The
Solar eclipse is an event the position of the Moon, Sun and
Earth aligned and are in a straight line.
At that time the moon will pass between the Sun and Earth,
for some time the light of the Sun to the Earth will be hindered shadow of the
Moon. When it happens in the total phase covering the Sun, would appear corona
of the Sun will look like protruding from the edge of the areas covered by the
Moon.
Where the eclipse can be seen?
Total solar eclipse on March 9 tomorrow will occur in the
Indian Ocean and ends in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii USA. Indonesia is the
only country that can enjoy the total solar eclipse in the mainland.
Indonesia's total solar eclipse will traverse 12 provinces;
ranging from West Sumatra (South Page), South Sumatra (Palembang), Jambi,
Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung (Tanjung Pandan), Central Kalimantan (Palangkaraya),
East Kalimantan (Balikpapan), West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, West Sulawesi,
Central Sulawesi (Palu, Poso, Luwu), North Maluku (Ternate and Maba). But the
path of totality of the eclipse is not through all the towns in the province.
For those of you outside the region can enjoy the solar
eclipse, though not total, Medan (77.6%), Denpasar (76.44%), Makassar (88.54%),
Jayapura (73.79%). As for you in Jakarta and Java Island will witness a solar
eclipse around 50-60 percent.
Countries in Southeast Asia can also enjoy a partial solar
eclipse.
Monitoring of Solar Eclipse requires sunny weather
conditions and locations with a broad range of views, unobstructed tall
buildings and dense trees. The most suitable is in the open field and also on
the waterfront.
When will the solar eclipse began?
The solar eclipse will occur for two to three hours. However
eclipse reaches full phase only for one and a half to three minutes. In the
western parts of Indonesia eclipse started happening the morning, starting at
6:20 pm, and reached the peak of the eclipse at 7:25 pm. The solar eclipse will
end at 8:35 pm.
While in the central region of Indonesia The total solar eclipse
will occur at 7:25 pm, and the eastern region at 08:36 CEST.
How long total solar eclipse occurs? In a region at the
center of the eclipse path, phases of a total solar eclipse will occur in Seai,
South Pagai West Sumatra, for 1 minute 54 seconds, and the oldest is in Maba,
East Halmahera, North Maluku, which is 3 minutes 17 seconds. And then ended up
in the Pacific Ocean and Papua New Guinea, for 4 minutes 9 seconds.
Does the sun during eclipses cause blindness?
According to the Head of the National Institute of
Aeronautics and Space Space agency, Thomas Jamaluddin, see a total solar
eclipse can cause blindness is a modern-day myth. The truth is sunlight
everyday and when the eclipse is equally dangerous, for it not to see the sun
directly because it can harm the eye, the retina can be damaged.
And if you stare at the sun with a long period of time will
cause damage to the retina called solar retinopathy. The symptoms are black
dots on your eyes, and it is difficult to regenerate.
It could be when the total phase current total solar eclipse
occurs, the pupil dilated to capture as much light as possible because a dark
atmosphere. But when the total phase ends and the moon began to shift, the sun
will be bright again and then the harm the eyes.
You can enjoy the solar eclipse with special glasses that
can reduce light up to 100,000 times.
In addition pinhole projection can be used to view the total
solar eclipse. how to make; provide HVS last two holes in one of them with a
needle. Then place in parallel, one facing the sun, you will see the reflection
of the sun in another part of the paper.
When the total phase occurs, the eclipse can be seen with
the naked eye, but only a few minutes.
Another tool that can be used to view the eclipse namely
sunglasses or a roll of film for photos, and also former x-rays as well as the
inside of the diskette. But be aware that these tools can only be used to view
the eclipse with a time not too long.
Another way you can use is to see the reflection of the sun
in a bucket or tub.
Or the safest you can witness the total solar eclipse live
broadcast via internet sites, among others, belong to the Observatory Boscha
Bandung.
What should selfie when a total solar eclipse?
Free to view the eclipse and a solar eclipse photographed
selfie same time, should not be viewed directly. When the sun reached the phase
of total eclipse, when the safe is viewed directly, but it must be remembered
that only happens for one and a half to three minutes.
