Weather Scenario at Visakhapatnam in Second and Third weeks of January 2012

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Volume 2012, Issue No.1, Dt.8th January 2012 Time: 9h52mPM
Astronomy Study & Weather Scenario at Visakhapatnam during Second and Third weeks of January 2012
by
Professor Dr Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana
{Retd. Prof. of Phys, SU} 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, Maharanipeta.P.O, Visakhapatnam-530002. Mobile No: 9542717723 and 9491902867
Key words: Solar Spectra, Full Moon glitter, Makara Jyothi of India festival, Astronomy, Mysterious solar irradiation, Solar Flare & CME effect 21 January 2012.

ABSTRACT

The Full Moon Day of 9^th January 2012 was very interesting that the entire Moon shine has literally glittered with the Bay of Bengal Sea Waters of the Beach coast in Visakhapatnam and the extent of the Moon shine on the waters has been estimated quantitatively. Surprisingly the Jupiter spectrum was found to be dominated by the red hue indicating the possible red flare of its giant red eye. The deep Sea occurrences of the earthquakes (like the one in Sumatra on 11^th January 2012) at a depth of 18 miles or so on in the Northern Indian Ocean and the formation of the low depression regions in the Coastal areas of India suggests that the pumping of water vapor of dense salt water into the atmosphere is an infusion that surprisingly takes place on an essential periodicity of the Earth-Sun system. This finding and possibility of event phenomenon by me is a very significant and needs to be asserted.  The guruthi pooja 2012 took place in Kerala State and actually guruthi pooja is an offering of water, chunnambu and turmeric powder given to the forest deities on the Sankranthi festival of India. I found that both the Jupiter and the Venus have given exceptionally good spectra on the 15^th January 2012.  The 17^th and 18^th January 2012 the weather in Visakhapatnam was one of warm day time and then a chilly weather from midnight to the early morning 8.00AM possibly due to the X-rays and Ultra-violet rays emitted by the Sun from several of the Sunspots. The NASA found that the space debris has somewhat reduced by the UV and X-Rays of the Sun. But on 19^th January 2012 there was a sudden gust of frosty wind, what is its relation to the onset of CME from the Sun around 16:30 UT, producing an M3-class solar flare and a full-halo coronal mass ejection (CME)? What are the rays that have preceded the arrival of CME and the Solar flare affects on the Earth atmosphere? Presumably the CME that struck the earth on 21^st January 2012 have influenced the equatorial region with a component of their radiation with the atmosphere on the Earth and caused certain irradiations. The night sky of 22^nd January 2012 was very cloudy and no astronomy visible observations could be made. The spectra images captured on the 23^rd January 2012 presented in the FIR region of electromagnetic wavelengths a mysterious radiation. What are the rays that have preceded the arrival of CME and the Solar flare affects on the Earth atmosphere? On 21^st January 2012 the Sun brightness has reduced somewhat by 20% or so in the afternoon time around 2h41mPM and on the midday of 23^rd January 2012 the brightness fell down by 50%.

INTRODUCTION

The weather on the Full Moon day at Visakhapatnam was one of heat and warmth reminding of the oncoming summer months. But just immediately the next morning of the Full Moon day the weather changed and by 11^th Wednesday 2012 the chilly weather of the winter season has set in again requiring people to ware protective clothing. The consecutive two days Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11^th January 2012 heavy rain battered the several mandals in Guntur and Bapatla district. Spice Chilli, Mango and Paddy crops were affected heavily in Thallada, Thanikella, Kalluru, Konijeria and Wyra with a recorded rain fall of 21mm in 24 hours time beginning 8AM on Tuesday. Kamepalli received 85.2mm rainfall. While recorded rainfalls were Kallur 55mm, Kusumanch 48.2mm, Yenikur 46mm and Wyra 45.6 mm. The Ogeru drain overflowed cutting road link between Narasaraopeta and Chilkaluripeta. The kuppaganji also overflowed. From the trough that strengthened on Wednesday Gusty winds with speed of 25 to 25kmh blew along the coast. Ongole recorded 1cm and Nellore 9mm rainfall between 8.30A.M. and 5.30P.M. on Wednesday. Kalingapatnam and Kavali got 4mm rainfall.It rained in Pidugurallu of Bapatla 3mm and Machilipatnam 2mm. In Mangalagiri Komarada, Satennapalli Tiruvoor, Nuziveedu, Yerragondapallem, received 3-5cm rain while in Kavali it rained 17cms. The loss of crops multiplied added to the previous loss due to heavy cyclonic weather in the month beginning i.e. 10 days ago. Yeddanpudi, Parchoor, Adhanki, Kurichedu, santanuthalapadu, Darsi, chirala, Thallur, Chinna Ganjam were affected by loss of Paddy, Tobacco, Groundnuts, Chilli, Cotton crops. In the last 24 hours, Atahgada recorded 110mm of rainfall and Munduli recorded 60mm. The capital recorded a rainfall of 17mm, whereas Cuttack recorded 50mm. The rain has resulted in a drop in temperature during the day by five to six degrees.

