The 2nd October 2010 Astronomy Study of Sky at Visakhapatnam

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Volume 2010, Issue No.10, Dt.2nd October 2010
The Astronomy Study of Visakhapatnam Sky on 2nd October 2010

& The Global Day of Ahimsa.
By
Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
{Retd.Prof. of Physics, SU}, 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, Maharanipeta.P.O. Visakhapatnam-530002. Mobile: 9491902867

ABSTRACT:

The sky at Visakhapatnam was exceptionally clear on the evening of 2nd October and continued to be so till the morning wee hours of 3rd Oct 2010, due to lack of any cloud formations. It rained heavily the previous 48 hours at Visakhapatnam and that provided an ideal scenario of the sky for the Astronomy study and the image capture by my Canon IXUS 14.2MP camera. The Fig. Nos.1 to 4 depict the image capture of certain unusual stars, cluster stars and more significantly the possible regions of great nebulae. The record helps the Astronomers to over generations of life.

Images Description:

The triangle of the three bright stars is very prominent. The Fig Nos. 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 display it. Cassiopeia has both south and north stars vividly visible. The distant star of the south of the famous triangle could be captured nicely. Jupiter with the Pegasus is seen nicely. The Earth sky 2007-2012 communication says that
“The Great Square of Pegasus is a great jumping off point for finding the Andromeda galaxy, otherwise known as M31. The Great Square sparkles over your eastern horizon at early evening, then travels westward across the sky throughout the night. For some idea of the Great Square’s size, extend your hand an arm length from your eye. You’ll see that any two Great Square stars are farther apart than the width of your hand.”
The Fig No.1 obtained shows the image of Jupiter near the Great Square PEGASUS and the clusters of stars around it as well some remarkable captures of the Andromeda Galaxy. Fig 2 gives the famous triangle of Visakhapatnam sky and the Vega star of the constellation Lyra. Fig 3 also presents the triangle at 20h13m. At this time of year, you can see the Famous Triangle of the Visakhapatnam sky and the constellation Cygnus the Swan. It is helpful to locate the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The three brilliant stars that make up the Famous Triangle shine way up high in the October evening sky. The stars Deneb and Vega hang high overhead at nightfall and early evening. Vega, the brightest Famous Triangle star shines to the west of Deneb. The star Altair, the second brightest, is found straight overhead. As evening deepens, look for a modestly-bright star to pop out in between Altair and Vega. The Albireo depicts the Swan’s eye or beak. The line from Albireo to Deneb shows you the underside of the Swan’s body from head to tail. Three stars cross the body near Deneb to form what is known as the Northern Cross. The Albireo to Deneb line is drawn in either direction to mark the galactic plane (equator). The Fig Nos. 4 and 5 give the different star clusters.