Solar Eclipse: Types and Processes It Occurs

KOMPAS.com – Solar eclipse is a celestial phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned in the same plane, and the moon passes between the Earth and the sun to partially or completely cover the Sun.

Solar eclipses, especially total eclipses, always attract the attention of many sky watchers.

However, regardless of how much of the Sun is obscured by the Moon’s shadow, looking directly at the Sun with the naked eye is not allowed.

Preferably, use a shield to see solar eclipsesuch as sunglasses, telescopes, binoculars, or by using the projection method.

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Reported from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), a solar eclipse occurs when the position of the Moon is in line with the Earth and the Sun so that it completely or partially obscures the view of the Earth from the Sun.

The moon’s shadow will fall on the Earth’s position according to its path and cause darkness for a while.

The process of the occurrence of a solar eclipse is gradual. As the Moon moves to cover the Sun, the last rays of the Sun will be seen passing through the valleys on the Moon until it is finally completely covered in total phase, leaving the rays of the solar corona that stick out from the Moon’s edge.

After that, the moon will shift until the sun looks whole again.

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In the total phase of a solar eclipse, there are several interesting things that can be observed.

Because the intensity of the Sun’s light decreases, things on Earth will appear dark.

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