7 years ago June 2012 Transit of Venus
Exactly 7 years ago today, on June 6, 2012, Venus passed in front of the Sun from Brunei Darussalam. This phenomenon knows as Venus Transit won’t occur for more than 100 years, the next one is on 2117 Dec 11.
Photo by Hj Mahadi, President of the Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam.
Syawal Moon Sighting 1440H in Brunei: Crescent moon not sighted, Aidilfitri to be celebrated on Thursday
Bandar Seri Begawan – Members of the Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam were at Tanjung Batu for the Hilal of Syawal 1440H observation this afternoon. The new moon was not seen from various vantage points in Brunei due to very thick clouds.Present at the observing site was Yang Dipertua Hj Mahadi bin Hj Md Tahir, the president of the association.
Kejutan pagi Aidilfitri
Oleh Kadir Dikoh
kadiro@bh.com.my
Berita Harian – Sambutan 1 Syawal sudah tidak ada โummphโ atau kejutan lagi seperti dahulu kala, terutama ketika pengumuman tarikh hari raya, kata seorang teman. Katanya, ahli keluarga sudah tidak lagi โterpacakโ di hadapan televisyen menunggu Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja mengumumkan tarikh Aidilfitri seperti lazimnya berlaku pada 1960-an, 1970-an dan 1980-an.
Sighting of New Moon of Syawal 1440H/2019
โSyar’ie Judges and Syariah Courts officers, State Judiciary Department, Prime Minister’s Office together with officers from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Survey Department, Ministry of Development and the State Mufti Department will be at several set locations for the sighting of the new moon of Syawal 1440 Hijrah on Tuesday, 29th Ramadan 1440 Hijrah corresponding to the 4th of June 2019.
Kenyataan Akhbar: Penafian Mengenai Satu Imej Viral โKenampakan Anak Bulan Syawal 1440โ yang Disebarkan dalam Media Sosial
21 Ramadan 1440H /27 Mei 2019 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Berhubung dengan kenyataan yang disebarkan melalui media sosial mengenai dengan satu imej viral bertajuk โANAK BULAN SYAWAL 1440 โ dengan memaparkan logo rasmi Persatuan Astronomi Negara Brunei Darussalam (PABD), maka dengan ini Persatuan Astronomi Negara Brunei Darussalam ingin memaklumkan bahawa persatuan ini TIDAK PERNAH MENGELUARKAN KENYATAAN TERSEBUT DAN TIDAK BENAR.
Continue reading “Kenyataan Akhbar: Penafian Mengenai Satu Imej Viral โKenampakan Anak Bulan Syawal 1440โ yang Disebarkan dalam Media Sosial”Lunar Crescent Marathon
Hereโs our cosmic idea for school holiday activities – Lunar Crescent Marathon!
Go out to look for the daily changing moon crescent in early morning, before sunrise, on May 27 until Jun 02 2019 for the Waning and Old Crescent in the Eastern sky. Continue your observation on evening of June 04 until June 10 2019, shortly after sunset, for the New and Waxing Crescent in the Western sky.
NASA Invites Public to Submit Names to Fly Aboard Next Mars Rover
NASA – Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names โ stenciled on chips โ to the Red Planet with NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, which represents the initial leg of humanityโs first round trip to another planet. The rover is scheduled to launch as early as July 2020, with the spacecraft expected to touch down on Mars in February 2021.
