For the thousands of city residents who waited for the sun to set on Wednesday, so they could take a good look at the red planet, a thick blanket of clouds ruined it all. Astronomy enthusiasts who had gathered at Birla planetarium in the city said Mars played hide-and-seek and they could see nothing until …
With Earth moving between Saturn and the Sun, the planet will be closest. On May 10, with the faint traces of dusk still lingering in the west as the Sun descends, Saturn will rise in its full glory, low in the east. It will slowly become prominent, appearing all night long in the constellation Libra, …
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So, how do you reach for the stars? One tool is imagination. The other is two pieces of glasses — or the telescope. Needless to say, when the B. M. Birla Planetarium in Guindy opened its 45 programme to educate students about the history and evolution of telescopes, it named the show ‘Two Small Pieces …
The last lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur on Wednesday. According to P. Iyamperumal, executive director, B.M. Birla Planetarium, it will be visible as a total eclipse in Asia, America and Australia. Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/gear-up-to-watch-2014s-last-lunar-eclipse-today/article6479145.ece
A penumbral eclipse of the Moon will occur on Wednesday. In Chennai, the moon will rise as an eclipsed one at 6.19 p.m. According to P. Iyamperumal, executive director, Periyar Science and Technology Centre, Chennai, the eclipse will begin at 3.09 p.m. and end at 7.24 p.m. Originally written for The Hindu, read more at …