– Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer The most beautiful celestial object perceptible in the night sky is the ‘Comet.’ Most of the time, Comets remain in deep-frozen “sleep” in outer space, but occasionally they are dislodged from their orbits and fall forward the inner solar system. Comets are at their brightest when they are…
The much-awaited, amazing, astronomical feast is eventually done ! People were very eager to know whether natural calamities and catastrophes may occur due to this event. Fortunately, it did not happen! The sky was absolutely clear in the beginning, say at around 9.45 pm, but it troubled the sky-gazers and astronomers throughout the night creating…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer None can forget the mesmerising Supermoon, Bloodmoon, Total Lunar Eclipse that occurred on January 31 this year! This astronomical occurrence was memorable and millions witnessed this spectacular spectacle. Analogously, on July 27 and 28, Indians are really privileged to witness a regular ‘Total Lunar Eclipse.’ This eclipse will…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer As the city is gearing up to witness the rare astronomical feat of Super Moon, Blood Moon and the Blue Moon on the night of Jan. 31, it will be a special moment for Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala and Excel Public School in city as they have geared up…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer Sky-watchers will get a rare treat on Jan. 31: A Super Moon, a Blood Moon, a Blue Moon and a total lunar eclipse. A Super Moon eventuates when the Full Moon is at the closest point of its orbit to the Earth, which is also called the perigee….
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer On Dec.3, the Moon will pass by Earth at a distance of 357,987 kilometres. This is known as lunar perigee and a normal lunar perigee averaging a distance of 357,492 kilometres happens once every orbital period. This event can be referred as ‘Supermoon.’ The term ‘Supermoon’ was coined…
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