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This is the astronomical phenomenon that is happening in Indonesia throughout 2022. PHOTO/IST
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A rare planetary alignment phenomenon occurred in June. As of June 4, 2022, there are five to six planets aligned with each other.
The planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.
Andi Pangerang, a researcher at the LAPAN Space Science Center at the National Research and Innovation Agency, said this phenomenon of parallel planets will continue until June 28-30, 2022.
Aligned planets are classified as a rare phenomenon because the rotation time taken by each planet is different. Therefore, this phenomenon can be enjoyed again after 18-19 years.
This phenomenon is one among many other phenomena. There are still other astronomical phenomena that occurred in the year i
Here are some astronomical phenomena that will occur in 2022.
1. Hidden Venus
The occultation of Venus is one of the natural astronomical phenomena that will occur in 2022. According to sindonews.com, an occultation is an event in which a celestial body that appears smaller is blocked by another celestial body that appears largest when viewed from Earth.
This event can occur when the configuration of the three celestial bodies form a straight line in the solar system
This Venus-blocked Moon phenomenon occurred on May 27, 2022.
In Indonesia, the occultation of Venus can be enjoyed from morning to noon. Not only Indonesia, also the people of Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia can enjoy this astronomical phenomenon.
2. Super full moon
The Super Full Moon, also known as the Perigean Full Moon phenomenon, can occur when the Moon is experiencing a full moon phase and at the same time the Moon is at its closest point to the Earth (Perige).
It only occurs at least once a year, but this year the Perige Full Moon phenomenon appears to occur on June 14-15 and July 13-14, 2022.
The LAPAN Space Science Center (Pussainsa) observed that the peak of the Super Full Moon occurred on June 14 at 18:51 local time at a distance of 357,658 kilometers, and on July 14 at 13:37 local time at a distance of 357,416 kilometres.
4. Occult Uranus
In Indonesia, the occultation of Uranus occurs when the Moon is in its final waxing phase at 15.2-15.3% illumination. This phenomenon will appear to occur from before to after sunrise.
The longest occultation of Uranus occurred in Manokwari, West Papua from 05:23 local time for 1 hour 19 minutes. Meanwhile, the shortest occultation took place in Balikpapan, where it could be observed for only 16 minutes from 04:30 in the morning local time.
According to Pussainsa LAPAN, the phenomenon that occurred on June 25, 2022 had also occurred in 2006 and is likely to repeat itself in 2030.
5. Perseid meteor shower
The peak of the Perseid meteor shower phenomenon occurred from August 13 to 14. The intensity of the rain that occurs reaches 100 meteors/hour.
The intensity of the Perseid meteor shower in each part of Indonesia can be different. This depends on the height of the radiant point. According to Pussainsa LAPAN, the intensity of the Perseid meteor shower is divided into:
Sabang (37.8ยฐ): 61 meteors/hour
Rote Island (20.9ยฐ): 36 meteors/hour
According to the time, the Perseid meteor shower can be seen at 23:00 for the Sabang area. Meanwhile on Rote Island, this phenomenon can be witnessed from 1 PM to 25 minutes before sunrise.
In contrast to the occultation of Uranus, which requires instruments to witness, the Perseid meteor shower can be seen with the naked eye, although it can be blocked by moonlight.
When looking at it, make sure the sky is clear, unobstructed, and free from light pollution.
6. Total lunar eclipse
The phenomenon of a total lunar eclipse can still be expected because it has not yet happened. This phenomenon is the twentieth of 72 eclipses of the Saros 136 series and is expected to occur on November 8th.
A total lunar eclipse can occur when the Moon, Earth and Sun are in a straight line. Pussainsa LAPAN predicts that the eclipse process from the beginning to the end of the penumbra can be seen in most of Indonesia.
The following is a record of the time and area to observe the occurrence of this phenomenon.
– The initial penumbra process cannot be observed in Indonesia.
– Part of the initial process can be enjoyed at 16:09 local time in Papua, West Papua, Seram Island, Halmahera Island, Aru Islands, Kei Islands and Tanimbar Islands regions.
– Total initial trial happened at 5:16 PM local time and can be enjoyed in the regions of Papua, West Papua, Maluku, North Maluku, Sulawesi, NTT, NTB, Bali, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and Kapuas Hulu.
– The peak of the eclipse occurred at 18:00 local time. The peak of the eclipse can be enjoyed all over Indonesia except: Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Bengkulu.
– The total final trial can be observed in all regions of Indonesia at 18:41 local time.
– The partial final trial can be observed throughout Indonesia at 19:49 local time.
– The final process of penumbra can be observed across Indonesia at 20:56 local time.
There is another impact on nature when a total lunar eclipse occurs. At that time, the tide will likely be higher than usual. After this year, a total lunar eclipse will occur again in September 2025, March 2025, December 2028, December 2029, April 2032 and October 2032.
7. Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids meteor shower phenomenon comes from the remains of the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. This phenomenon will probably be the closing astronomical phenomenon of this year. The Geminids meteor shower is expected to occur on December 14-15, 2022.
This phenomenon can be enjoyed directly even if it can be blocked by the light of the moon. The Geminids meteor shower will be visible in a north-easterly direction at 20.30 to the north-west 25 minutes before sunrise.
Falling with an intensity of 120 meteors/hour, this intensity varies in the areas of Sabang and Rote Island.
(wbs)