Bandung –
The astronomical phenomena will occur throughout 2023. There are 24 astronomical phenomena that took place this year.
What are the astronomical phenomena in 2023?
quoted detikjabar from detikEdu which launched the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) website and Live Science, Sunday (8/1/2023), 24 astronomical phenomena this year include four eclipses consisting of two lunar eclipses and two eclipses solar. Only three can be seen from Indonesia, namely a hybrid solar eclipse (April 20), a penumbral lunar eclipse (May 5-6), and a partial lunar eclipse (October 29).
Here are 24 astronomical phenomena throughout the year 2023:
1. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on January 4th
2. Micro full moon on January 7th
3. Triple conjunction Moon-Venus-Saturn January 23rd
4. Indonesian peak period February-April and September-October
5. Triple conjunction Moon-Venus-Jupiter February 21-23 and March 22-24
6. Occultation of Venus by the Moon (Occultation of lunar Venus) March 24
7. April 20 hybrid solar eclipse
8. The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower is April 22-23
9. Penumbral lunar eclipse of May 6 and partial lunar eclipse of October 29
10. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 6
11. Triple Moon-Jupiter Mercury conjunction May 17-18
12. The conjunction of the triangle Moon-Venus Mars May 22-25 and June 22
13. The culmination of the Kaaba – Qibla Alignment Days May 28 and July 15
14. Mars-Venus-Moon-Mercury Quartet Conjunction July 20-22
15. Triple conjunction and triangle Mars-Venus-Mercury July 23-August 5
16. The Delta-Aquarius meteor shower peaks on July 30-31
17. Super Full Moon August 1-2
18. The Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 13
19. Triangular and triple conjunctions Mars-Mercury-Moon August 18-19
20. Super Blue Moon-Saturn conjunction August 30-31
21. The Orionid meteor shower peaks on October 21-22
22. Jupiter-Full Moon conjunction throughout the night of October 28th
23. The Leonid meteor shower peaks on November 18
24. The peak of the Geminids meteor shower is December 14-15
According to BRIN, the meteor shower phenomenon has absolutely no impact on Earth. The reason is that meteorites and the remaining dust of asteroids and comets that pass through the Earth’s orbit are completely burned by the Earth’s atmosphere, due to their size of less than 300 meters.
This article was originally posted on detikEdu by title To complete! 24 astronomical phenomena for 2023: there will be 4 solar and lunar eclipses. Read more here.
(bbn/bbn)
