Sabtu, 26 Juni 2010
Gerhana Bulan
Gerhana bulan terjadi saat sebagian atau keseluruhan penampang bulan tertutup oleh bayangan bumi. Itu terjadi bila bumi berada di antara matahari dan bulan pada satu garis lurus yang sama, sehingga sinar matahari tidak dapat mencapai bulan karena terhalangi oleh bumi.
Dengan penjelasan lain, gerhana bulan muncul bila bulan sedang beroposisi dengan matahari. Tetapi karena kemiringan bidang orbit bulan terhadap bidang ekliptika, maka tidak setiap oposisi bulan dengan matahari akan mengakibatkan terjadinya gerhana bulan. Perpotongan bidang orbit bulan dengan bidang ekliptika akan memunculkan 2 buah titik potong yang disebut node, yaitu titik di mana bulan memotong bidang ekliptika. Gerhana bulan ini akan terjadi saat bulan beroposisi pada node tersebut. Bulan membutuhkan waktu 29,53 hari untuk bergerak dari satu titik oposisi ke titik oposisi lainnya. Maka seharusnya, jika terjadi gerhana bulan, akan diikuti dengan gerhana matahari karena kedua node tersebut terletak pada garis yang menghubungkan antara matahari dengan bumi.
Sebenarnya, pada peristiwa gerhana bulan, seringkali bulan masih dapat terlihat. Ini dikarenakan masih adanya sinar matahari yang dibelokkan ke arah bulan oleh atmosfer bumi. Dan kebanyakan sinar yang dibelokkan ini memiliki spektrum cahaya merah. Itulah sebabnya pada saat gerhana bulan, bulan akan tampak berwarna gelap, bisa berwarna merah tembaga, jingga, ataupun coklat.
Gerhana bulan dapat diamati dengan mata telanjang dan tidak berbahaya sama sekali.
Jenis-jenis gerhana bulan
• Gerhana bulan total
Pada gerhana ini, bulan akan tepat berada pada daerah umbra.
• Gerhana bulan sebagian
Pada gerhana ini, tidak seluruh bagian bulan terhalangi dari matahari oleh bumi. Sedangkan sebagian permukaan bulan yang lain berada di daerah penumbra. Sehingga masih ada sebagian sinar matahari yang sampai ke permukaan bulan.
• Gerhana bulan penumbra
Pada gerhana ini, seluruh bagian bulan berada di bagian penumbra. Sehingga bulan masih dapat terlihat dengan warna yang suram
Sabtu, 12 Juni 2010
Fireflies
You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cuz they fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You think me rude, but I would just stand and stare
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems
Cuz I get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they try to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sockhop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread, thread)
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
Cuz I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep?
(Please take me away from here)
When I’m far to tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies
I’m weird cuz I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell)
But I know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
Cuz I saved a few and I keep ‘em in a jar
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
by : Owl City
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cuz they fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You think me rude, but I would just stand and stare
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems
Cuz I get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they try to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sockhop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread, thread)
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
Cuz I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep?
(Please take me away from here)
When I’m far to tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies
I’m weird cuz I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell)
But I know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
Cuz I saved a few and I keep ‘em in a jar
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
by : Owl City
Langganan:
Postingan (Atom)