Solar Eclipse in Jakarta

Written By Unknown on Friday, January 15, 2010 | 7:17 AM

Solar eclipse is expected to visited the Jakarta area until 16:00 pm. Natural phenomena has been seen since at 14:31 pm.

"Solar eclipse seen through 14:31 WIB Jakarta was apparent that the moon covered the sun's surface, but only approximately nine percent," says the narrator one of Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory, Amer told on Friday (15/1/2010).

Amer added that the public could see the sun eclipse in Jakarta with the help of special glasses or a movie made from the filter film materials contained on the disk.

Monitoring Okezone shows, the sun eclipse observation continues, but several factors such as the weather was overcast and the clouds become an obstacle to fully observe eclipses. "Approximately later ended up at 16.00 WIB," said Amer

Public enthusiasm to watch a lunar eclipse seen from the number of pupils of primary school who came to the Planetarium. Looks approximately 200 elementary school children who come from various areas in Jakarta could not wait to see the eclipse directly. In addition to the media and primary school students, the Planetarium also present a number of members of the scientific community such as the Amateur Astronomy Association Jakarta (HAAJ).

To observe this eclipse Planetarium provides two portable binoculars and a telescope static. These binoculars are not only used to observe solar eclipses but also used to observe to observe planets and stars.

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