A video showing a bright object passing over Mount Merapi has gone viral on social media, from Instagram to Twitter. One of the videos was uploaded by the Instagram account @merapi_uncover on Thursday (16/3/2023). "Something passed over Merapi at 22:14 WIB. But as of this upload, it is still not known exactly what that bright light was," wrote the uploader. When confirmed by Kompas.com on Friday (17/3/2023), the uploader said that the footage was obtained from CCTV. "From the Freekon DIY CCTV," he said.
Until Friday (17/3/2023), the post had been commented on by 313 netizens and liked by up to 9,140 Instagram users. So, what is the bright object passing over Mount Merapi?
Explanation from BPPTKG Head of the Geological Disaster Research and Development Technology Center (BPPTKG), Agus Budi Santoso, said that they couldn't confirm the bright object passing over Mount Merapi on Thursday (16/3/2023) night. This is because, from their CCTV monitoring of Mount Merapi, there was no visible bright object passing over during the specified time and day. "The visuals from BPPTKG CCTV cameras are foggy from Tunggularum and Pos Ngepos (there is no bright object passing over)," said Agus to Kompas.com on Friday (17/3/2023).
The CCTV footage at Pangukrejo Station to Jrakah showed the same result. "Not visible," said Agus. He said that the footage of the bright object passing over Mount Merapi was not obtained from BPPTKG's CCTV monitoring. "It's not from our station location. It seems to belong to the community," he said. Read also: Viral, Video of a White Flying Bright Object over Mount Merapi, BRIN: Unidentified Artificial Space Object.
Ada yang lewat di atas Merapi pukul 22:14 wib pic.twitter.com/uJX1qsLqPc
— Merapi Uncover (@merapi_uncover) March 16, 2023
Separately, Andi Pangerang from the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space's (LAPAN) Space Science Center under the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) admitted that he couldn't identify the bright object passing over Mount Merapi on Thursday (16/3/2023) night. "The object passing over Mount Merapi on Thursday (16/3/2023) at 22:14 WIB in the northwest direction has not been confirmed by us," said Andi, when contacted by Kompas.com on Friday (17/3/2023). He admitted that it would take longer to examine the bright object passing over Mount Merapi.
"Let the public know that we don't monitor the sky for 24 hours," he said. Read also: Viral, Video of Two Bright Objects in the Sky in Pekanbaru, BRIN Explanation Confirmed Not ISS, Meteor, and Planet On the other hand, Andi confirmed that the bright object passing over Mount Merapi was not the International Space Station (ISS) as previously mentioned. "After we checked, we searched for the position of the ISS on that date and time. Its position was still below the horizon and in the southeast direction, not the northwest direction," explained Andi.
Andi also revealed that the bright object was not a comet, although it cannot be denied that comets are often found in the northwest direction. "But the observed comets are quite faint with a magnitude or brightness of more than +12, which is difficult to observe by regular infrared CCTV cameras," he added. Read also: The Phenomenon of Trembling Land in Lumajang, BRIN Explanation According to Andi, the bright
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