The Urban Astronomer

01/11/2023

Antriksh Jigyasa brings a talk on
"Science and its Role in Building Civilization and Growing Economies"
by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Director, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States
on November 2, 2023, at 1800 Hrs. IST.

Live-streamed on https://jigyasa.iirs.gov.in/spacevarta
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

10/09/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ8yrrNT4KY

A tribute to ISRO mashing up the great visuals from entire Chandrayaan 3 mission to this beautiful song Sabaashiyaan from the movie Mission Mangal. Hope you ...

18/08/2023

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
The Lander Module (LM) health is normal.

LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km.

The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST

18/08/2023

Zero shadow day in Bengaluru today. Observe shadows at noon. Specifically at 12:24pm you will see no shadow for perfectly vertically objects as sun will be directly overhead. Screenshot is from ZSD Finder app.

15/08/2023

Happy Independence Day!

22/03/2023

Happy Ugadi!

The sun sets due west, March Equinox 2023. Captured from Bengaluru, India on 21-March-2023.

Equipment: Canon 550d, 55-250 Lens

11/03/2023

Venus Jupiter Conjunction captured on 25-Feb-2023 over Atal Setu over Mandovi river in Goa , India . Jupiter is on top and Venus is below. Processed with Gimp.

Equipment: Canon550d 55-250 lens

11/03/2023

Mars, moon and Aldebaran captured at Bengaluru, India on 27-Feb-2023. Processed with Gimp.

Equipment: Canon 550d, 55-250 Lens

07/03/2023

Picture-perfect sunset with a parasailing boat in the foreground in Goa Sinquerim beach . Captured with a Canon 550d 55-250mm lens on 26-Feb-2023.

06/03/2023

Sunset between a plane and a boat at Sinquerim beach, Goa