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Design of a Sky Camera-Based Cloud Monitoring Camera at the Agam Space and Atmospheric Observation Station, Bukit Kototabang Syafrijon, Syafrijon; Fahmi Rahmatia; Ridho Pratama; Teguh Nugraha Pratama; Ednofri; Muzirwan; Ismail, Ainaa Maya Munira binti Ismail
EKSAKTA: Berkala Ilmiah Bidang MIPA Vol. 24 No. 03 (2023): Eksakta : Berkala Ilmiah Bidang MIPA (E-ISSN : 2549-7464)
Publisher : Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/eksakta/vol23-iss03/426

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Indonesia is a center of convection and acts as a driving force for global atmospheric circulation due to its geographical position. Moreover, Kototabang Hill is one of the national strategic areas in the equatorial atmospheric observation room with limited cloud cover data so that tools and development are needed to meet these data needs. Sky Camera for the purpose of observing clouds (Cloud Camera) is urgently needed to complement the need for cloud cover data to support observation and research activities in the field of the atmosphere. The Cloud Camera design is done by modifying the CCD Camera with several supporting devices including fish eye, solar tracker, sun filter and dome. Evaluation of the urgency of these enhancements is discussed in this paper. Among the four combinations of using supporting instruments (dome and sun filter) for the Cloud Camera device, the best image obtained is the device that uses a sun filter and without a dome. Among the four combinations of using supporting instruments (dome and sun filter) for the Cloud Camera device, the best image obtained is the device that uses a sun filter and without a dome.
Observations of Ionospheric Conditions Over Pontianak During The Partial Solar Eclipse Suraina; Abadi, Prayitno; Yolanda Putra, Angga; Puannandra Putri, Gerhana; Nurmali, Dadang; Nurdiansah, Lambang; Rakhman, Arif; Ednofri; Muzirwan
Indonesian Journal of Aerospace Vol. 22 No. 2 (2024): Indonesian Journal Of Aerospace
Publisher : BRIN Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55981/ijoa.2024.2942

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Solar energy plays a significant role in creating ionospheric layers through photoionization. However, when a solar eclipse occurs, the ionizing radiation from the sun will be obstructed by the moon, resulting in a decrease in ionization processes and a depletion of ionospheric plasma density. Our research examines the effects of two partial solar eclipse events that occurred on December 26, 2019 (Eclipse 1) and April 20, 2023 (Eclipse 2) over Pontianak. We observed changes in foF2 and TEC during these events. Our observations show that foF2 and TEC decreased at the start of a partial eclipse but returned to normal once the eclipse ended. The maximum decrease in foF2 observed was 1.88 MHz for Eclipse 1 and 1.26 MHz for Eclipse 2, while the decreases in TEC were 5.68 and 12.81 TECU for Eclipse 1 and 2 respectively. We noted that geomagnetic activity was quiet during both eclipses, indicating that the reduction in ionospheric parameters (TEC and foF2) is affected by the solar eclipse. During a solar eclipse, the decrease in ionization intensity results in a reduction in electron numbers in the ionospheric layers, leading to a reduction in TEC and foF2.