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Not many of us have the opportunity to witness a comet, lunar or solar eclipse since some happens over more than decades to take place. And now it’s time for Malaysian to witness it!
Known as the “ring of fire”, the annular solar eclipse will take place this Thursday (26 December) between 1:21pm to 1:23pm at Tanjung Piai and 1:46pm to 1:50pm at Serian.
People in Kukup, Tanjung Pelepas, Selatan Nusajaya dan Pengerang in the south of Johor and in Bau, Kota Samarahan, and Sri Aman, Sarawak will also be able to witness the solar eclipse.
The rest of Malaysia will experience a partial solar eclipse that will start around 10:30am to 3:30pm!
The last annular solar eclipse took place 21 years ago and if you miss the one happening this Thursday, you’ll have to wait another 22 years before the next one.
If you’re planning to watch the solar eclipse, here are the ways to view it safely:
- Do not look directly at the sun
- Do not use homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark sunglasses
- Use special-purpose solar filters, such as eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers, to view the eclipse
- Read and follow filter instructions and supervise children
- In any stage of eclipse, do not look at the sun through a camera, telescope, binoculars or other optical device, and never use solar filters with these devices, as concentrated solar rays will damage them and can cause serious eye injury
- Inspect your solar filter before use; if it is scratched or damaged, discard the filter
- Pinhole projection is a safe way to view the sun in indirect fashion; Exploratorium provides instruction on "How to Build a Sun Viewer" and other methods of safely viewing the sun
Are you planning to watch the solar eclipse? Share this with your friends and family that you want to view it with!
Info via Bernama
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