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Monday, April 21, 2008

புதன் கிரகம் - வானியல் நிகழ்வு

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புதன் கிரகம் சூரியனுக்கு மிக அருகில் வருவதால் 23 ஏப்ரல் 2008 அன்று மிகவும் பிரகாசமாக தெரியும்
சூரியன் மறைவுக்கு பிறகு மேற்கு- வடமேற்கு திசையில் காணலாம்
வாழ்நாளில் காணக்கிடைக்காத ஒன்று, தவறவிடாதீர்கள் 
உங்கள் குழந்தைகளையும் இந்த நிகழ்வினை காணவழிசெய்யுங்கள்
 
See Mercury, the Elusive Planet

The planet Mercury is often cited as the most difficult of the five brightest naked-eye planets to see. Because it's the planet closest to the Sun, it never strays too far from the Sun's vicinity in our sky. It is often referred to as "the elusive planet." And there's even a rumor that Copernicus, never saw it, yet it's not really hard to see. You simply must know when and where to look, and find a clear horizon. And for those living in the Northern Hemisphere, a great "window of opportunity" for viewing Mercury in the evening sky is about to open up.

A bright evening "star"

Mercury just passed superior conjunction on April 16, but in the days to come it will bolt out to become easily visible low in the west-northwest at dusk. On Wednesday evening, April 23, Mercury should be visible within about 30 minutes after sunset if your sky is quite clear. Mercury will be shining at magnitude ?1.6, slightly brighter than Sirius (the brightest of all stars). In fact, at that particular hour of the day, Mercury will be the brightest object in the sky!


So, if your sky is free of any horizon haze and there are no tall obstructions to your view (like trees or buildings) you should have no trouble in seeing it as a very bright "star" shining with just a trace of a yellowish-orange tinge. By April 30, Mercury will be setting as late as 85 minutes after the Sun. That evening, binoculars may show the Pleiades star cluster 4 degrees directly above it. (Your clenched fist held at arm's length measures about 10 degrees in width.)

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Balu. Saravana Sarma
Prohithar - Astrologer
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