BMKG Ambon Monitors Lunar Eclipse In Martha Christina Tiahahu Statue Area Later In The Evening

AMBON - Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) Class 1 Geophysics Station Ambon, Maluku, will focus on monitoring the partial lunar eclipse in the Martha Christina Tiahahu Statue area, Karang Panjang area of Ambon this evening.

"We observed a partial lunar eclipse on Friday evening at the location of the Martha Christina Tiahahu Statue in the Karang Panjang area of Ambon", said the Head of the BMKG Geophysics Station Class 1 Ambon, Herlambang Hudha, quoted by Antara, Friday, November 19.

He said Friday evening's partial lunar eclipse can be seen with the naked eye at locations according to the phases of the partial lunar eclipse.

This partial lunar eclipse is harmless to the eye and is not associated with any catastrophe.

"Those who want to make observations can go directly to the area around Tugu Christina, we have prepared equipment to observe", he said.

The duration (length) of the eclipse from the beginning of the penumbral phase to the end of the penumbral phase will last for 6 hours 5 minutes 7 seconds.

While the duration of a partial lunar eclipse, from the beginning of the partial eclipse phase to the end of the partial phase will last for 3 hours 29 minutes 1 second.

The regions in Indonesia that can witness the longest eclipse are Papua and West Papua, from the peak phase of the eclipse to the end of the penumbra phase it will last for 3 hours 2 minutes 33 seconds.

He explained that the feature of the current partial lunar eclipse is that it is the longest partial lunar eclipse in this century. This is because the surface of the moon will be covered by 97.9 percent of the earth's umbra.

The public, he said, can also watch the partial lunar eclipse online live streaming on the http://www.bmkg.go.id/ page on Friday, November 19, 2021, in the afternoon to evening, starting at 15.00 WIB or 16.00 WITA or 17.00 WIT.