Andhra Pradesh

Due to the high depression (anti-cyclone) formed on the upper sky region of Madhya Pradesh  the state of Andhra Pradesh experienced on Saturday 14^th Jan 2012 chilly weather. Added to it are the North East winds enhanced the impact of cold weather. All cities in the state registered two to three degrees lower temperatures than normal. Lambbaseema and Chintapalli agency areas registered zero and 1.5degrees C respectively. The fog was very dense in many cities and it persisted till 10AM in the morning. Ramgudem 7deg C, Kalingapatnam and Medak 9deg C temperatures were recorded. 2008 in January 3, 4 dates the temperature in Chintapalli was 1.5 degrees C and now after four years the temperature on 6th and 14^th January 2012 about 1.5degrees C were registered. Adilabad registered about 15 degrees C about a week ago but during the week of Pongal the temperatures suddenly fell to 6 degrees and then to 3degrees within a short period of two days.

“Thane” cyclone prevented the cold spell in Andhra Pradesh but as soon it crossed the coastal region the high pressure upper sky weather has created an unusual cold spell especially in the forest regions of Adilabad, Chittoor, Kaddaph regions and as well in the higher mountain regions of Visakhapatnam district. In Telangana region Medak and Adilabad are worst hit by the cold waves blowing from Europe and North India. 

Earthquake

A powerful earthquake has hit off the coast of western Indonesia early today i.e. 11^th January 2012, the magnitude-7.3 quake struck 420 kilometers off the coast of Aceh province just after midnight. It was centered 30 kilometers beneath the ocean floor. The quake, which happened at 12:37 a.m. local time (1:37 p.m. Tuesday ET) at a depth of 18.1 miles, was centered in the Indian Ocean about 262 miles southwest of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, and 590 miles west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, [Updated at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday ET] A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of western Indonesia Sumatra island early Wednesday 11^th Jan 2012. The quake was centered in the northern Indian Ocean, more than 400 km (250 miles) off northern Sumatra and more than 29 km (18 miles) beneath the surface.

ASTRONOMY

 Jupiter, Venus and Mars are moving closer to Earth will be visible to naked eye in the sky from Tuesday 10th January 2012 night. Jupiter and Mars will be visible in the east till 1.30am and 11.45pm respectively and Venus in the west up to 8pm.  The alignment of these three planets will be visible to the naked eye; the geometrical pattern will provide an opportunity to the sky gazers to click the celestial spectacle. One can also spot Saturn in the early hours of the day till sunrise in the eastern sky.

Kashmir under grip of Snow fall

The Kashmir valley has been cut off from the rest of the country. The temperature is hovering at minus 6 degree Celsius and expected to fall further in the next few days. On the outskirts of Srinagar, Families has been cooking on an earthen stove for the last four days. It snowed after 78 years in Himachal's Chintapurni area. Nainital experienced some snow as well. Snow in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Nainital have brought temperature down in the capital too. Srinagar city witnessed the coldest night of the season with mercury plummeting to -5.5 degrees. Frozen parts of Dal Lake, Vaishno Devi besides the ski resort of Gulmarg, which saw temperatures dipping to as low as -16.5 degrees, are attracting a large rush of tourists and adventure sports enthusiasts.

