By Pumudu Ramuditha Saturn – the sixth planet from the Sun, the second biggest planet of the solar system, the planet with the lightest density; with many names, this Jovian giant is highlighted out from the rest of the planets by one striking feature – its spectacular ring system. They consist of countless ice and …
By Aadhila Nasir A night sky to remember is dawning upon us but this time the planets will be in the spotlight. On the 28th of February, the rare occurrence of a planetary alignment is expected to happen at dusk. This celestial event features seven planets which are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and …
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How majestic, the sight will be when our Moon passes in front of a Red giant whose diameter is 700 times than that of our Sun? As Earthlings, we witness some of the most fascinating celestial events happening around us. One such phenomenon is occulations involving our beloved Moon. A lunar occultation occurs when the …
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Night sky observation camps, which were canceled due to COVID-19, started with the abatement of the pandemic. Thus, physical events and programs of conducting night camps were started again. As a result, the Astronomical Society of the University of Colombo got the opportunity to conduct the sky observation session in a series of environmental observation …
The Quadrantids are an annual meteor shower that is visible between December 28 to January 12. They are best viewed in the northern hemisphere during night and predawn hours. If you are awake at 2.30 am on January 4th you can experience the peak of The Quadrantids when it rises from the northeast horizon. The …
Quadrantids Meteor Shower | “Quadrantids” උල්කාපාත වර්ෂාව | Quadrantids விண்கற் பொழிவு Read More »
The Earthlings have the chance of witnessing a greenish, dirty ball of snow roaming through the space. The Comet C/2021 A1 is named “Leonard” by the name of its observer Gregory Leonard of the Mount Lemmon infrared observatory. Leonard is on its show for the viewers of the Northern hemisphere and would be available for …
Arrival of Comet C/2021 A1(“Leonard”) | ලියොනාඩ් වල්ගාතරුවේ ආගමනය Read More »
The Perseids is a major meteor shower which is one of the brightest meteor showers of the year. Perseids occur from 17th July to 24th August every year. This 犀利士 year, the peak of the Perseids is from the night of 12th August to the dawn of 13th August, which is best viewed after midnight. …
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The full moon of the month of June is known as the Strawberry moon. The strawberry supermoon can be observed on June 25, 2021, at 00:09 (IST). This will be the last supermoon of the year which occurs a day after the moon reaches the closest point in its orbit around the Earth. “Supermoon” is …
Strawberry Supermoon 2021 | ස්ට්රෝබෙරි සුපිරි සඳ 2021 | ஸ்ரோபரி பெரு முழுநிலவு – 2021 Read More »
In 2021, the June solstice occurs on Monday, June 21, marking the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, so the Winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. June solstice occurs when Earth arrives at the point in its …
Summer Solstice 2021 | ගිම්හාන සූර්යාලෝකය | கோடைகால நீளப் பகல் – 2021 Read More »
A 犀利士 solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth & the Sun. When the apparent diameter of the Moon is less than the Sun during the eclipse, it can be observed with an annularity. The first and only annular solar eclipse of 2021 will occur on Thursday, June 10 at 01:42 PM …
