Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

                          Eta Aquarid Meteor shower is an annual meteor shower occurring in early May. This is one of the two shower caused by the halley comet.                           Halley has a period of 75-76 years that means we humans can see this comet only...

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Lyrid-April Meteor shower

                              Lyrid meteor shower the famous and the oldest meteor shower. Proof of having been observed this meteor shower dates back to 600 BC.                                              ...

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Pink moon, blood moon, April fool's Moon, what is it?

                             Well, Pink Moon is the fill moon which appears in April, as this full Moon appears on April it is called April Fool's Moon  it is also called blood moon but we don't have any specific knowledge of it, you can Google it to read some of myths.                              Pink Moon doesn't mean the Moon appears pink...

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MARS-Spot Mars on Sky

                              Mars-The red planet can easily be spotted on the clear night sky. This planet is visible to the naked eye, the polar ice of this planet can easily be viewed through a telescope                               Mars is visible...

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Sirius-The brightest star in the sky

                      Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, Sirius derived from Greek seirious which means glowing. Sirius is the most brightest star in the sky and can easily be identified but keep in mind as it is the most brightest star it is not the brightest object in the sky(Jupiter looks more brighter in the night sky, Sirius is the...

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Spot Jupiter in the night sky

                            The most easiest thing which you can spot on the night sky is Jupiter. To spot Jupiter try to locate the brightest thing in the night sky other than moon and that's it!!!!!!!! there's your Jupiter.                              This...

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April-The month of amateur astronomers

Hello Guys,          April, a great month to watch many astronomical events and you don't need any expensive instrument to experience these events all you need is a clear dark sky and information of what to look for. So now straight to the point i.e what to look for. We have three major event this month: 1. On 9th April( IST )  mars opposition will take place i.e...

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