Sunday, 27 March 2011
BST, Sila Tambah +1.00
Sebelum ni dah ada entry baytulkifli tentang British Summer Time (BST). BST bermula setiap Ahad terakhir dalam bulan Mac manakala BST akan tamat tempohnya pada Ahad terakhir dalam bulan Oktober setiap tahun. Jadi dalam setahun tu ada 2 kali je kena tukar2 jam ni. BST bermula dengan menambah 1 jam (GMT +1.00), dan berakhir dengan menolak 1 jam (GMT -1.00).
Saya kira ini merupakan peluang terakhir buat kami untuk merasa pengalaman BST ini setelah 7 kali menukar masa [termasuk hari ni]. Moga menjadi kenangan buat kami kelak.
** Kini, beza waktu Malaysia - UK adalah 7 jam. Jika semalam, bezanya 8 jam.
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Super Full Moon
On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years.
"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd say it's worth a look."
Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other (apogee): diagram. Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit.
"The full Moon of March 19th occurs less than one hour away from perigee--a near-perfect coincidence1 that happens only 18 years or so," adds Chester.
A perigee full Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but this is nothing to worry about, according to NOAA. In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (six inches)--not exactly a great flood.
Indeed, contrary to some reports circulating the Internet, perigee Moons do not trigger natural disasters. The "super moon" of March 1983, for instance, passed without incident. And an almost-super Moon in Dec. 2008 also proved harmless.
Okay, the Moon is 14% bigger than usual, but can you really tell the difference? It's tricky. There are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters. Hanging high overhead with no reference points to provide a sense of scale, one full Moon can seem much like any other.
The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. That is when illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects. On March 19th, why not let the "Moon illusion" amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with? The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset may seem so nearby, you can almost reach out and touch it.
Don't bother. Even a super perigee Moon is still 356,577 km away. That is, it turns out, a distance of rare beauty.
Author: Dr. Tony Phillips | Credit: Science@NASA
Friday, 11 March 2011
Sudah Hampirkah..
Tahun ini banyak sekali menyaksikan kemusnahan alam semulajadi..tidak kurang juga revolusi2 dunia yang sedikit sebanyak perlu kita ambil iktibar di atas apa yang berlaku. Semoga kejadian yang tidak diingini, mohon dijauhkan daripada keluarga kita. Moga dengan datangnya ujian Allah ini, akan merangsang semangat baru dalam diri kita supaya kita menjadi lebih dekat dengan-Nya...meningkatkan keimanan yang pasang surut hanya kepada-Nya..agar kita turut berada dalam golongan mulia dan terpilih yang di sebut2 di dalam al-Qur'an..amin ya Allah!! Kuatkanlah semangat dan iman kami...
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Feezy Homestay
Oleh itu, sesiapa yang berkeluarga memang sesuai sangat sewa homestay ni. Ingin menyewa homestay di Melaka..sila ziarah ke SINI.
InsyaAllah, penginapan yg selesa pasti menjanjikan percutian yg bermakna..
Saturday, 26 June 2010
Sahabat Blog @ Kelab Blogger

Baru discover tentang kewujudan Kelab Blogger ini. Jika nak tahu lebih lanjut tentang apa itu Kelab Blogger, silalah layari ke laman blog berkenaan dengan menekan link di atas.