Cold alert in Uttarakhand

Dehradun: Rain and cloudy skies have caused a substantial drop in the temperature in Dehradun and elsewhere in the State. The meteorological department has issued a cold weather alert, with temperatures expected to fall sharply overnight and stay low throughout Monday 9th January 2012.  The tourists visiting hill stations like Missouri, Nainital, Auli and other places had a gala time following snowfall during the weekend. However, many tourists, especially those travelling to Missouri were disappointed as they got stuck in traffic jams, the drop in mercury and the cold wave caused by the Western Disturbance are likely to continue for next two days.

Snow spell in Himachal

Shimla: The higher reaches and mountain passes in Himachal Pradesh continued to experience intermittent heavy snowfall and rains leading to a dip in maximum day temperature even as the lower hills had some respite.  The higher reaches in Kullu and Chamba districts and tribal Lahaul and Pangi valleys experienced heavy snowfall during past 48 hours, completely paralysing normal life while key tourist resorts of Manali, Dalhousie and Shimla had another spell of moderate snowfall. Continuous snowfall in Chamba and Kullu districts aggravated avalanche threat and the people living in these areas were advised not to venture out till the weather clears.  Heavy snowfall lashed the Kashmir Valley on Sunday 12^th January 2012. Srinagar received six inches of snow till 8 a.m. and the snowfall continued unabated. Gulmarg had received a foot of fresh snowfall, Pahalgam three inches, Ganderbal town six inches, Badgam five inches, Bandipora five inches, Baramulla four inches, Shopian three inches and Anantnag town one inch till 8 a.m. It is still snowing at all these places and elsewhere in the valley. The western disturbance presently active here will start weakening from Monday evening. Till then, snowfall will continue with intermittent breaks. The higher reaches may receive heavy snowfall. The minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 3.5 degrees, it was minus 6.9 in Pahalgam and minus 9.6 in Gulmarg.

Delhi braces for fog

New Delhi: The cold wave that hit the national Capital on January 6 continued its spell on Sunday 8th January 2012 morning. Though the morning was comparatively pleasant, the day temperature was recorded three notches below the normal level. The maximum and minimum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 18.1 degrees and 11.5 degrees Celsius. After nearly a week of cloudy skies, a clear day has been forecast in Delhi. The minimum temperature Monday 9^th January 2012 morning settled a notch above average at 8.4 degrees Celsius. Visibility was high in the morning at 700 meters.  Snowfall in the Himalayan region has also contributed to Delhi's chill. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 17 degrees Celsius.

Updated 20/1/2012 6:00:37 PM Cold tightens its grip over North India:

The cold wave tightened its grip over North India as temperatures plummeted across the region with chilly winds and fog adding to the misery of the people. Chilly weather continued in Kashmir Valley with the minimum temperature across the region with several degrees below freezing point.   Mercury in the summer capital Srinagar settled at a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius, a drop of 2.1 degrees, a Met official said. The mercury in Srinagar city, which had witnessed a slight respite from the extreme cold weather since a spell of snowfall, today dipped again. The night temperature in the famous skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir plunged to minus 14.6 degrees Celsius, a drop of two degrees from yesterday.

 MSNBC on 12^th January 2012

A possible tornado struck two counties in western North Carolina, the National Weather Service said Thursday. At least 10 buildings were damaged in a 3-square-mile residential area. Wind also struck a marina in Caldwell County late Wednesday. The storm cell that caused the damage had dumped some hail in northwestern South Carolina before moving into North Carolina. Most tornadoes take place in the spring. A mid-winter tornado would not be unusual since temperatures in the region have been about 10 degrees above normal for the past month or so.

Spaceweather.com

Today, Jan. 12th, between 10:00 and 1300 UT, NASA's STEREO-Behind spacecraft observed a significant eruption on the far side of the sun. Although the blast was eclipsed by the edge of the solar disk, it nevertheless produced a long-duration X-ray flare (C3-class) detectable from Earth. A movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows some of the debris flying over the NE limb: Active sunspot 1401 erupted yesterday, Jan. 19th around 16:30 UT, producing an M3-class solar flare and a full-halo coronal mass ejection (CME). The Solar and Helio-Sphere Observatory recorded the cloud expanding almost directly toward Earth. Strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives this weekend an impact on Jan. 21st at 22:30 UT (+/- 7) hrs. The cloud is also heading for Mars, due to hit the Red Planet on Jan. 24^th. NASA's Curiosity rover, en route to Mars now, is equipped to study solar storms and might be able to detect a change in the energetic particle environment when the CME passes by. Earth's atmosphere has been puffing up in response to increasing levels of UV radiation from sunspots. This is good news for satellite operators, because a puffed up atmosphere helps clean up low-Earth orbit.

