Ahead of the Hybrid Solar Eclipse, Bosscha Observatory Sends Observation Team to Kisar Island

From Lembang, the eclipse observed was a partial solar eclipse, with a maximum disk cover of 42.5 percent. This activity cooperates with the ITB Astronomy Study Program.

Observations for the Solar Eclipse will be held on Thursday, April 20 2023 at 08.30 to 12.30 WIB. Even so, eclipse observation at the Bosscha Observatory will only be attended by limited invitees.

Bosscha also explained that a solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and earth are in a position to line up, causing the moon’s shadow to fall on the moon’s surface.

In a Hybrid Solar Eclipse, there will be two solar eclipses at once, where the eclipse will begin as an annular solar eclipse, then a total solar eclipse, and end as an annular eclipse.

However, during the April 20 2023 eclipse, Indonesia will only be crossed by the path of a total solar eclipse.