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Press Release: Partial Solar Eclipse on June 21, 2020

webmaster — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Bandar Seri Begawan – People in this country will have the opportunity to witness the rare sun eclipse on Sunday afternoon, June 21, 2020. The cosmic event will be expected to begin at 3.10 p.m. and ends at 5.23 p.m.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is perfectly aligned between the sun and the earth. During the partial eclipse, the moon never completely covers the sun.

Above: Looking West from Brunei Darussalam during the solar eclipse phenomena on Sunday, 21 June 2020. Picture shows the position of the sun and the moon in the sky.

The phenomenon of a partial solar eclipse will last for 2 hours 13 minutes, where throughout this event the Moon will obscure a small fraction of the sun. During the greatest eclipses, i.e. at 4.22 p.m., nearly 28 percent of the sun will be covered by the Moon.

People who wish to observe this phenomenon are advised not to look at the sun directly. Some of the safe methods of watching the sun eclipse are employed by using Shade 14 Welding Glasses, solar filters or by telescope projection.

In conjunction of the upcoming eclipse event, the Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD) in collaboration with the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) and Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPUSB) will organize an online Facebook Live discussion “Astronomy Talk: The Phenomenon of Solar Eclipse”.

This general astronomy talk programme will provide an opportunity for the public and netizens to interact with astronomy and falak syarie experts on the phenomenon of sun eclipse which will be livestreamed from 8.30 p.m. on Friday,19 June 2020.

While the solar eclipse observation session will be brought directly online on 21 June 2020 from several strategic locations in the four districts of Brunei Darussalam by PABD. The programme is organized in collaboration with the MY-East Asia Universe Awareness Solar Eclipse (MY-EAUNIVASE) project under the partnership network of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) National Outreach Coordinators in nine East Asian countries.

Members of the public can view the live streaming of these phenomenon starting at 2.45 p.m. until 5.30 p.m. The observations are dependent on weather conditions.

Above: Stages of the partial solar eclipse on June 21, 2020, from Brunei Darussalam

Both programmes can be viewed via PABD’s social media page www.facebook.com/bruneiastronomy

The phenomenon of the next solar eclipse will occur again in Brunei on Thursday, 20 April 2023.

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Facebook Live Bincang Santai Astronomi: Fenomena Gerhana Matahari

webmaster — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:05:53 +0000

Rakaman Penstriman Program Bincang Santai Astronomi: Fenomena Gerhana Matahari

Program astronomi umum ini akan memberikan peluang kepada orang ramai dan netizen berinteraksi bersama pakar-pakar falak dan astronomi mengenai kejadian gerhana matahari. Perbincangan ini akan disiarkan seperti jadual berikut:

Tarikh: 19 Jun 2020 / 27 Syawal 1441H (Jumaat)
Masa: 8.30 malam – 9.30 malam.
Lokasi livestream: facebook.com/bruneiastronomy

Anjuran: Persatuan Astronomi Negara Brunei Darussalam (PABD)

Dengan kerjasama: Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) dan Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPUSB)

Hos / Panel Moderator: Awg. Muhd. Fahmie bin Hj. Awg. Metussin, PABD

Panel Pakar 1:           Md Qawiem Hj Md Jamil, Exco PABD & UBD
Panel Pakar 2:           Prof Dr Ibnor Azli Ibrahim, UNISSA
Panel Pakar 3:           Dr Mohd. Hilmy Baihaqy bin Haji Awang Yussof, KUPU SB

2011 Apr 21 Star Gazing At UBD

webmaster — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:00:14 +0000

Written by Abdul Aziz Pandin Thursday, 21 April 2011

Bandar Seri Begawan – A Group of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) students from the BEd General Science programme set up a star gazing session at the university’s Chancellor Hall’s car park Tuesday night. The students who have studied Astrophysics, as part of their course, had a closer look at parts of our solar system. The group was led by Dyg Marlizayati Johari, a Physics lecturer who is currently giving lectures on Astrophysics, Awang Hazarry bin Hj Ali Ahmad ant Awang Hj Mohamad Azri bin Hj Awang Ibrahim from the Brunei Astronomy Society were also present with their equipment to help in the star gazing session.Since the night sky was clear, the group was able to see planet Saturn, a nebula, some constellations and also the moon.

Also present were some of the family members of the participants. — Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin