Two Moon Total Eclipse in Indonesia

This year will be twice the total lunar eclipse can be seen in Indonesia, on June 16 and December 10, 2011. At that time, the moon will appear with new colors undergo a process of a long eclipse.

"Spectacular to behold," said Director of Bosscha Observatory, Lembang, West Java, Hakim L. Malasan.

Total lunar eclipse will occur on June 16, 2011 morning and can be seen from all regions in Indonesia. In the western part of Indonesia, the eclipse will begin at 1:25 until 5:04 pm (Western Indonesia Time). "The moon will begin at 2:25 and the total closed at 3:14 pm (Western Indonesia Time)," he said.

Hakim said the eclipse process is quite long or longer than usual total lunar eclipse. Because of the early morning until dawn, he advised Muslims to perform prayers before dawn eclipse. Usually lunar eclipse on the night, he said, but this time in the morning.

Natural phenomena is scheduled broadcast live over the Internet by Bosscha Observatory observations with net new moon and the government would conduct trials of new streaming. This cooperation, said Hakim, involves the observatory in Yogyakarta, Aceh, Pekanbaru, Lapan office in Pameungpeuk, and Mataram. "Recorded with binoculars, then broadcast on Interhet," he said.

Towards a Ramadan or fasting, the moment of the eclipse will also be used to test the calculation reckoning. As for astronomers, a total lunar eclipse can be used to see the level of cleanliness or dirtiness atmosphere.

When the eclipse of the moon, said Hakim, the sun still break through the cracks of the earth's atmosphere to reach the moon. Thus, in the sky, the moon does not seem lost or full black color as when a total solar eclipse. "The moonlight dimmed only; redness. That would be a gross measure of our atmosphere," he said.

The impact of this total eclipse of the moon to the earth only on the tides. According to Hakim, the eclipse can also be witnessed by residents of other countries around Indonesia to Micronesia and India.

The second total lunar eclipse this year will occur on December 10, 2011. In contrast to the eclipse of June 16, 2011, at the end of the eclipse will appear before midnight. The time starts at 19:46 pm (Western Indonesia Time), a total eclipse occurred at 21:04, and finished at 23:17 pm (Western Indonesia Time). *** [ANWAR SISWADI | KORAN TEMPO 3554]