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Gujarat To Get Its First Solar, Stellar Observatories
Gujarat is all set to get its first-ever solar as well stellar observatories, with government-recognised Indian Planetary Society (IPS) selecting Kutch district for embarking on this project at a cumulative cost of Rs 12 crore.
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Rare 'Blue Moon' to be visible tomorrow night
A rare 'Blue Moon' will be visible tomorrow night. When a second full moon in a calendar month appears in the night sky it is known as a 'Blue Moon'. N Sri Raghunandan Kumar, Director Planetary Society of India said, this month the first full moon was on August 2 and now sky gazers can see it happening for the second time tomorrow night at 19:28 ...
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Newly-found asteroid buzzes past Earth
A newly-discovered asteroid passed in close proximity to the earth on Tuesday, just 14,000 km above the planet's surface, but caused no damage to the orbiting communication satellites. The asteroid "2012 KT42," which entered the Clark Belt of geosynchronous satellites, passed by the earth at around 1230 hours, SN Raghunandan Kumar of Planetary Soci...
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Sun closest to Earth today
The Sun will be closest to our planet today, giving an opportunity to astro-enthusiasts to carry out several experiments. "At 5:53 am tomorrow (Perihelion Day), the Earth will be at its nearest point from the Sun. The distance at that time is 147 million km," Planetary Society of India General Secretary N Sri Raghunandan Kumar said on Wednesday.
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Gujarat To Get Its First Solar, Stellar Observatories
Gujarat is all set to get its first-ever solar as well stellar observatories, with government-recognised Indian Planetary Society (IPS) selecting Kutch district for embarking on this project at a cumulative cost of Rs 12 crore.
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Rare 'Blue Moon' to be visible tomorrow night
A rare 'Blue Moon' will be visible tomorrow night. When a second full moon in a calendar month appears in the night sky it is known as a 'Blue Moon'. N Sri Raghunandan Kumar, Director Planetary Society of India said, this month the first full moon was on August 2 and now sky gazers can see it happening for the second time tomorrow night at 19:28 ...
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Newly-found asteroid buzzes past Earth
A newly-discovered asteroid passed in close proximity to the earth on Tuesday, just 14,000 km above the planet's surface, but caused no damage to the orbiting communication satellites. The asteroid "2012 KT42," which entered the Clark Belt of geosynchronous satellites, passed by the earth at around 1230 hours, SN Raghunandan Kumar of Planetary Soci...
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Sun closest to Earth today
The Sun will be closest to our planet today, giving an opportunity to astro-enthusiasts to carry out several experiments. "At 5:53 am tomorrow (Perihelion Day), the Earth will be at its nearest point from the Sun. The distance at that time is 147 million km," Planetary Society of India General Secretary N Sri Raghunandan Kumar said on Wednesday.
