GERHANA BULAN PENUH – 28 JULAI 2018 Gerhana Bulan Penuh Paling Lama Pada Abad ke-21

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PERKARA : Fenomena Gerhana Bulan Penuh
Tarikh : 28 Julai 2018 (Jumaat malam Sabtu)
Masa : 01:14 pagi hingga jam 07:28 pagi. Kawasan terlibat : Seluruh tempat di Malaysia

Fenomena Gerhana Bulan Penuh akan dapat disaksikan pada 28 Julai 2018 (Jumaat malam Sabtu), yang akan bermula pada jam 01:14 pagi hingga jam 07:28 pagi. Seluruh tempat di Malaysia akan dapat menyaksikan fenomena ini.

Fasa Penuh iaitu Bulan akan kelihatan berwarna jingga kemerahan akan berlangsung selama 1 jam 43 minit dan merupakan Gerhana Bulan Penuh yang paling lama pada abad ke-21.

Fasa Penumbra bermula – 01:14:47 pagi
Fasa Separa bermula – 02:24:27 pagi
Fasa Penuh bermula – 03:30:15 pagi
Fasa Penuh maksima – 04:21:44 pagi
Fasa Penuh berakhir – 05:13:11 pagi
Fasa Separa berakhir – 06:19:00 pagi
Fasa Penumbra berakhir – 07:28:38 pagi

Sumber : Facebook Agensi Angkasa Negara

Space Events Not To Be Missed In 2017

(Yahoo News UK) – With a solar eclipse due on 26 February, there are plenty of celestial treats to keep stargazers happy in 2017.

Last year was packed with astronomical action including supermoons, Tim Peake’s history-making spacewalk and the arrival of NASA’s Juno probe at Jupiter and this year is set to be big just as big for space botherers. From meteor showers to solar eclipses, here are the space events you don’t want to miss in 2017…

1. Annular solar eclipse – 26 February 2017
   At the end of February, the moon will pass in front of the sun, creating a bizarre halo effect. Unfortunately, this year’s eclipse will only be visible over South and West Africa and some of South America. 
2. Jupiter at opposition – 7 April 2017
   The largest planet in our solar system will reach ‘opposition’ in April, meaning that it will slide into view as Earth moves into position between the sun and Jupiter. The massive planet’s face will be illuminated by the sun and will be visible through binoculars or a telescope. 
3. Saturn at opposition – 15 June 2017
   In summer, Saturn will move into its closest position to Earth, giving us the best view possible. A telescope will be needed to see the huge planet’s famous rings while Saturn is fully lit up by the sun. 
4. Perseid meteor shower – 12/13 August 2017
   One of the brighter meteor showers of the year, the Perseids happens annually between 17 July and 24 August, this year peaking 12-13 August. The best time to view the shooting stars is between midnight and dawn. 
5. ‘Great American’ total solar eclipse – 21 August 2017
   For around two minutes, a 70-mile stretch between Oregon and South Carolina will be plunged into total darkness in a rare total eclipse as the sun will totally disappear behind the full moon. Stargazers elsewhere in the US will get a partial view of the stunning eclipse. 
6. Cassini probe will crash into Saturn – 15 September 2017
   Launched in 1997, NASA’s probe finally made it to Saturn in 2004 and has been beaming back vital data to Earth ever since. The probe will be destroyed when it plunges through Jupiter’s atmosphere but not before sending back never-seen-before images. 
7. Leonid meteor shower – 17/18 November 2017
   The Leonids meteors will be visible in the night sky throughout November, peaking between 17 and 18 November. The glowing pieces of comet debris will be visible to the naked eye. 
8. Supermoon – 3 December 2017
   While 2016 saw stargazers treated to several supermoons, 2017 will see just one. December’s full moon, also known as the Full Cold Moon, will appear slightly bigger and brighter than normal. The best time to watch will be around sunset when the distinctive orange moon will appear.
9. Geminid meteor shower – 13/14 December 2017
   Unlike most meteor showers, the Geminids are associated with an asteroid, rather than a comet. The glowing fireballs should be visible to the naked eye between December 7 and 16, but the best time to catch a glimpse is between 13 and 14 December. 

A Real Life Ice Age On The Way?

A real life ice age?

Below is an article from the Yahoo News:

The Sun Has Just ‘Gone Blank’ – Could There Be An Ice Age On The Way? – By Rob Waugh

Don’t be alarmed, but our sun has just ‘gone blank’ – with a total lack of sunspots leaving the surface like a snooker ball.

It’s part of the sun’s cycles – a sign that the ‘solar minimum’ is approaching – and some experts have suggested a new ‘mini ice age’ might be on the way.

Meteorology expert Paul Dorian of Vencore Weather says, ‘For the second time this month, the sun has gone completely blank.

‘The blank sun is a sign that the next solar minimum is approaching and there will be an increasing number of spotless days over the next few years.

‘At first, the blankness will stretch for just a few days at a time, then it’ll continue for weeks at a time, and finally it should last for months at a time when the sunspot cycle reaches its nadir.  The next solar minimum phase is expected to take place around 2019 or 2020.’

Some experts predict that we could soon see a ‘Maunder minimum’ phase – a mini ice age similar to one which began in 1645.

During the ‘Maunder Minimum’, temperatures plunged so much that the Thames froze over.

Prof Valentina Zharkova of Northumbria University  predicts that there will be a sharp decline in solar activity between 2020 and 2050.

Zharkova said, last year, ‘I am absolutely confident in our research. It has good mathematical background and reliable data, which has been handled correctly. In fact, our results can be repeated by any researchers with the similar data available in many solar observatories, so they can derive their own evidence of upcoming Maunder Minimum in solar magnetic field and activity.’