 Volcano

Hawaii's current most active volcano occurring under Earth's surface at Kilauea NASA intends to study using airborne radar study.

Makara Jyothi

In fact, during the period between Vrischikam 1st and Makarom 1st (aprox. 14 Nov to 14 Jan) the Ayyapa Diksha is observed. The most auspicious moment is `Makara Vilakku' celebrations on `Makara Sankranti' day which generally falls on Jan 14th. On this day, at dusk, Lord Ayyappa's idol is adorned with Thiruvabharanam (Divine Ornaments of Ayyappa) brought from the home of his ancestors (Pandalam Maharajah at Pandalam Palace). After this the doors of the Sanctum Sanctorum are thrown open for the 'Aarti'. It is at this time that the Divine Light `Makara Jyothi' is visible at `Ponnambalamedu". The most crowded day is Makara Sankranti. The shrine is situated on a lofted platau. There are three entries consisting of eighteen steps each on the eastern, northern and western sides (Front, Left and Back). Entry through the main holy steps in the front is restricted to those carrying the mandatory "Irumudikkettu" (head load of offerings and provisions). It is customary to wear dark clothes. The literal meaning of makarajyothi is light of Capricorn. The latitude on Earth on which Capricorn appears overhead of an observer is still known as the Tropic of Capricorn.

The Capricorn is commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat: a mythical creature that is half goat, half fish.

Name  B F   HD     HIP        RA         Dec              Vis     Abs     Dist        Sp.class     Notes

                                                                                  Mag    Mag    ly

                                                                                                                                          Deneb

δ Cap 49  207098  107556   21h47m  -16d 07’      2.85    2.49     39           A5mF2     Algiedi,

                                              02.29s        35.6”                                                                Scheddi

Capriconus, often referred to as Capricorn, is the second faintest Zodiac constellation. Brightest star: Delta Capricorni (Deneb Algiedi, Scheddi, with an apparent magnitude of 2.87) . 

 The Makara Jyothi will be seen on the north eastern mountain side on Ponnambala Medu. There is a belief that Lord Ayyappa expresses himself as makara jyothi to bless his devotees. Another fact is that this makarajyothi festival marks the completion of the makaravilakku pilgrimage season of sabarimala. The places where devotes can view the 2012 makarajyothi darshan include Pulmedu, Sannidhanam, Pandithavalam, Neelimala, Saramkuthi, Chalakayam, Attathodu, Hilltop and Marakootam respectively. The guruthi pooja 2012 takes place actually guruthi pooja is an offering of water, chunnambu and turmeric powder given to the forest deities.
The Makara Jyoti was sighted at Ponnambalamedu as per the plan of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), administering the affairs at Sabarimala, at 6.41 pm just when the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Ayyappa temple was opened for Deeparadhana (ritual of lights) for which the idol of the deity was decked in the holy attires, Thiruvabharanam.

Observations and Images

On the 8^th January 2012 I have travelled by train from Bhubaneswar to Visakhapatnam and from the train I could observe the land scenario of East Coastal cities.  The Sun shine was good on that day and the green fields offered a pleasing site to the eye. The moving train gave me an opportunity to image capture the relative motion of the near train and far off land space at a distance. This temporal view is very amazing and has been presented in the Fig.1 given below.

The Full Moon Day of 9^th January 2012 was very interesting that the entire Moon shine has literally glittered with the Bay of Bengal Sea Waters of the Beach coast in Visakhapatnam and the extent of the Moon shine on the waters has been estimated quantitatively. Surprisingly the Jupiter spectrum was found to be dominated by the red hue indicating the possible red flare of its giant red eye.

