Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are in a prime position to catch this total eclipse of the Moon; find the timing in our interactive map.
- Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute
- Honorary Fellow, Astronomy, The University of Melbourne
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Meteor telah dapat dilihat sejak dahulu kala. Meteor terdiri dari potongan puing-puing, biasanya tidak lebih besar dari butiran debu atau pasir, yang terus-menerus menabrak atmosfer bumi. Ketika puing-puing…
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