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| Picture clicked through telescope |
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| Enthusiasts watching an Astronomical event. |
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| 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!!!!
Chintamani
