The sun as center of the solar system is surrounded by planets. Each planet revolves around the sun based on its orbit. Earth is only planet which is acknowledge to be inhabited by people. Earth has a nature satellite that is moon. The moon revolves around the earth based on its orbit. Both of the earth and the moon revolve together around the sun. Revolution of the earth makes the earth having several seasons along year. Those seasons, winter, summer, autumn, and spring, are common event which we can feel in our daily life. The other event will happen because of revolution is eclipse, it is scarce thing. Both revolution of the earth and the moon will make rural natural event in the earth which can be seen by people from the earth. There are two eclipse which is known by people, those are lunar eclipse and solar eclipse. According to the calculation, a total solar eclipse will occur in large area of pacific on March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks all direct sunlight, turning day in to darkness.
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| Solar Eclipse |
This scarce thing will be impressing object, it can't be past vainly. The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years. The metonic cycle is a period to 19 years that is remarkable for being nearly a common multiple of the solar year and the synodic month (Wikipedia:
source). Indonesia is the only country which will be passed by path of total solar eclipse. Several provinces of Indonesia will be the best place to see this event. Those are Bengkulu, South Sumatera, Bangka Belitung, West Borneo, Center Borneo, South Borneo, East Borneo, West Sulawesi, Center Sulawesi, and North Maluku (north Moluccas). Besides Indonesia, several area such as Malaysia, Australia, India, Nepal, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, China, Japan, and Alaska also will experience the solar eclipse, but only partial. Mostly area of India and Nepal will experience partial solar eclipse. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Papua Guinea will undergo more than 50 percents of partial solar eclipse. Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand will experience about 50 percents of partial solar eclipse. While Australia, China, Japan, and Alaska will experience lesser than 50 percents of partial solar eclipse.
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| Path of Solar Eclipse on March 9, 2016 |
This table below shows approximation time of solar eclipse in several important areas which is passed by path of solar eclipse.
Note:
WIB : Western Indonesian Time
WITA : Central Indonesian Time
WIT : Eastern Indonesian Time
