The total solar eclipse will pass in 11 provinces in Indonesia on March 9. Indonesia is the only country that can enjoy a Total Solar Eclipse. During the total solar eclipse is a phenomenon often associated with blindness, is that correct? then how to look safe?
What's solar eclipse?
Solar eclipse is an event in which 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.
The solar eclipse can be seen anywhere?
Total solar eclipse on March 9 next will occur in the Indian Ocean and ends in the Pacific near Hawaii USA. Indonesia is the only country that can enjoy the total solar eclipse in the mainland.
The total solar eclipse will traverse 11 provinces; Bengkulu, Palembang, Jambi, Bangka Belitung, Palangkaraya, Sampit (Central Kalimantan), Balikpapan (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Barat, Palu, Poso, Luwuk (Central Sulawesi), West Sulawesi and Ternate and Halmahera (North Maluku).
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. But the 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 6:19 pm, and reached the peak of the eclipse at 7:21 pm. The solar eclipse will end at 08.30 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.
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 myth modern.Yang really is sunlight everyday and when the eclipse is equally dangerous, for it not to see the sun directly because it can harm the eyes , 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.
How do I view the eclipse safely?
Sunglasses or a roll of film for photos, and also a former photo X-rays can be used but is not necessarily safe to use because it does not see solar eclipse is equipped with a protection from ultraviolet (UV).
You can enjoy the solar eclipse with special glasses.
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.
Or the safest you can witness the total solar eclipse live broadcast via internet sites, among others, belong to the Observatory Boscha Bandung.
What can selfie when 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.
Seeing the sun image on the phone screen is not dangerous, that becomes the concern is when people look at the sun with the naked eye when setting the composition of the photo.
When was the total solar eclipse occurred again in Indonesia?
Total Solar Eclipse has several times occurred in Indonesia during the region before 2016, ie October 24, 1995, March 18, 1988, November 22, 1984, and June 11, 1983. The total solar eclipse will again occur in Indonesia on 20 April 2042 and 12 September 2053.
But the area of Indonesia would be crossed by the Ring and Total Solar Eclipse simultaneously on 20 April 2023 and 25 November 2049.