Photos: 2013 Supermoon, When Moon At Closest Point To Earth

JER03. Har El (Israel), 23/06/2013.- A full moon in the ‘Perigee’ phase rises over the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har El, 23 June 2013. The moon on 23 June evening will be at its closest distance to Earth, a constellation also known as ‘supermoon,’ in which the earth’s trabant appears between 12 to 14 per cent larger and according to scientific sources also about 30 percent brighter than the normal full moon. EFE/EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

Supermoon happens when the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to Earth.

So, we will see it bigger than usual.

The moon can appears to be up to 14%  larger and 30% brighter than when the moon is at its farthest point, or apogee.

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Incredible Photos From Space

Astronaut Chris Hadfield and other astronauts are beaming back incredible photographs of Earth from aboard the International Space Station.

Please click here for the pictures

Stunning Close-Ups Starfish Photos By Alexander Semenov

(Photo by Alexander Semenov)

The above photo of starfish by Alexander Semenov is so nice and it looks like some sea anemones.

I have never seen such photos before and I think that they are so beautiful.

Biologist Alexander Semenov uses  a macro lens to capture these stunning close-ups of vibrant starfish.

Mr. Semenov is chief of diving team at the White Sea Biological Station (WSBS), in Russia.  

He graduated from Lomonosov’s Moscow State University in the department of Zoology in 2007.

Now Mr. Semenov organises all WSBS underwater projects.

He enjoys underwater photography and I think that he is really good at it.

I hope that I could see the real thing and take the beautiful pictures by myself.

By the way, here are some more stunning starfish photos by Alexander Semenov …

Please click here for more beautiful close-ups photos of starfish by Alexander Semenov.

The Sun

The Sun is one of the most important things for living things.

The gravity of the Sun is so strong that the sun can hold the planets in place.

The Sun is actually a small star and in fact it is smaller than normal stars.

Anyway we see the Sun bigger than stars because it is closer to our planet Earth.

Sometimes we cannot see the Sun or we can see only part of the Sun.

This rare phenomenon is called solar eclipse.

The below image shows how a solar eclipse happens …

This is how an eclipse happen. Click the picture for the news…

The ring is called corona.

DANGER NOTE: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN EVEN THOUGH YOU USE A TELESCOPE OR A BINOCULARS. THE STRONG LIGHT WILL HURT YOUR EYES EVEN YOU DON’T FEEL IT!

Pinchy, The Mass Orange And Black “Split” Lobster

 “Pinchy”, the black and orange lobster. (Photo Credit: New England Aquarium)

Last week a lobsterman from Salem, Massachusetts, Dana Duhaime caught a rare lobster in one of his traps in Bakers Channel.

The 1-pound, rare female lobster has two colours, orange and black, with the two colors perfectly split down the lobster’s back.

He named it “Pinchy” after the famous “Simpsons” TV lobster.

Biologists said that a “split” lobster that is characterized by two distinct colors on each side of its body is something that occurs once out of every 50 to 100 million lobsters.

“Pinchy” will soon be on public display at the  Boston’s New England Aquarium.

 

Mysterious Multi-Coloured Honey

French apiarist Andre Frieh holds a sample of honey (L) besides colored ones at his home in Ribeauville near Colmar Eastern France, October 5, 2012. Bees at a cluster of bee hives in northeastern France have been producing honey in mysterious shades of blue and green, alarming their keepers who now believe residue from containers of M&M’s candy processed at a nearby biogas plant is the cause. Since August, beekeepers around the town of Ribeauville in the region of Alsace have seen bees returning to their hives from the plant. Photo by VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS

Some bee keepers in notheastern France found that their bees have been producing honey in shades of green, blue and other colours which are wierd colours for honey.

The apiarist believe that the bees have been eating M&M’s candy residue from M&M’s candy containers at a biogas plant nearby.

So, they now believe this is the reason of the multi-coloured honey.

M&M’s candy is processed at the biogas plant.

I wonder how the honey taste like 😛

Maybe it’s as delicious as the M&M candy!

French apiarist Andre Frieh holds a sample green colored honey at his home in Ribeauville near Colmar Eastern France, October 5, 2012. Photo by VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS.

A coloured honeycomb from a beehive is seen in Ribeauville near Colmar Eastern France, October 5, 2012. Photo by VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS

French beekeeper Andre Frieh holds a sample of honey (R) besides a green colored one (L) at his home in Ribeauville near Colmar Eastern France, October 5, 2012. Photo by VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS

Beekeepers in eastern France are blaming their bees’ candy diet on the colorful honey. ABC News.

The Agrivalor biogas plant is seen in Ribeauville near Colmar Eastern France, October 5, 2012. Photo by VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS.

The village of Ribeauville is seen near Colmar Eastern France, October 5, 2012. Photo by VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS.

Sun Phenomenon: Giant Halo And ‘UFO’ Captured In Malaysian Sky – Photos

Just now as I was reading The Star on the internet, I saw an article about two phenomena involving the sun, one in the Klang Valley and the other in Johore.

Lots of people who saw the optical phenomenon were surprised and were asking what could it be?

In the Klang Valley, people saw a giant halo circling the sun; which is also known as a Sun Halo.

The sun phenomenon that happened in Johore was even more amazing that some people thought it was a UFO and some thought that it could be a new planet.

Here are some pictures of the both phenomenon ….

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The National Space Agency (Angkasa) said that the phenomenon was not something to be alarmed about.

The “rainbow-around-the-sun” effect occurs naturally when light interacts with ice crystals in cirrus clouds in the upper troposphere.

The crystals act like prisms, refracting and reflecting sunlight to produce a rainbow-coloured effect around the sun.

However, the agency advised people not to stare directly into the sun to protect their eyesight.