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Darkness will envelop 11 Indonesian cities during a total solar eclipse on the morning of March 9. This will be the first such eclipse to take place in Indonesia in the 21st century. "It will be a particularly special eclipse for Indonesia, as its path will move from West to East," said Premana W. Premadi, an astronomy professor at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. This phenomenon can only happen during a new moon. The positions, direction of movement and relative distances of the earth, moon and sun all determine whether the eclipse will be partial, annular, or total.
March 1, 2016
Darkness will envelop 11 Indonesian cities during a total solar eclipse on the morning of March 9. This will be the first such eclipse to take place in Indonesia in the 21st century. "It will be a particularly special eclipse for Indonesia, as its path will move from West to East," said Premana W. Premadi, an astronomy professor at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. This ph
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