{"id":8747,"date":"2021-05-15T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/?p=8747"},"modified":"2021-07-20T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T02:50:00","slug":"2021-may-26-total-lunar-eclipse-from-brunei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/2021\/05\/2021-may-26-total-lunar-eclipse-from-brunei\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 May 26 Total Eclipse of Supermoon from Brunei"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Total Lunar Eclipse Simulation from Brunei Darussalam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"May 26 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse Simulation\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8FZGHIjGINA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Poster_TLE20210526_cropped.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bandar Seri Begawan &#8211; People<\/strong> in this country will have a rare opportunity to watch an astronomical phenomenon, a total lunar eclipse, on the evening of Wednesday, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be the first total lunar eclipse since the July 2018 total eclipse in Brunei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA-1024x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA-1024x467.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA-1536x701.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_map_NASA-2048x934.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Total Lunar Eclipse of 2021 May 26 is visible from regions in eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas (Source: NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon.png\" alt=\"Total Eclipse of the Moon\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon.png 750w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Total Eclipse of the Moon (Source Timeanddate.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth and being in the Earth\u2019s dark shadow known as Umbra. Such occurrence is rare when the Sun, Earth and Moon are exactly aligned with the Earth being precisely in the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eclipse also coincides when the Moon gets closer (perigee) to the Earth during its orbit, a phenomenon nicknamed as Supermoon. At closest distance of 357,500 km, this spectacular event will cause the perigean eclipsed moon to appear larger-than-usual Moon in the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20180131 Total Lunar Eclipse at 21:01\" class=\"wp-image-1869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180131_TLE2101-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Total Lunar Eclipse on January 31, 2018 at 21:01 (The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eclipse Phases from Brunei Darussalam<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_TLE_diagram-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time-752x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_LE_time.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very shallow total eclipse. It has an umbral eclipse magnitude of only 1.0095 and a duration of totality lasting 14.5 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lunar Eclipse Observation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD) in collaboration with Temburong District Office, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Astronomy Club of IGS College will organise a Total Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon observation for the public:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 <br>Time: 5 pm until 9.30 pm,<br>Venue: Pekan Bangar (in front of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/4%C2%B042'30.0%22N+115%C2%B004'21.5%22E\/@4.7083233,115.0720868,19z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x3222853cd410242b:0x4be44ab34589e250!2sBangar!3b1!8m2!3d4.7127123!4d115.0762536!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d4.7083225!4d115.0726345\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/4%C2%B042'30.0%22N+115%C2%B004'21.5%22E\/@4.7083233,115.0720868,19z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x3222853cd410242b:0x4be44ab34589e250!2sBangar!3b1!8m2!3d4.7127123!4d115.0762536!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d4.7083225!4d115.0726345\" target=\"_blank\">Kompleks Perniagaan Bumiputra<\/a>), Temburong. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telescope viewing is available for members of the public to gaze at the phenomena, and admission is free of charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) in Bandar will also be in partner with PABD for the eclipse observation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021<br>Time: 5.30 pm onwards,<br>Venue: Futsal Court, KUPU SB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_kupusb_tle.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_kupusb_tle-723x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_kupusb_tle-723x1024.jpeg 723w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_kupusb_tle-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_kupusb_tle-768x1087.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210526_kupusb_tle.jpeg 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Download here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Siaran-Akhbar_Cerapan_Gerhana_Penuh_Bulan_26-Mei-2021-BM-ENG.pdf\">Siaran Akhbar Cerapan Gerhana Bulan 26-Mei-2021 (BM-ENG)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Siaran-Akhbar_Cerapan_Gerhana_Penuh_Bulan_26-Mei-2021-BM-ENG.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PABD Astronomy Outreach Committee<\/strong> for May 26, 2021, Lunar Eclipse Observation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chairman:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Hj Mahadi bin Hj Mohd Tahir, Yang Dipertua PABD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vice Chairman: <\/strong>Ustaz Hj Abd Aziz bin Hj Akop, Naib Yang Dipertua PABD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secretary:<\/strong>&nbsp; Hazarry bin Haji Ali Ahmad, Setiausaha Agong PABD;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr Haji Mohammed Hussain bin Pehin Penyurat Haji Ahmad, Timbalan Setiausaha II PABD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treasurer:<\/strong> Ustaz Saifulbahri bin Haji Ahmad, Bendahari Agong PABD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project Coordinators:<\/strong>&nbsp;Awg Husaini bin Ali Hassan, Exco PABD; Awg Hj Jamri bin Jaafar; Awg Md Aminul Izzat Md Asri; Dyg Goh Shiau Wei<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Astronomy Observation Directors:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Nur Bazilah binti Zainal Abidin, Exco PABD (Telescope 1 \/ MASA); Haji Mohamad Azri bin Haji Awang Ibrahim (Telescope 2);&nbsp; Hazarry bin Haji Ali Ahmad (Telescope 3); Hj Jamri bin Jaafar (Telescope 4);&nbsp;Abd Waliyuddin bin Yahya (Telescope 5);&nbsp;&nbsp;Md Aminul Izzat Md Asri (Telescope 6); Husaini bin Ali Hassan (Telescope 7); Dayang Siti Nor Izuana Binti Ayob (Telescope 8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Response Managers:  <\/strong>Loo Kuan Look, Exco PABD;&nbsp; MB Mazalan bin Zaini;&nbsp;Temburong District Office, Ministry of Home Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public Safety &amp; Security Coordinators:&nbsp;<\/strong>Pg Shahdani bin Pengiran Anom, Timbalan Setiausaha I PABD; Sahrulazmi bin Tengah; Hamzah bin Awang Haji; Kerjasama Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Astronomy Volunteer<\/em>s:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Sonny Anak Jumpo; Nurul Mum\u2019tazahtul Ain binti Haji Idris; Astronomy Club IGS College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Promotion &amp; Publicity, PR Officers:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Md Qawiem bin Haji Jamil, Exco PABD; Norjinah bte Mahmud; Nur Bazilah binti Zainal Abidin, Exco PABD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Astronomy Quiz Masters:<\/strong>&nbsp; Dayang Siti Nor Izuana Binti Ayob; Mohammad Nazhif bin Haji Abdul Khalid; Mohd Nur Raziqqien bin Abu Bakar; Siti Redha Wahayu Binti Mohamad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total Lunar Eclipse Simulation from Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan &#8211; People in this country&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,17,50],"tags":[14,15,9,19,217],"class_list":["post-8747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pabd","category-press-release","tag-eclipse","tag-lunar","tag-moon","tag-pabd","tag-supermoon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}