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Live Stream of Jan 31st Total Lunar Eclipse from Brunei

webmaster — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:00:06 +0000

Eclipse of the Moon: Visibility, Time and Phases

The eclipse will be visible from North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North/East Africa, North America, North/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica on the 31st January 2018.

The table below shows the time (in Brunei Local Time) at different stages of the Total Lunar Eclipse on January 31, 2018 from Brunei Darussalam:

*Time*	*Phases*	*Direction of the Moon (from North)*	*Altitude of the Moon*
18:51 Wed, 31 Jan	*Penumbral Eclipse begins:* The Earth’s penumbra start touching the Moon’s face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.	73°	6.3°
19:48 Wed, 31 Jan	*Partial Eclipse begins:* Partial moon eclipse starts – moon is getting red.	73°	19.4°
20:51 Wed, 31 Jan	*Total Eclipse begins:* Total moon eclipse starts – completely red moon.	72°	34.0°
21:29 Wed, 31 Jan	*Maximum Eclipse:* Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.	71°	42.8°
22:07 Wed, 31 Jan	*Total Eclipse ends:* Total moon eclipse ends.	68°	51.4°
23:11 Wed, 31 Jan	*Partial Eclipse ends:* Partial moon eclipse ends.	58°	65.3°
00:08 Thu, 1 Feb	*Penumbral Eclipse ends:* The Earth’s penumbra ends.	32°	75.7°

[Source: www.timeanddate.com]

How does the moon eclipse look like in Brunei?

This video shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Brunei. This is a simulation made by a software, StarryNight Pro.

http://www.bruneiastronomy.org/download/2018LE/20180131_BSB_LunarEclipse.mp4

When is the next eclipse visible in Brunei?

	Date of eclipse in Brunei	Visibility
	28 Jul 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse	Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Africa, South in North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	17 Jul 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	26 Dec 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse in East in Europe, Much of Asia, North/West Australia, East in Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean

How to watch Live Stream of Jan 31, 2018 Lunar Eclipse?

Live Stream of Jan. 31st Total Lunar Eclipse from Brunei

Please follow these steps to enjoy video streams of the phenomenon:

Please go to Brunei Astronomy Facebook site and Click Here to view video live feed from Mini-Observatory in Keriam, Tutong. Brunei Darussalam from 6.30 pm on the day of the eclipse.
Look for new video posting on the site (which has “live” posted on the video)

Where can I go for Eclipse Observation in Brunei ?

Kontena Park in Aggerek Desa from 6.45 pm

[Please email us, if you are organizing any eclipse observation]

Total Eclipse of the Moon Sunat Prayer

The Eclipse Sunat Prayer will be held at all mosques, surau and religious halls nationwide on the night of the phenomenon. The Sunat prayer will take place after Fardu Isyak prayer. The focal point of the event will be at the Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in the capital. Source: RTB

Brilliant Geminid Meteor Shower Dazzles Brunei Sky

webmaster — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:30:42 +0000

Bandar Seri Begawan – In the predawn hours of December 13, 2015, as the Earth began to sweep through a dense remains of debris from asteroid 3200 Phaethon, these falling space debris burned up in the atmosphere and caused bright flashes in the sky known as shooting stars or geminids meteor showers.

The Geminid shower got its name from the constellation of Gemini or the Twins. From Tutong, there were about 10 meteors in an hour visibled on that morning. The rate is expected to increase as the annual geminid meteor shower peaks tonight (13-14 December 2015). That is when more than 50 shooting stars might be visible every hour (depending on your location/sky). Geminids can be spotted starting between 10 pm and before sunrise, and expected to peak at around 2 am.

The geminid meteor on Dec 13, 2015 at 2 am from Tutong, Brunei. A bright meteor streak of light in the sky (indicates by an arrow).

The moonless night tonight will make geminids one of the best meteor shower for this year. Star gazers will be looking for cloudless skies and location away from light pollution to catch the meteor shower. No equipment is required because a telescope or binoculars limits the view of the sky.

UPDATE (14 Dec 2015 @ 12 pm): Geminids meteor showers reports by some Bruneians on IG, FB and Twitter. Some had their chance to see the “shooting stars” while others were not due to poor weather. Even though the meteor reached its peak, there are still Geminid Meteors visible for a day or two after the peak although at a much reduced rate. Head up and clear sky!

Reports by meteor observers in Brunei

UPDATE (15 Dec 2015 @ 7.15 am): Let GoPro camera ran all night from 10pm last night until 2am in timelapse and amazingly one of hundreds shots had captured a bright post-peak Geminids meteor from Tutong, Brunei Darussalam, at around 1.30 am. Settings used are shown on the photo.

Geminid Meteor Shower with GoPro Hero 4

2010 Nov 10 Astronomy Night at Mahad Islam Brunei College

webmaster — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:46:10 +0000

2010 Nov 10 Astronomy Night at Mahad Islam Brunei College

On the evening of Nov 10, 2010, PABD was invited to give an astronomy talk and organising a stargazing at the Mahad Islam Brunei College in Tutong.

Attended at the event were Pg Shahdani (Vice Secretary), Md Azri (Exco) and Dyg Salmah (ExCo). The event was also supported by the Survey Deparment of Brunei.