Volume 2010, Issue No.8,dt.25th August 2010. 10:17:42 AM
Astronomy Study of the Moon, Cassiopeia, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter and Occultaions by Moon of stars on various days in August 2010.
by
Professor Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
{Retd.Prof.of Physics,SU},
17-11-10,Narasimha Ashram, official Colony, Maharanipeta.P.O.,Viskhapatnam-53002
Mobile 9491902867.
ABSTRACT:
The August month of 2010 year provided a varied weather conditions of solar tsunami and the cloud formations that gave a scintillating sceanario of the sky for observation of the bright planets and the breath taking views of the constellations on the west, east,north and the south sides of Narasimha Ashram. A large number of point sources were clearly observable and provides support to the IRAS data of cataloguing.
keywords: Astronomy August 2010, Planets, Moon occultaions, Cassiopeia, triangulation bright objects, Spica, Point Sources.
Introduction:
The Moon captured in the vicinity of stars of the various constellations provided a first record of the August 2010 sky by digital imaging and analysis. The author thinks that this study would become the beacon light for other astronomers to reproduce the ancient possibly naked eye observations made years ago at Visakhapatnam and also provides a set of dat for astronomy study by different Positional Astronmy Centres in India.
Images:
Figure 1 The west scenario on 23rd Aug 2010 at 20h37m of the Moon and the triangle.
Figure 2 North sky and the Cassiopeia set of bright objects
Figure 3 Cassiopeia and other stars on the north sky of Narasimha Ashram 23rd August 2010 at 01h23m
Figure 4 Cassiopeia and neighbours amazing view 23rd Aug 2010 at 01h15m
Figure 5 Cassiopeia Constellation on 23rd Aug 2010 at 01h14m
Figure 6 Moon and its look at the stars on the west on 22nd Aug 2010 at 19h05m
Figure 7 Amazing Jupiter on Narasimha Ashram riding on a stud of stars
Figure 8 Jupiter and the Moon
Figure 9 west bright objectsa triangulation and the zenith bright stars.
Figure 10 Spica, a bright star of west and Jupiter scenario of 17th & 18th Aug 2010 at Narasimha
Figure 11 East morning Bright stars and the Jupiter with neighbours
Figure 12 22nd Aug 2010 Morning setting Jupiter and stars above it. Eve Moon at 19h25m
Figure 13 Spectra of Moon and its Yellow Plasma Ball
A significant observation made on 23rd August 2010 that a yellow plasma ball has engulfed the Moon. Why it was not observed at the earth was a mystery.
Figure 14 Cassiopeia and riding stars; Jupiter on Star Stud
Figure 15 Venus Mars and possibly Saturn Spica?
Figure 16 Spica and distant Bright Star neighbours of 17th August 2010 at 19h04m at Narasimha Ashram Vizag
Figure 17 A spectrum of Jupiter with Green and Blue Colours!
Figure 18 Venus Moon and stars
Figure 19 Venus Moon and Spica on 15th Aug 2010 evening
Figure 20 Moon and the Stars of the westt looking at Moon at 19h08m of 15th Aug 2010
Figure 21 Mercury captured! 17th Aug 2010 a7 18h56m with Spica Saturn a star and Venus
Figure 22 Spica and another Bright star below to the south stars 17th Aug 2010 at 19h01m
Figure 23 moon occultation of stars, Venus Mars Saturn 17th Aug 2010 at 18h49m
Figure 24 Up on Zenith two bright stars and the scenario around at 19h50m of 18th Aug 2010
Figure 25 Moon neighbours and Venus 18th Aug 2010 at 19h49m.
SOME RESULTS:
The 24th Aug 2010 night the Moon was shining bright with the Jupiter located almost at the horizon on the East around the 20h19m. The west Star and the zenith star as a base line the triangular stars provided a good view. The zenith star and the star preceding the Moon on the zenith provided a straight line (of course, bent due to curvature) view. Morning during the wee hours on 25th there was a heavy rain that lashed Visakhapatnam but with a bright and warm sunshine on the 25th.
This was predicted following the low-pressure trough formed in the Bay of Bengal during the 22nd and 23rd Aug 2010. Interestingly, the Andhra Pradesh State reeled under intense heat of the sun during the four days 19th to 23rd August 2010. In spite of it there were lashing showers that caused flood situation in Tirupati, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada and some other towns.
This was predicted following the low-pressure trough formed in the Bay of Bengal during the 22nd and 23rd Aug 2010. Interestingly, the Andhra Pradesh State reeled under intense heat of the sun during the four days 19th to 23rd August 2010. In spite of it there were lashing showers that caused flood situation in Tirupati, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada and some other towns.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
I have been introduced by late Prof KRRao to his first batch of doctorate students at Andhra University, JVD College of Science & Technology, during 1940s and 1950s at both Narasimha Ashram and as well in the Principal’s quarters of Andhra University. The prominent among them were Dr.Sripada Gopal Krishna Murthy, Dr.D.S.Subrahamanyam, Dr. Gowrinath Shastry who became very friendly to me. I am thrilled that they were the first people whom Prof K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc.(Madras), D.Sc.(London) encouraged to look at the sky and as well the Relativity Theories of the Cosmos.
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