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New Year, More Events – Astronomy Events 2024
PAAC wishes you all a Happy New Year. Although the “New Year” according to Gregorian calendar is merely change of the 4 digits that we use to represent the year, and the Earth is constantly completing one revolution around the Sun, every day, compared to its position 365 rotations ago, PAAC also celebrates the Astronomy... Continue Reading
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The Partial Lunar Eclipse of 28th Oct 2023 – Images
Poornaprajna Amateur Astronomers’ Club, captured the images of the Partial Lunar Eclipse of 28th October 2023. This was a unique opportunity as this was the first and last visible eclipse for India for the year. The fact that there will be no eclipse visible in India in 2024, made this eclipse a rarer phenomenon as... Continue Reading
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28th Oct 2023 – Partial Eclipse: All You Need to Know
The Full Moon of October 2023, will pass through the Earth’s shadow on the midnight of 28th October 2023 (IST) causing a Partial Lunar Eclipse. What causes a Lunar Eclipse? The Moon passes behind the Earth every month, and during this time, the night-side of the Earth can see the Moon completely illuminated by sunlight,... Continue Reading
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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸಿ
The Night Sky on Stellarium can be switched to various Sky Cultures, including the Indian Vedic culture. However, this is limited. So PAAC presents the Kannada Sky Culture – enabling you to explore the Night Sky in Kannada ನೀವು ಖಗೋಳಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಗಳನ್ನ ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವವರಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ನಿಮಗೆ ಬಹುಶಃ ‘ಸ್ಟೆಲ್ಲೆರಿಯಂ’ ಎಂಬ ಒಂದು ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ವೇರ್ ಗೊತ್ತಿರಬಹುದು. ಇದು ಇಡೀ ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನ ಭೂಮಿಯ... Continue Reading