Amateur Stargazers of Chintamani

Picture clicked through telescope

Enthusiasts watching an Astronomical event.

Star gazing on Saturday night

Saturday Night March 19 2011: Looking up at the perfectly clear night sky we saw the Full Moon

blazing brightly down upon us. "THE SUPER MOON" which as a general English term is

accepted by all of us gathered on the rooftop,just for the spectacular event.

We, the Amateur Stargazers of Chintamani, were mesmerized by the BIG Bright Full Moon.

We had no basis to ascertain it with measurements for the size or the intensity.

The notion of 14% bigger and 30% brighter is on the books between the Farthest(APOGEE) to

the Nearest(PERIGEE) Moons only and not necessarily in comparison with Yesterday's or

for that matter the previous full moon a month ago.

Nevertheless We all were captivated by the Celestial beauty as we struggled to

capture the Images and videos on our Digicams and with the 6" Telescope set up

exclusively for the Event By our friend's father,Who is an Amazing Enthusiast of Astronomy.

Later we trained our eyes,Binocs,cams and the telescope to the much fainter sparkle

just below the super moon and lo! we had focused on the Beautiful Saturn with a clear

view of the rings the satellites Titan and Rhea or Dione,Considering such a bright moon in the sky!!

Though we were unable to get the images or videos of Saturn and had to be satisfied

to view them through the telescope, we Vowed to return in a fortnight to Focus Again

and Click some photos on a moonless night!!!!

Deepak Rao
Chintamani

CHINTAMANI CHEERS FOR INDIA.

CHINTAMANI   'CHEER' IDAAGA!




Down-to earth Sangakkara



FRIENDLY -DESTRUCTIVE JAYASURIYA

With Gus Logie former  WI cricketer excellent fielder

Their faces briefs-up the whole story



CRICKET GOD- SA'CHINTAMANI'



The Hilton Trinidad is a Upside-Down hotel-entrance through mid-floor

India's debacle in the last Cricket World Cup is still haunting Chintamaniacs. We, myself and brother Radheshyam , from Chintamani had been to Trinidad, West Indies to root for India. All thanks to Uncle Dr Guru Prakash Ganjur from USA who also joined in. Folks in India were happy to see on TV a Chintamani banner in the stadium in all the matches that India played and we were the proud Chintamaniacs holding it. India's shocking defeat in the first match against the minnows Bangladesh was a huge set back. The Indian players morale hit the ground and they never showed any signs of recovery throughout their short stint in the tournament. We were lucky to watch all the teams in the group (India, Srilanka, Bangladesh & Bermuda) very closely since they were all put-up in the same hotel , The Hilton Trinidad, that we stayed in. Indian players most of the times stayed indoors. They never looked like a team and we could spot few players coming out alone for the gym and the pool. They used to alight the bus that took them to the stadium discretely. The Lankans moved in groups like the Lions and were having great fun mingling with the fans. The Bangladesh team looked like a college cricket team, full of energy. The Bermuda team comprised mid aged players and veterans who had nothing to loose from the loss. India also lost to Srilanka and the only consolation was a victory against lowly ranked Bermuda, Veerendra Sehwag hitting a century, and by then it was too late. Frankly, India lost the matches mostly due to the non-cricketing reasons, like politics and individual egos, and the team's dis-aligning with the coach Greg Chappel not helping India's cause.

India, this time has the ability to erase the not-so-memorable (absolutely memorable for us though) outing in the last World Cup. Victory heals and we want nothing less from this team. India are one match away from the quarter finals.
Hope India will bring the World Cup home- for the billions of fans, and for Sachin -The Greatest.

Gurunath Ganjur
Chintamani