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		<title>&#8220;A Rare Astronomical Event: Transit of Venus&#8221;_AASTRO Thiruvananthapuram had its monthly public talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AASTRO Thiruvananthapuram had its regular monthly lecture of May on 3rd, Thursday at its usual venue, Science and Technology Museum. The session based on the Transit of Venus was lead by Shri. Krishna Warrier. He gave a detailed picture of the various transit phenomena occuring on sky. He also mentioned &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2012/05/aastro-thiruvananthapuram-on-transit-of-venus/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1355" href="http://aastro.org/2012/05/aastro-thiruvananthapuram-on-transit-of-venus/dkw-5/"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1355" title="dkw" src="http://aastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dkw4-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>AASTRO Thiruvananthapuram had its regular monthly lecture of May on 3rd, Thursday at its usual venue, Science and Technology Museum. The session based on the Transit of Venus was lead by Shri. Krishna Warrier. He gave a detailed picture of the various transit phenomena occuring on sky. He also mentioned the various historical aspects of the Transit of venus, an example being the measurement of Astronomical Unit. The lecture was followed by an active discussion where other members shared some of their experiences and anecdotes about the transit phenomena. Later, the ways in which coming TOV 2012 can be celebrated were discussed.</p>
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		<title>ASTRONOMY EVENTS FOR MAY 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 05:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 4:  The Moon poses next to Saturn and Spica in the evening sky shortly after sunset May 5: Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. Active from April 19 to May 28. Associated with Comet Halley. May 6: Full Moon. The largest Moon of this year. May 7: See Venus just &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2012/05/astronomy-events-for-may-2012/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><strong>May 4:  The Moon poses next to Saturn and Spica in the evening sky shortly after sunset</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 6: Full Moon. The largest Moon of this year.</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 7: See Venus just 50’ S-SW of Elnath (Beta tauri)</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 13: Last Quarter Moon</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 20: An annular solar eclipse will take place on May 20, 2012 (May 21, 2012 for local time in Eastern Hemisphere). from 22:00 to 1:30 UT (5/21)</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 21: New Moon </strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 24: Neptune Western Quadrature</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 27: Mercury Superior Conjunction</strong></div>
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<div><strong>May 29: A First Quarter Moon nearly 8 degrees from Mars</strong></div>
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		<title>ആസ്ട്രോ സംസ്ഥാന ജനറല്‍ ബോഡി  ഏപ്രില്‍ 29 ഞായാറാഴ്ച തൃശൂരില്‍.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[പ്രിയരേ, &#160; കേരളത്തിലെ സജീവമായ ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരണ സംഘടനയായ  ആസ്ട്രോ കേരളയുടെ സംസ്ഥാന ജനറല്‍ ബോഡി ഈ മാസം 29 (ഞായറാഴ്ച) തൃശൂര്‍ വച്ചു ചേരുവാന്‍ തീരുമാനിച്ചു.ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങള്‍, ജില്ലാ - സംസ്ഥാന ഘടകങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ തുടങ്ങിയവര്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും. &#160; ആസ്ട്രോയെക്കുറിച്ച് അല്‍പ്പം &#160; 2009 ലെ അന്താരാഷ്‌ട്ര ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര വര്‍ഷാചരണത്തിന്‍റെ ഭാഗമായി നടത്തിയ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളുടെയും മറ്റും തുടര്‍ച്ചയായി സംസ്ഥാനമൊട്ടാകെ ശാസ്ത്ര - ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരണ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുകയും എകോപിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2012/04/%e0%b4%86%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%9f%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%b0%e0%b5%8b-%e0%b4%b8%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a5%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%a8-%e0%b4%9c%e0%b4%a8%e0%b4%b1%e0%b4%b2%e0%b5%8d%e2%80%8d-%e0%b4%ac/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>പ്രിയരേ,</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>കേരളത്തിലെ സജീവമായ ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരണ സംഘടനയായ  ആസ്ട്രോ കേരളയുടെ സംസ്ഥാന ജനറല്‍ ബോഡി ഈ മാസം 29 (ഞായറാഴ്ച) തൃശൂര്‍ വച്ചു ചേരുവാന്‍ തീരുമാനിച്ചു.ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങള്‍, ജില്ലാ - സംസ്ഥാന ഘടകങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ തുടങ്ങിയവര്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും.<a rel="attachment wp-att-1325" href="http://aastro.org/2012/04/%e0%b4%86%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%9f%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%b0%e0%b5%8b-%e0%b4%b8%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a5%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%a8-%e0%b4%9c%e0%b4%a8%e0%b4%b1%e0%b4%b2%e0%b5%8d%e2%80%8d-%e0%b4%ac/aastro-emblem/"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1325" title="AASTRO EMBLEM" src="http://aastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/AASTRO-EMBLEM-300x212.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="212" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ആസ്ട്രോയെക്കുറിച്ച് അല്‍പ്പം</strong><strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>2009 ലെ അന്താരാഷ്‌ട്ര ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര വര്‍ഷാചരണത്തിന്‍റെ ഭാഗമായി നടത്തിയ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളുടെയും മറ്റും തുടര്‍ച്ചയായി സംസ്ഥാനമൊട്ടാകെ ശാസ്ത്ര - ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരണ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുകയും എകോപിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു കൂട്ടായ്മയാണ് അമേച്വര്‍ ആസ്ട്രോണമേഴ്സ് ഓര്‍ഗനൈസേഷന്‍ (ആസ്ട്രോ) കേരള. അധ്യാപകര്‍, വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികള്‍, ശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരകര്‍, ശാസ്ത്ര എഴുത്തുകാര്‍ തുടങ്ങി വിവിധ തുറകളില്‍പ്പെട്ടവരും സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളും  ഇതിലെ അംഗങ്ങളാണ്. ആസ്ട്രോ  കഴിഞ്ഞ രണ്ടു വര്‍ഷമായി സംസ്ഥാനമൊട്ടുക്ക് അതിന്‍റെ ജില്ലാ ഘടകങ്ങളിലൂടെ വൈവിധ്യമാര്‍ന്ന ഒട്ടനവധി ശാസ്ത്ര - ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരണ-വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ നടത്തി വരുന്നു. സ്കൂളുകളിലും കോളേജുകളിലും ആസ്ട്രോ ക്ലബ്ബുകളും പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. ഏതാണ്ട് ഇരുന്നൂറില്‍പരം സ്ഥിരം അംഗങ്ങളും അത്രത്തോളം വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി അംഗങ്ങളും ഇപ്പോള്‍ ആസ്ട്രോയ്ക്കുണ്ട്. തിരുവനന്തപുരം ശാസ്ത്ര സാങ്കേതിക മ്യൂസിയം കേന്ദ്രമാക്കിയാണ് ആസ്ട്രോ പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്നത്. ഈ രംഗത്തെ പ്രഗത്ഭരായ ആളുകളാണ് ആസ്ട്രോയെ നയിക്കുന്നത്.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>എന്താണ് ആസ്ട്രോ സംസ്ഥാന ജനറല്‍ ബോഡി?</strong><strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>ആസ്ട്രോ വാര്‍ഷിക സംഗമം.സംസ്ഥാനത്തൊട്ടാകെ വിവിധ ജില്ലകളിലായുള്ള ആസ്ട്രോ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകരുടേയും ഭാരവാഹികളുടേയും കൂടിയിരുപ്പാണ് ആസ്ട്രോ ജനറല്‍ ബോഡിയിലൂടെ ഉദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നത്. കൂടാതെ മറ്റു അഭ്യുദയകാംഷികളെയും ആസ്ട്രോ സുഹൃത്തുക്കളും ശാസ്ത്ര ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര തല്പ്പരരും ഈ കൂട്ടായ്മയ്ക്കായി ഉണ്ടാവും.