REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Anies Baswedan, the governor of Jakarta, has issued an instruction to teachers to utilize the upcoming super blue blood moon and total lunar eclipse to educate students. The governor has also instructed the local tourism and culture office to open tourism facilities to the public keen on witnessing the rare natural phenomenon.
"I have issued an instruction to the (Jakarta) education office to order teachers to utilize the lunar eclipse phenomenon to educate students, particularly on science and technology and not only astronomy," Baswedan remarked here, Tuesday.
Tourism facilities to be open to the public for viewing the total lunar eclipse include the Planetarium at the Taman Ismail Marzuki Park, National Monument, Setu Babakan Batavian Cultural Kampong, Fatahillah Park, the Jakarta old town located in West Jakarta, Seribu Islands, Indonesian in Miniature Park, and Ancol Dream Land.
Several facilities and equipment for observation will be made available to the public. Monas located in Central Jakarta, for instance, will allow the entry of some 500 people to observe the eclipse.
"Thus, Jakartans who want to watch the phenomenon could go to these places that are open to the public. We hope that the sky would be clear and there would be no cloud and rain during the phenomenon, so that observation is not affected," he stated.
The Jakarta administration will also provide facilities for mosques to perform special prayers for the total eclipse. Both Baswedan and his deputy Sandiaga Uno plan to watch the total lunar eclipse along with the public.
The super blue blood moon and total lunar eclipse will occur on Jan 31, from afternoon to evening. In 2018, Indonesia will witness two total lunar eclipses respectively on Jan 31 and July 28.
In Indonesia, the best locations to watch the super blue blood moon and the total lunar eclipse are Bandung, Sumedang, and Garut in West Java Province; Pasuruan in East Java Province; Biak in Papua Province; Pontianak in West Kalimantan Province; and Bukittinggi in West Sumatra Province.
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