As you know am an amateur StarGazer and Astrophotographer. I've tracked many nearby objects (Moon, Jupiter, Mars, Venus ) and once captured a meteor on video (link below). I've spotted many beautiful meteors in later part of 2022, but yet to take good photos. So here's to more success in 2023. Meteors 2023 Info collated … Continue reading Meteor Showers in 2023 (shooting stars) & Stargazing groups
In 2019 there will be 5 Eclipses! Here are the dates for each, Orthographic maps, and animated diagrams. 6th January 2019 - Partial Solar Eclipse 21st January 2019 - Total Lunar Eclipse 2nd July- 2019 - Total Solar Eclipse 16th July 2019 - Partial Lunar Eclipse 26th December 2019 - Annular Solar Eclipse … Continue reading Solar & Lunar Eclipses data for 2019 (Astronomy)
Okay so here is the `astrological positions' of the 5 planets that are `visually' lining up (2nd graphics shows the line-up.. Remember the vast space between East and West...and so this is spread across almost half the sky! I keep seeing fancy graphics of beautiful planets all lined up over Pyramids and such.. It displeases … Continue reading 5-planets alignment – (Astro chart & visual graphics for 20th January 2016)
Here are the full astrological charts & planetary positions for the upcoming 2 Eclipses (13th Sept & 28th sept). Also below are scientific diagrams / data created by Fred Espanak of NASA. x x Bright Stellar Wishes -Mani Navasothy ps. If you are interested in doing magical work (Eclipse Magic) leading up to or on … Continue reading Partial Solar & Full Lunar Eclipses in Sept’15 – Astrology Charts & astronomy data
Some photos of the waxing Moon (taken last night on 28th June'15) and Jupiter almost conjunct Venus (taken this evening 29th June'15). I will try to take photos of the Jupiter-Venus conjunction over the next few days (wish us astro-photographers clear skies). 🙂 -Mani Navasothy
SUPERMOON Lunacy!! I am shocked to see this `supermoon at Solar Eclipse' hype spreading so much on the internet..! Propagated by ill-informed people.. A fine example for mindless `passing/ sharing' ..!! So can I just knock this idiocy on the bollocks once and for all? How can it be Supermoon (which is referred to at … Continue reading NO SUPERMOON at Solar Eclipse of 20th March15
Hi all, there is a Total Lunar Eclipse coming up on 4th April 2015. (which is two weeks after the total Solar Eclipse of 20/3/15). Note on Magical works & interpretations: Am adding essential graphics (astronomy data & visibility map) .. Readers will note that I tend to create / present data and graphics that … Continue reading Lunar Eclipse 4th April 2015 – Full astronomy, Astrology & Visibility data
People get excited about Eclipses - only when they can actually see them! Otherwise these wonderful stellar Events just pass many people by - it just happens `somewhere else' (ie visible in another part of the world, but not where `you' live). But for astronomers & astrologers, no matter where they are and where the … Continue reading Solar Eclipse – 20th March 2015 – Full Astronomy & Astrology data
What's up in the stars for June 2013? Am talking about astronomy now, and what you can see (mostly with naked eye, and some with small telescopes). Here's a video from NASA, that explains all the special features for June 2013. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=164055491 (you can also download this video for your own personal view, at … Continue reading Night Sky in June 2013- what you can see (NASA video & summary)
Here's a photo I just took of the South-Western sky (from London)- Today's day 30th November 2012 - at 02:58hrs gmt. It shows the post-full moon (over exposed and causing a lense flare!)...and to the right of the moon, the brightest spot is planet Jupiter. And to the lower left of the moon is Orion … Continue reading Photo of post-Full Moon, Jupiter & Orion’s Belt
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