On 10^th and 11^th January 2012 the sky was very cloudy. The NASA found that the space debris has somewhat reduced by the UV and X-Rays of the Sun.  During the two days the 13^th and 14^th Jan 2012 the weather in Visakhapatnam was one of an extreme winter cold. The Bhogee festival of making a bona-fire of old wooden articles and the fallen leaves of the trees etc has been in vogue in India since the time of Bhogga King of ancient times. The particular day is known as Bhogee and observed in the early morning wee hours of the previous day to Sankranti (or Pongal festival of the new light from the Sun). The Jupiter, Venus and Mars could be easily spotted and observed on the 13^th January 2012 night though there were passing clouds. The Hunter of Orion constellation could be seen but without the sword region of the Hunter i.e. M42 galaxy.

What is the relationship between the deep Sea occurrences of the earth quakes at a depth of 18 miles or so on in the Indian Ocean, [say centered in the northern Indian Ocean, more than 400 km (250 miles) off northern Sumatra and more than 29 km (18 miles) beneath the surface] and the formation of the low depression regions in the Coastal areas of India? This suggests that the pumping of water vapor of dense salt water into the atmosphere is, an infusion that surprisingly takes place on an essential periodicity of the Earth-Sun system. This finding and possibility of event phenomenon by me is a very significant and needs to be asserted.

During the time of Makara Jyothi i.e. in the evening of 15th January 2012, the day of festival of India Sankranthi , I made an attempt to observe the Western sky at Visakhapatnam around 6.40 to 7.00PM. I have been rewarded not with the appearance of Makara Jyothi of Kerala view but amazingly I found that both the Jupiter and the Venus have given exceptionally good spectra. This Makara Jyothi at Kerala will be seen on the North Eastern mountain side on Ponnambala Medu. In Visakhapatnam North Eastern sky only the Mars Planet dominated and city light pollution prevented me to observe anything like what they describe as Makar Jyothi.

Nearest star in Capricorn is HD 192310, about 28.78 light-years away. M30 (NGC 7099) is another object of interest. The latitude on Earth on which Capricorn appears overhead of an observer is still known as the Tropic of Capricorn.

The 17^th and 18^th January 2012 the weather in Visakhapatnam was one of warm day time and then a chilly weather from midnight to the early morning 8.00AM possibly due to the X-rays emitted by the Sun from several of the Sunspots.

But on 19^th January 2012 there was a sudden gust of chilly wind, what is its relation to the onset of CME from the Sun around 16:30 UT, producing an M3-class solar flare and a full-halo coronal mass ejection (CME)? It’s faced the Earth directly! What are the rays that have preceded the arrival of CME and the Solar flare affects on the Earth atmosphere? On 21^st January 2012 the Sun brightness has reduced somewhat by 20% or so in the afternoon time around 2h41mPM.  From 19^th January 2012 the weather in Visakhapatnam was one of slightly warm during day time but with chilly breeze keeping it was pleasant and enjoyable. But by evening 6 O’ Clock the winter cold was experienced. Presumably the CME that struck the earth on 21^st January 2012 have influenced the equatorial region with a component of their radiation with the atmosphere on the Earth and caused certain irradiations

The Sun brightness was very low by about 50% on the 23^rd January 2012. The night sky of 22^nd January 2012 was very cloudy and no astronomy visible observations could be made. The spectra images captured on the 23^rd January 2012 presented in the FIR region of electromagnetic wavelengths a mysterious radiation.

IMAGES

Fig.1. Second & third week of January 2012

The season of Capricorn month in India offered a varied weather conditions and rainfalls in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states. The Fig 1depicts the image 9228kln in which the relative motion of the near and far off places could be image captured. The 8^th January 2012 gave a good bright Sun shine in the border of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

Fig.2. Second & third week of January 2012

This gives the excellent and amazing Venus Spectrum and that of Jupiter as well on the 16^th January 2012. The Hunter belt stars were image captured and the central one is really shinning bright relative to the other two.

Fig.3. Second & third week of January 2012

 On 12^th January 2012 the Belt stars were slightly different in their color hues. On 11^th January 2012 the Venus was glowing bright in the evening sky with the Sun set silver lined clouds and an aurora of red hue. The 9^th January 2012 satellite image of the weather map of India shows surprisingly two epicenter circles of the weather while Himalayas were under a thick blanket of snow fall. On 12^th Thursday 2012 for a few hours the Mount Etna near Catania Italy erupted of the volcano which lasted several hours and was the first in 2012.

