THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF MARCH 9, 2016
* Can be witnessed in Aceh
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| A total solar eclipse is seen in Longyearbyen on Svalbard, image from Reuters |
ScienceLovers in Lhokseumawe - Institute for Astronomy (LKIF) College of Islamic Studies (STAIN)
Malikussaleh Lhokseumawe informed that the total solar eclipse will occur on
March 9, 2016. The eclipse will take place over two hours (6:20 to 8:32 pm) it
can only be seen on the mainland Indonesia alone, including in Aceh.
In order to prepare a pivotal moment to
witness the rare natural phenomenon, the Office of the National Aeronautics and
Space Agency (Lapan) Bandung has appointed Lhokseumawe as a national standard
observation point.
"Our plan, the location will be
placed over the area Bukit Gua Japan Blang Panyang Lhokseumawe, because the
criteria are very suitable," said Chairman LKIF STAIN, TGK Ismail Is, to
the Porch in Lhokseumawe.
According to TGK Ismail, since the total
solar eclipse will be visible in Indonesia, then Lapan on 14 April 2014 and has
organized national workshops. Present 40 institutions and agencies that are
considered important and competent for the success of the national observation.
One of them is LKIF STAIN Lhokseumawe which is the sole representative of Aceh Province.
In the workshop, said TGK Ismail,
Lhokseumawe designated as one of the national observation point, so it began
now have to prepare a variety of facilities in accordance with the national.
"To where it fits in the Cave of Japan, but the obstacle now is the
problem of limited equipment, such as automated telescopes national standards
and national standard sun glasses," he said.
For automated telescopes and subdistricts
sun should be at least five units each. While owned LKIF STAIN currently only
two automated telescopes. "We need tools such as telescopes up to five
units, as predicted will be a lot of tourists from different countries who come
to see this natural phenomenon. Therefore, now we are looking for support to be
able to get the appropriate equipment standard Lapan, "said TGK Ismail Is.
From Bandung
reported, Lapan together with the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) has
formed a national committee for the observation and study a total solar eclipse
in 2016. In addition to scientific activities, there are also proposals to make
it a natural event as a tourist attraction. Ready to welcome a number of areas,
including Aceh.
Proposed total solar
eclipse as a tourist attraction to the fore in a national workshop at the
Auditorium Lapan, Bandung, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Representatives of the
Ministry of Tourism, Aceh, Bangka-Belitung, and Pontianak, for example,
expressed readiness to engage in the national committee. They were eager to
pick up tourists to witness the rare event in their respective regions.
A total solar
eclipse, said the former director of the observatory, Bambang Hidayat, will
take place on March 9, 2016. All parts of Indonesia on that day to experience
the eclipse, but which actually total only in some areas.
"Total solar
eclipse that occurred in Indonesia at 7:15 pm," he said Tuesday.
Lapan and ITB
already noted some foreign researchers and astronomers interested in coming to
Indonesia to observe the total solar eclipse of 2016. For example, from
Australia, the USA, Japan, France, Britain, Austria, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Lapan itself, when
the eclipse will examine the ionosphere in Singapore, Bandung, Manado and
Kupang. Then astronomers from the observatory will observe the sun in Halmahera
and Ternate, as well as test the pendulum theory Allais effect.
Source : aceh.tribunnews.com
