Mysuru: Students were thrilled to witness a rare astronomical phenomenon, observing four planets at the same time — Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — with the naked eye shortly after Sunset. They also delighted in viewing Neptune and Uranus through a telescope. During a special planetary observation event held on the rooftop of CFTRI School…
Truth behind hype: ‘Parade of Planets’ on Jan. 25, 2025
January 21, 2025By Dr. S.N. Prasad The popular social media is awash with grotesquely exaggerated and sanitised accounts of something spectacular, popularly described as a rare ‘alignment’ and ‘parade’ of planets, happening in the night sky this month, especially on Jan. 25. In one such video report making the rounds of WhatsApp, I heard with a combination…
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