Chasing the shadows, a trip to spice island

[摘要] The 2016 Total Solar Eclipse provided us an opportunity to introduce astronomy to a much wider audience. The path of totality crossed the Indonesia from Sumatra to the Maluku Islands and ended its journey in the Pacific Ocean. Its path crossed over 4 major islands, 12 provinces and many cities. Most of the cities have minimum exposure to astronomy. langitselatan travelled to observe the eclipse and to do astronomy outreach at the eastern most island under the eclipse path. We chose Maba, a small village in East Halmahera, North Maluku as our site to observe the eclipse as well as conduct a workshop for teachers and students. The aim of the workshop is to introduce astronomy taking advantage of the eclipse as well as raise awareness and curiosity among students. In this paper, we will share a short report regarding the whole trip and event in Maba.

[发布机构] Langitselatan, Bandung, Indonesia^1;Sekolahalam Minangkabau, Padang, Indonesia^2;Research and Development Center of Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), DKI Jakarta, Indonesia^3;Planetarium Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia^4;IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan^5;National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan^6;Sydney Living Museums, Sydney, Australia^7

[效力级别] 天文学

[关键词] Indonesia;Pacific ocean;Sumatra;Total solar eclipse