The total sun’s 9th of March, leaves a variety of stories and stories. First of course, the news is happy with many tourists visiting areas that become the center of the totality of the sun, such as Palembang South Sumatra, Tanjung Pandan Belitung, Palu Central Sulawesi until the remote area of Maba in East Halmahera, North Maluku. Foreigner enthusiasts and domestic tourists to witness the solar eclips are very large, even about 10,000 foreign tourists and 100,000 domestic tourists are estimated to witness the total solar eclips in a number of areas held festivals.
Meanwhile, the nun in the hills of the New Ngata, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, about 30 minutes from the city of Palu, there is no less interesting story, in the area was made by a five-hectare ‘Camping ground’ to hold tourists who want to witness the natural phenomenon of the Total Solar Street (GMT), even the area has been nicknamed as “Sun’s Shana Tour”.
There are about 1,500 tourists manca country come to the area, even they voluntarily set up tents in the hills of the New Ngata during the day the temperature reaches 40 degrees Celsius. In order to enter the territory of tourists charged 300 US dollars or about Rp4 million per person, for local tourists charged Rp500 thousand per person.
A number of tourists are preparing to witness the total solar eclips process (GMT) at the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" on the Eclipse Festival 2016 location at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A tourist witnesses the total solar eclips (GMT) from the Eclipse Festival 2016 location in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
In order to welcome the gerhana, during the day part of the tourists shred down the tree as well as resting in their tents, while in the afternoon they were presented by the dance of customs as well as regional art music. In the evening they were presented by the dexterity of playing fire by the art community from Japan.
Right at 07:24 Wita the process of sunlight has started. They began to install a gerhana glasses to witness the process of sunlight. And the peak occurred at 08.38 Wita. Only 2 minutes and 15 seconds the total solar eclips peak process occurs in Palu. Tourists release his eclips and dark ambience accompanied by cold air temperatures. Not many sound sounds, only once the sound sounds from the mouth of the tourists with the speech “woowwww. . ”.
There is amazed, there is an incredibly, there is a crying, even there is also a fruitful of the magnitude of the Creator.
A number of tourists witnessed the total solar eclips (GMT) from the Eclipse Festival 2016 location at the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A tourist pray when witnessing the total solar eclips process (GMT) at "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" from the Eclipse Festival 2016 location at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Photo and Text: Uccang Yusran
Two tourists witnessed the total solar eclips (GMT) from the Eclipse Festival 2016 location in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A artist held a fire samurai attraction in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" on the Eclipse Festival 2016 location at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A number of tourists entering the location of Eclipse Festival 2016 in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" in the New Ngata hills, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
The visitor witnesses the total solar eclips (GMT) from the Eclipse Festival 2016 location in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A number of tourists resting in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" on Eclipse Festival 2016 in the New Ngata hills, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A number of tourists set up tents in "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" on Eclipse Festival 2016 in the New Ngata hills, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
The process of the total solar eclips (GMT) from the Eclipse Festival 2016 location at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
A number of tourists rest above the tree in the "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" on Eclipse Festival 2016 at the New Ngata hill, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
The visitor enjoys the sun’s sinking atmosphere in Matantimali hills, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Three bocah witnessed the total solar eclips process (GMT) at "Kampung Wisata Gerhana" on the Eclipse Festival 2016 location at Bukit Ngata Baru, Palu, Central Sulawesi.