Observing the gravitational impact on chicken eggs during a partial solar eclipse is among the exciting activities for students at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Menghulu in Langkawi during the observation programme organised by the Langkawi National Observatory (ONL).
The phenomenon which occurred following increased gravity during an eclipses can be an exciting experience for the students who have never witnessed it before.
“It is an opportunity that does not always occur and a lot can be learned by young students,” said ONL Assistant Science Officer, Karzaman Ahmad.
According to him, ONL provided four mobile observation equipment in addition to a large screen and projector to allow students and the public to watch the eclipse, which began at about 7.33am and ended two hours later.
“An eclipse prayer was also held in addition to exhibition activities, quizzes and talks which received great response from students and teachers of the school,” he said.
Meanwhile in Singapore, the first partial solar eclipse in almost three years was visible from Singapore’s skies today.
The eclipse started at about 7.20am and reached its maximum at around 8.23am, with about 90 per cent of the sun shadowed by the moon.
The total solar eclipse swept across the republic before passing 12 provinces of Indonesia.
The eclipse ended at about 9.30am.
The last partial solar eclipse visible from Singapore was on May 10, 2013.
It was reported that a total of only 146 solar eclipses have been or are expected to be visible from Singapore between 1700 and 2100.
Crowds gathered at a few places to get the best visibility such as at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Marina Barrage and East Coast Park.
The Astronomical Society of Singapore and Science Centre Singapore also held a joint viewing event with hundreds of Singaporean and foreigners attending.
On social media, netizen started sharing photos and video related to the rare phenomenon.
Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan also shared two photos of partial eclipse on Facebook with a caption ‘Solar eclipse - hope you didn't look at it directly! ?#?solareclipse?.”
- Bernama
