STAR PARTY Gerhana Bulan Total Dilangit Geopark Nasional Belitong, diadakan oleh Badan Pengelola Geopark Pulau Belitong yang didukung oleh Kementerian Pariwisata RI, Pemkab. Belitung Timur, Pemkab. Belitung, Alumni ITB ’81, Universitas Machung dan Bank SUMSEL BABEL. Acara ini berlangsung di Pantai Nyiur Melambai Desa Lalang Belitung Timur yang diikuti oleh masyarakat, sekolah-sekolah lanjutan tingkat atas dan pertama di Kab. Belitung dan Kab. Belitung Timur, Malam Kamis (31/18). Pihak penyelenggara menyediakan 8 buah teropong bintang, menyelenggarakan sholat Gerhana berjamaah dan ceramah/penjelasan mengenai gerhana bulan oleh Bapak Dr. Chatib Kunjaya (Ketua Tim Akademik International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2015) dari Universitas Machung. Acara ini diselenggarakan bertujuan mempromosikan Kab. Belitung Timur sebagai daerah/destinasi pariwisata kepada masyarakat luas dan edukasi pengamatan gerhana bulan serta bintang lainnya. (foto gerhana bulan total, MIKO)
STAR PARTY Gerhana Bulan Total Dilangit Geopark Nasional Belitong was held by Geopark Management Agency of Belitong Island and supported by the Ministry of Tourism Indonesia, Belitung Government, East Belitung Government, Alumni of Bandung Institute of Technology ’81, Machung University and SUMSEL BABEL Bank. The event was held at Nyiur Melambai beach and attended by local people, junior and high school students from both Belitung and East Belitung Regency, Wednesday night January 31st 2018. The event organizer provided 8 telescopes, held lunar eclipse pray together and discoursed about lunar eclipse by Mr. Dr. Chatib Kunjaya (the head of International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics academic team 2015) from Machung University. The event was also held with the purpose to promote East Belitung Regency as tourism area and educate people about moon and other stars observation.
