Pakar : Berawal dari Niat

Kapan melihat HILAL BARU Jumadil Tsaniyah 1428 H…?
Semestinya, hari Pertama melihat hilal baru bulan Jumadil Akhirah/Tsaniyah 1428 H ini pada Jum’at 15 Juni 2007, karena konjungsi terjadi pada Jum’at 15 Juni 2007 jamt 03:13 UT, atau sekitar 09.13 WIB.

Namun karena altitude Hilal saat Sunset tidak lebih dari 2°, maka tidak mungkin hilal baru akan tampak pada hari Jum’at sore (maghrib) dilihat dari Indonesia seluruhnya. Visibilitas Hilal Jumadil Tsaniyah 1428 H.

Akhirnya, saya berniat melihatnya di hari Sabtu karena sangat mungkin walau dengan mata telanjang. Semula ragu mau melihatnya di hari Sabtu 16 Juni 2007 karena sekilas langit di harizon barat agak mendung. Nah, ini kebetulan yang membawa kebahagiaan…Saat mau pulang ke Klaten, saya mampir di Markaz ‘Benteng Takeshi’ kompleks barat PPMI Assalaam atau yang oleh kebanyakan teman dikenal sebagai kompleks ATC…menjelang kamar transit…Subhanallah……

Hilal itu tampak sangat jelas…dan saya pun bersyukur….baru kali ini melihat hilal sejelas ini:

Kalau temen di JAC berhasil merekan Hilal hari ke-2 ini di Parangkusumo, seperti alasan Pak Toha “Dipilihnya hari kedua pasca ijtimak/konjungsi karena beberapa pertimbangan diantaranya separoh lebih anggota yang ikut adalah newbie yang baru pertama kali mengikuti kegiatan rukyat”.

Ternyata sama kesan saya, bahwa harapannya hilal akan terlihat dengan jelas karena sesuai hisab/perhitungan secara astronomis iluminasi bulan sudah mencapai 2% dengan tinggi hilal saat sunset sudah mencapai 14° sehingga mudah dilihat.

Selama hampir 15 menit saya tidak beranjak dari lokasi yang mendadak saya temukan…ya, di lapangan sepak bola PPMI Assalaam kompleks barat. Semoga Allah mengampuni saya, karena di Masjid ada sholat maghrib berjama’ah, saya malah asyik merekam Hilal.

Pemandangan ke arah horizon barat menjadi sangat indah karena dua buah gunung besar yakni Merapi dan Merbabu menampakkan rona silhuetnyanya. Posisi hilal kebetulan tidak di jam 12 melainkan sekitar jam 2, sehingga sampai elongasi terkecilpun saya masih sempat melihat, merekam bahkan ‘menggenggam’nya.

Sekali lagi aku bersyukur…dan setelah lega aku akhirnya…masuk kamar…lalu mandi dan sholat maghrib, terus mudik ke Klaten…(ada kondangan, hehehe).

Inilah HILAL BARU hari ke-2 untuk bulan Jumadil Tsaniyah 1428 H. Citra saya ambil dengan Canon EOS Digital N series ISO 400, AWB, f/5.6, AV/8″.

see you ….and thank’s for your visiting. [pakar]

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, minister of presidential affairs, the Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS), the Islamic Crescents’ Observation Project (ICOP), and the Center for Documentation and Research (CDR) organized an astronomical conference on “Applications of Astronomical Calculations” in Abu Dhabi on 13-14 December 2006 (22-23 Dhul Keadah 1427 AH). The participants, who numbered over 100 from 26 countries (Algeria, Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Singapore, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, and USA), exalted the conference for its high scientific level and adopted the following recommendations:

1. Set up a committee to evaluate the conference from all aspects and make recommendations for the next conference.

2. Consider this conference as the first in a series of “Emirates Astronomical Conferences” and organize similar ones every two years.

3. Adopt an Islamic Calendar based on crescent visibility calculations and strive to make it as widely acceptable as possible.

4. Reject all testimonies of crescent observations that claim to break the well known records (Moon age, lag time, and particularly the Danjon limit) unless and until they are confirmed and accepted by the astronomical expert community.

5. Include astronomers with expertise in crescent visibility in the official committees that determine the beginning of Hejric months.

6. Continue and strengthen the studies of prayer times and publicize these studies.

7. Start the study for the creation of a UAE national observatory for astronomical research.

8. Introduce chapters and modules on applied astronomy in the educational curricula.

9. Introduce regular newspaper and magazine columns and TV programs on Astronomy in place of Astrology, and publish Moonrise and Moonset times in the newspapers.

10. Publish the proceedings book with high scientific standards at the earliest and distribute to libraries so as to make it a prime reference on the subject for all researchers.

11. Publish a summary article about the conference in newspapers and magazines.

12. Post the main recommendations and results of this first conference on the ICOP’s website and on partner websites.

Recommendations Related to the Islamic Crescents’ Observation Project (ICOP)

1. On the other hand, the participants discussed ICOP’s future and adopted the following recommendations:-

2. Set up an Executive Committee with clear prerogatives.

3. Establish new committees in ICOP, with a specific mandate and detailed agenda for each committee:
Scientific committee.
Educational committee.
Media committee.
Committee to finalize the new general objectives and future program of ICOP.

4. Publish an annual report for ICOP, with report sections for each committee.

5. Publish an annual report on the “State of Astronomy in the Muslim World”, with figures and information to be published in the media.

6. Develop the ICOP website to be pluri-lingual, particularly in the Arabic language.

7. Strengthen the scientific and educational activities of the project.

8. Strive to reach wider audiences, especially those with influence within society: officials, religious authorities, educators.

9. Organize local and regional workshops to train amateurs, educators and students on astronomical applications in Islam (crescent sighting, calendars, prayer times, Qiblah Direction).

10. Strengthen media activity and outreach on astronomical applications in Islam.

11. Recommend and encourage crescent sightings by groups and include astronomers whenever possible in order to reduce false crescent sightings.

12. Raise the knowledge content (articles, etc.) of the ICOP website so as to make it the prime reference on the subject for researchers everywhere.

From:
ICO Project.