Case file · Cosmic event
The eclipse Java was told not to see
For the total solar eclipse of 11 June 1983 over Java, the Indonesian government told people to stay indoors and cover windows to avoid blindness, while foreign astronomers flocked to observe it.
1983 CE · -7.55, 110.83 · status: official
The account
The campaign mixed eye-safety warnings with older beliefs about the demon Batara Kala swallowing the sun.