The Pole of Earth and The Point of Compass

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The Poles Pole are defined as an axis, the polar division of the earth exists a variety, including the magnetic poles of the earth and the geographical poles of the earth: The Poles of the EarthSource...

Determine The Direction of Qibla with Google Earth

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What's interesting about Google Earth? Of course a lot. For the layman, Google Earth is often used to look at photos of his house, or hometown through space. Of course it's nice to see his hometown...

Rules facing to The Qiblah

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Source : Google Earth Software Understanding of the direction of Qiblah is very simple, because the problem of the direction of Qibla is only a directional problem, is the direction of the Ka'ba which...

Google Qibla Finder

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One of the requirements of a valid prayer is facing the Qibla, which is a Ka'ba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. To determine the direction of qibla there are many ways, ranging from traditional to modern. Some...

Spherical Earth Coordinate System

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Coordinate is a number used to denote a point or a value. Have you ever heard of the term Cartesian Coordinates? A coordinate indicated by the x-axis and the y-axis. With this cartesian coordinate we...

Introduction to Islamic astronomy (Falak)

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Falak (Orbit) Source : bbc.co.uk The definition of Islamic astronom (Falak) according to language means orbit, whereas according to the term, Falak is a science, the science that discusses the...

Partial Lunar Eclipse August 2017

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World is enlivened with a total solar eclipse that will occur in the United States on 21 August 2017. It's in America, but in Indonesia there are other events that are not less interesting that partial...

Learning Astrophotography Techniques at Night

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Astrophotography is a branch of astronomy that specializes in the field of photography.  Astrophotography can also be known as a photography technique to photograph the state of the sky,...

Binoculars

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Binoculars are a device that enters the telescope class which means an astronomical device used to magnify the object from a distance, increases the angular size and brightness of the object, but the...

Calculation Analysis of Crescent Height Muh. Manshur Al-Batawi in The Book of Sullam Nayyirain

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The book of Sulam Nayyirain has an important role in astronomy, its presence being the beginning of the emergence of astronomy science in Indonesia in 1925. The classification of hisab hakīkī bi at-taqrībī...