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| picture taken at night |
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| this one taken at dawn |
In 2017 right until today, many people in Borneo are whipped
with excitements because of the moon. Why not? The reason is because of the
supermoon (scientifically known as perigee syzygy). According to
Wikipedia, Supermoon is defined as a full moon or a new moon that approximately
coincides with the closest distance that the Moon reaches the Earth in its elliptic
orbit, resulting in a larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as seen
from the earth.
Many took snapshots of the moon as it appeared full; and
many of those pictures were beautiful. I took one near my home (above).
According to Malay proverb bulan (moon) is associated to cantik (beautiful);
Cantik Macam Bulan (as beautiful as the moon).
The heaven will be offering us a number of interesting phenomenons
this January of 2018. Among them are:
January 2, 2018 First
full moon of the year (also supermoon)
January 3 & 4, 2018 Quadrantids
Meteor showers
January 31, 2018 Full
moon and a super blue moon (also a lunar eclipse)
Blue moon is the second full moon in the same month. Because
blue moon is an unusual phenomenon that colloquially, it is also used to refer
to a rare event. The best places to see these things are on high places with
clear weather and the least amount of light pollution. One such place is at
Bukit Bongol, Kampong Pirasan at Kota Belud.
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