Yes, the freedom is yours: Extreme Supermoon

Yes, the freedom is yours: Extreme Supermoon: SUPERMOON Credits : JPL/NASA The term super-moon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 , defined as a new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit .In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth.

The technical term for this phenomenon is a perigee - syzygy which is shortened to "supermoon"!!
Well March 19 2011 has witnessed one of the "ExtremeSuperMoon" phenomenon..... which is repeating itself after an interval of 18 yrs..
Actualy its a common misconception that supermoon is a phenomena which occurs after 18 yrs,in truth there are about 4-6 super moons annually.The extreme supermoon of march 19 2011 is the second super moon of the year....


The difference between a normal moon and a super moon is that

The Super-moon is
-> 14% larger
-> 30% brighter
To explain this phenomenon we must notice that the path of the moon around earth is elliptical (relatively) with earth at one of its focii and at perigee position the moon is closest to the earth and at this time we observe this miraculous phenomena..


The picture below shows the size differences observed at different positions in moons elliptical orbit.

full moon at apogee and perigee
Apogee and prigee of moon, Size difference can be clearly noted..

Due to the super moon phenomena the variations in tide,(ie is high tides and low tides) would be higher than normal.
This could be explained by the considering the inverse square law relation,

During a super moon event the "r"(distance) would be very short compared to the other times, So there would be a high gravitational pull...and this pull results in the different tide levels..

The following is a list of past and predicted extreme super-moons.

* November 10, 1954
* November 20, 1972
* January 8, 1974
* February 26, 1975
* December 2, 1990
* January 19, 1992
* March 8, 1993
* January 10, 2005
* December 12, 2008
* January 30, 2010
* March 19, 2011
* November 14, 2016
* January 2, 2018
* January 21, 2023
* November 25, 2034
* January 13, 2036

Astrologers of the past belive that occurence of a supermoon (its prediction) is a sign of a impending disaster to come..and the coincidence of many natural disasters with this phenomenon is striking.
There is a huge group of people who are blaming super moon for the march 11 tsunami that struck in Japan.In my point of view it is totally absurd.

Perigee Moons do not trigger natural disasters. The "super moon" of March 1983 & SuperMoon of Dec. 2008 were harmless contradicting its relation with Natural disasters...

All I want to point out is that dont blame supermoon for the natural calamities we are facing. And guys remember by doing so we are spoiling once a life time opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the miracles of nature.

Hostel life...the days I always love to cherish..

A great deal of my life were spent in hostels...About 7 long years in many places..And it continues even now with the only difference that now it's the college hostel unlike those previous school boardings.
Among all of those, the most beautiful time I spent were in our high school boarding(Girideepam boarding,kottayam). It always leaves me a lot of pain when I think of those wonderful days that I will never ever get in my life again. It's the circle of life!! Nothing can exist for long. All beautiful things vanish as we start enjoying it. I remember the first day when our seniors came to our dormitory for a slight introduction and made us sing, dance, etc., etc. Thank god, we too became the seniors and took up their role the next year...:-P
Well, that's not what I really want to say. The first days at the hostel were rather gloomy. It really takes a bit of time for us to adapt to situations b'coz for many, its the first time they stay away from parents. Even if I had a long experience at different hostels, it proved to be of no use in a new place. As time passed, we all started making friendship.  But that was not too easy. People are different!! It's purely the human nature. The most enjoyable time, as for me, is the second year, when we were in grade 12. The hostel wardens Alexander(P.M. in short) and Brother Cyriac treated us like enemies and they were alike to us. We felt absolutely no point in respecting them because of the things they did to us(which I would rather not explain). Despite all these, we could enjoy the days there. There were more support and cooperation among us. (I really got more friends there in the second year).
My friends had a really important role in my character formation. They were always there with me giving advices(and funny rebukes). All of it were really helpful and funny. It made me mould my character to a large extent.
We enjoyed our trip to Bangalore and some places of historical significance. After a period of fun, started our model exams. To my surprise, those periods were the most enjoyable. With the acceptance that the whole portions of grade 12 cannot be learnt too easily, that too in the peak time, it made many to forget about studies. But still a part of our men used to fight with the lessons. I love to remember the day, the day before our model exams when we went on fishing in the large pond in the college campus nearby till 9 o'clock and returned with the fear of getting caught by our warden(s). This continued to be the routine for many days. After our model exams, it was a busy time. We had to appear for the board practical exams. By then we realised that our school life was about to end. We had a farewell party after which started our study leave. It left us sad because it all about to end. Who knows when we shall meet again....
The board and entrance exams passed by too fast. After this year, everyone would go to different professional colleges. This thought made me sad. I started putting up questions..."Will I be able to see them again?" I've always loved the small quarrels and fights. "Will I be able to encounter it again?" School life is indeed the most beautiful time in our life.
I really miss my friends there.
Now I stay in another hostel doing my engineering course which would last for another four years. Hope it would end up well..

New year fireworks 2012 at london