Please analyze above photographs taken, during the partial solar eclipse on 26th Jan 2009 from 2.03 pm to 4.12 pm from Colombo, LK
Archive for January, 2009
Sir Arthur C Clarke
Born : 16 December 1917(1917-12-16), Minehead, Somerset, United Kingdom
Died [...]
Percy B Molesworth
Crater Molesworth stands still on Mars till successors of legendary Percy B Molesworth from Earth would come to claim the rights.
Percy Braybrooke Molesworth (April 2, 1867 – December 25, 1908) was a Major in the corps of Royal Engineers and amateur astronomer. He obtained his commission in 1886 and was stationed at Fort Camnden until [...]
Project: "You Are Galileo"
In 1609, Galileo Galili , an Italian scientist, performed the first observation of the “stars” using a telescope. The Moon was covered with craters, the Milky Way was made of numerous stars, satellites circulated Jupiter, Venus waxed and waned…Even with a small telescope, only 4cm in diameter, Galileo found the sky filled with surprises that [...]
A Partial Solar Eclipse ( Saros )
Briefing
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A partial solar eclipse would be encountered from 2.03 pm to 4.13 pm local time ( Colombo, SL) on 26 the of January 2009. A maximum of sun will be obscured at 3:12 PM [...]
Meeting II of IYA 2009 LK
The second meeting of the IYA 2009 SL concluded successfully at the SLAAS headquarters on last Thursday, 22 nd of January 2009. The meeting was presided by the president of AALK Prof. Kavan Rathnathunga and was attended as many individuals and Astro-related groups as possible.The year plan IYA 2009 SL was explained by the [...]













