Happening solar eclipse This is because the moon passes directly in front of the sun perfectly, but doesn’t completely close on April 30.
If it is completely closed, then what happens is a total solar eclipse. Meanwhile, this year, there will be no total solar eclipse, because the phenomenon will be in 2023.
The next partial solar eclipse is scheduled for October 25. Then, a total lunar eclipse will follow this partial lunar eclipse just two weeks later on May 16.
For information, the sun is approximately 400 times larger than the moon, but the moon orbits the Earth approximately 400 times closer than the Earth orbits the sun.
Sometimes, the moon is close enough and in the right position to completely cover the sun from Earth’s perspective for up to 7.5 minutes. However, that situation only occurs every 18 months. Partial eclipses are more common.
Watch Videos “Sightings of an annular solar eclipse in various countries“
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