Fig.4. Second & third week of January 2012

The National Highway in Kashmir was snow blocked on the 9^th January 2012. The winter Moon on 14^th January 2012 gave a very good view of its airglow around 00h37m.The 15^th January 2012 the Hunter of Orion could be seen in considerable detail of visible stars and nebulae.

Fig.5 Second & Third week of January 2012 Venus & Jupiter spectra

             The Dog Star dispersion has been obtained in the image 9347kln.

Fig.6 Second & Third week of January 2012 Venus & Jupiter spectra

 The green filter Venus spectrum exhibits a Green hue instead of the blue dispersion.

Fig.7 Second & Third week of January 2012 Hunter & Full Moon

The Full Moon day Hunter and triangular positions with the Orion Hunter visible stars at around 10h43m and 10h44mPM of 9^th January 2012 are very enchanting for an astronomy review. Note the sky scenario of the west while Venus is bright and the horizon to the top layers of atmosphere offer varied color hues. The Gray sky line is noticeable.

Fig.8 Second & Third week of January 2012 Makara Jyothi and Spectra

 The famous festival Makara Jyothi pictures reported is reproduced. The Moon shine glitter on the Bay of Bengal waters has been image captured with a green filter and as well of the Hunter in Orion Constellation. The Dog Star hovers on the Sea shore brilliantly. The belt stars were of blue hue.

Fig.9 Second & Third week of January 2012 Spectra

The 17^th January 2012 evening scenario over the Bay of Bengal Sea at RK Mission Beach is very captivating with the Hunter in Orion constellation giving a splendid show with its Dog Star hovering over the sea. Up above in the sky is the Jupiter and both the Hunter stars group and the Jupiter could be image captured in a single frame around 18h22m Pm on the 17^th January 2012. Note the Gray hue in the upper sky region relative to the deep blue-gray scenario on the Sea below the Hunter. The Andhra sate temperatures on the Sankranthi day are of significance to assess the Makara Jyothi affect as per the Hindu astronomy faith. Note the wide spread variation in the minimum temperatures recorded. The groups of Sun spots have released lot of Ultra-Violet and X-rays that made the 17^th January 2012 sky to be grayish in its hue.

Fig.10 Second & Third week of January 2012 Spectra

Active sunspot 1401 erupted yesterday, Jan. 19th around 16:30 UT, producing an M3-class solar flare and a full-halo coronal mass ejection (CME). The Solar and Helio-Sphere Observatory recorded the cloud expanding almost directly toward Earth. Strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives this weekend an impact on Jan. 21st at 22:30 UT (+/- 7) hrs. The images of the FIR of the Sun on 21^st January 2012 showed no mysterious rays emission. But the sky was sufficiently foggy even during the day time and the spectral dispersion showed the enhanced red and the yellow hues of colors.

Fig.11 Second & Third week of January 2012 Spectra

 The sky scenario at the evening time around 18h02mPM showed the pinkish-gray scenario with the brilliant Venus planet. The 21^st night the clouds have dominated moving from the west to the east. Only few stars of the Hunter could be seen around 19h05mPM. But by 22h59mPM the sky was completely overcast with the moving dense clouds and no stars were visible. Presumably the CME that struck the earth have influenced the equatorial region with a component of their radiation with the atmosphere on the Earth and caused certain irradiations.

Fig.12 Second & Third week of January 2012 Spectra

The Sun spectra of 22^nd January 2012 are presented.

Fig.13 Second & Third week of January 2012 Spectra

The spectra of the Sun on 23^rd around the Zenith time are presented and they show a mysterious radiation around the Sun diffraction rings in FIR. The mysterious rays could have originated deep within the Sun of the cool sun spot regions and escaped the coronal region.

Fig.14 Second & Third week of January 2012 Spectra

The mysterious rays of the Sun could be seen in the diffraction rings around the Sun on 23^rd January 2012 at zenith time of around 13h33mPM. In the FIR filter use showed an enhanced region of these rays.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I am indebted to Late Professor K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) of JVD College of Science & Technology, Andhra University, Waltair, Visakhapatnam for his stimulation, encouragement and constant help in my research endeavor.