Solar Eclipse Will Occur on April 30 2022, Can It Be Observed from Indonesia?

KOMPAS.com – Solar eclipse become one of the most awaited astronomical phenomena. This year, solar eclipse The first will occur on April 30, 2022.

Quoted from Kompas.comA solar eclipse occurs when the earth, moon, and sun are in parallel lines. Then, the shadow of the moon fell on the earth and covered the sun.

It is called a total eclipse if the moon’s shadow covers the sun completely.

However, if the moon’s shadow is only able to partially cover the sun, this phenomenon is called partial solar eclipse.

Reported from Space (23/4/2022), the first solar eclipse this year is a partial solar eclipse.

Then, what? solar eclipse 30 April 2022 can be observed in Indonesia?

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Explanation of the BRIN Space Research Center

Unfortunately, the astronomical phenomenon that occurs at the end of this month cannot be observed from Indonesia.

This was conveyed by the professor of astronomy and astrophysics from the Center for Space Research of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Thomas Djamaluddin.

According to Thomas, a partial solar eclipse can only be observed from South America on April 30, 2022 local time.

“Partial solar eclipse only observed in South America,” Thomas told Kompas.com, Sunday (24/4/2022) morning.

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