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Do Planets Move Backwards? Retrograde Motion!
Read this post in Kannada If you are a regular night sky-watcher then you might be aware of “Retrograde Motion”, if not, there is a good chance you might have heard of the term. It is generally said that planets always appear to move in one direction from one night to the next, but in... Continue Reading
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March Equinox : All You Need to Know
The 20th of March this year is the day of March Equinox. The day of equal day and night they say. But is it really? Let’s find out. What is Equinox and What’s so special? Equinox is an astronomically significant day when the duration of the day and the night on the Earth is equal.... Continue Reading
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What IF Jupiter Never Existed?
It was January, 1610. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was peering through his improved homemade telescope at the brightest of the 5 planets visible to the naked eye – Jupiter, and this was when he noticed 4 tiny spots appearing at varying distances from the planet. These were the four moons orbiting Jupiter which are called... Continue Reading
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The Astronomy behind Makara Sankranti
Governed by the astronomical observations, ‘Makara Sankramana’ or ‘Makara Sankranti’ is an important festival in India and is also an Astronomy Event. It is celebrated on the day when the Sun crosses over from the constellation of Sagittarius to the constellation of Capricornus, as seen from the Earth. This festive day is dedicated to the... Continue Reading
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Watching the Sky from Antarctica
This is a Guest Post by Dr. S.V. Narasimhan from Virajpet about his adventures in Antarctica and his experience while sky-watching in the continent. – PAAC Team I have never seen any other countries other than India. That doesn’t mean that I didn’t have a desire to visit other countries. Once, I had visited Singapore... Continue Reading