So the lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018 may be called Super-Blue-Blood-Moon, "said Head of LAPAN as quoted T Wednesday in his article entitled" Total Moon Eclipse Prove the Earth Spherical: Flat "uploaded on his blog, tdjamaluddin.wordpress.com.
He further explained the total lunar eclipse January 31, 2018 will be seen throughout Indonesia. The process of eclipse starts at 18:48 pm.
Total lunar eclipse at 19.52-21: 08 hrs. The eclipse process ends at 22:11 pm.
The process, starting at 18:48 WIB the bottom (east side) of the full moon begins to darken by the shadow of the earth.
Then at 19.52 to 21:08 the moon becomes dark red when the full moon enters the shadow of the earth's core.
"The red color is caused by the refraction of sunlight by the earth's atmosphere," he explained.
After that slowly full light began to appear from the bottom right (East). And the eclipse process ends at 22:11 pm.
Previously reported the phenomenon of total lunar eclipse 'Super Blue Blood Moon' at the end of January is said to be seen clearly by the people of Indonesia.
Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati, warned that the phenomenon of a rare lunar eclipse will occur on January 31.
The process of this eclipse will be observed from Indonesia clearly.
According to Dwikorita's explanation regarding the total lunar eclipse map of January 31 in Indonesia, there are seven phases of lunar eclipses that will occur.
"The phases are the eclipse start (P1), the partial eclipse starts (U1), the total eclipse starts (U2), the peak of the eclipse, the total eclipse ends (U3), the eclipse partially ends (U4), and the eclipse ends (P4)," said Dwikorita, in Central Jakarta, Monday (29/1/2018).
In Indonesia, when the moon rises and is in full phase at around 20.30 WIB, January 31, 2018, the total lunar eclipse will be in the peak phase.
The event will last approximately 77 minutes, in which people across Indonesia will see the moon turning red.
"As seen on the map, the entire eclipse process can be observed in the Pacific Ocean, as well as the eastern parts of Asia, Indonesia, Australia, and northwestern America," Dwikorita said.
In aceh , Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta and the entire province of Sumatra, the phases of P1 and U1 will be clearly visible as they occur just above these areas.
Overall, eclipse events from the initial phase to the end will last about six hours, starting at 17:00 pm until 23:00 pm.
In addition to eastern Asia, this rare lunar eclipse can also be seen in the western parts of Asia, the Indian Ocean, eastern Africa, and eastern Europe.