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>എന്ന്‌</strong><strong>? </strong><strong>എവിടെ വച്ച് </strong><strong>? </strong><strong>സമയം</strong><strong> ? </strong></li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>ഏപ്രില്‍ 29 ഞായറാഴ്ച തൃശൂര്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ റോഡിലുള്ള ( ശ്രീ കേരള വര്‍മ്മ കോളേജിനടുത്ത് ) ശാസ്ത്ര സാഹിത്യ പരിഷത്തിന്‍റെ പരിസരകേന്ദ്രം ഹാളില്‍ വച്ചാണ് പരിപാടി.ദൂരെ നിന്നും എത്തുന്നവരുടെ സൗകര്യാര്‍ഥം രാവിലെ പതിനൊന്നു മണിയോടെ ആണ് പരിപാടി തുടങ്ങുക . വൈകുന്നേരം നാലര മണിയോടെ അവസാനിക്കും. പത്ത് മണി മുതല്‍ തന്നെ രജിസ്ട്രേഷനും മറ്റും ഉണ്ടാകും.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>വേദി </strong><strong> </strong><strong>|| ഗതാഗതം</strong><strong> </strong><strong>- എത്തിച്ചേരാനുള്ള</strong><strong> </strong><strong>വഴി</strong><strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong> </strong></span>പരിസര കേന്ദ്രത്തില്‍ എത്തിച്ചേരുവാനായി തൃശൂര്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ റോഡിലുള്ള കേരള വര്‍മ്മ കോളേജ്‌ ബസ്‌ സ്റ്റോപ്പില്‍ ഇറങ്ങിയാല്‍ അവിടെ നിന്നും 300 മീറ്റര്‍ മുന്നിലേക്ക്‌ നടക്കുമ്പോള്‍  ഇടതു വശത്തായി പരിഷദ് ലൈന്‍ കാണാം.തൃശൂര്‍ ടൌണ്‍ സെന്‍ററില്‍ നിന്നും ബസ്‌ സ്റ്റാന്‍റില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ഓട്ടോ ചാര്‍ജ്‌ 20 രൂപയാണ്. റയില്‍വെ സ്റ്റേഷനില്‍ നിന്നും ഏകദേശം അത്ര തന്നെ.വിദൂര ജില്ലകളില്‍ നിന്നും എത്തുന്നവര്‍ ട്രെയിന്‍ - ബസ്‌ ടിക്കറ്റുകള്‍ മുന്‍കൂട്ടി ഉറപ്പാക്കുന്നത് നന്നായിരിക്കും.കേന്ദ്രം നമ്പര്‍ : 0487-2381084</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>എന്താണ് അവിടെ നടക്കുക? പരിപാടിയുടെ ഷെഡ്യൂള്‍ എന്താണ്?</strong><strong> </strong></li>
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<p>നേരെത്തെ സൂചിപ്പിച്ചതു പോലെ ആസ്ട്രോ കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങളുടേയും സുഹൃത്തുക്കളുടെയും വാര്‍ഷിക ഒത്തുചേരല്‍ ആണ് 29 ന് ഉണ്ടാവുക. കൂടാതെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ വിലയിരുത്തല്‍ ഭാവി പരിപാടികള്‍ രൂപീകരിക്കല്‍ തുടങ്ങി ആസ്ട്രോയുടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനും വിപുലീകരിക്കുന്നതിനും ഉതകുന്ന ചര്‍ച്ചകളും ആശയങ്ങള്‍ പങ്കുവയ്ക്കലും നടക്കും.ഇത് വരെയുള്ള പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള അനുഭവങ്ങള്‍ കൈമാറുകയും പോരായ്മകള്‍ പരിശോധിക്കുകയും അവ തിരുത്തി മുന്നോട്ടു പോകുന്നതിനുമുള്ള പരിപാടികള്‍ ആവിഷ്ക്കരിക്കുകയും വേണം. നടപടിക്രമങ്ങളെ ഇങ്ങനെ ക്രോഡീകരിക്കാം :</p>
<p>·                     രജിസ്ട്രേഷൻ</p>
<ul>
<li>പരിചയപ്പെടല്‍</li>
<li>ഉത്ഘാടന പരിപാടികള്‍</li>
<li>സംഘടനാ വാർഷിക റിപ്പോർട്ട് അവതരണം</li>
<li>ഭാവി പ്രവർത്തന രേഖ അവതരണം</li>
<li>ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം</li>
<li>ഗ്രൂപ്പ് ചർച്ച</li>
<li>ചർച്ചക്ക് മറുപടി – തീരുമാനങ്ങള്‍</li>
<li>പുതിയ ഭാരവാഹിളുടെ തെരെഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ്</li>
<li>സമാപനം</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ആര്‍ക്കൊക്കെ പങ്കെടുക്കാം? ആരൊക്കെ അവിടെ ഉണ്ടാവും?</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങള്‍, ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്രതല്‍പ്പരര്‍, പ്രചാരകര്‍, അധ്യാപകര്‍, ആസ്ട്രോണമി – കോസ്മോളജി – സ്പേസ് സയന്‍സ് തല്‍പ്പരര്‍, ഹൈസ്കൂള്‍ - കോളേജ്‌  വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികള്‍, ശാസ്ത്രഎഴുത്തുകാര്‍, ടെലിസ്കോപ്പുകളോ മറ്റു ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര ഉപകരണങ്ങളോ സ്വന്തമായി ഉള്ളവര്‍, അവ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നവര്‍, ഈ മേഖലയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടു പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്നവര്‍ ഒക്കെ ഈ കൂട്ടായ്മയില്‍ പങ്കു ചേരാം. ഈ രംഗത്തെ പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട ആളുകള്‍ ആസ്ട്രോ ജില്ലാ - സംസ്ഥാന ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ ഒക്കെ തൃശൂര്‍ ഉണ്ടാവും. ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങള്‍ അല്ലാത്തവര്‍ക്കും ശാസ്ത്ര –ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര ആഭിമുഖ്യമുള്ള പൊതുജനങ്ങൾക്കും സ്വാഗതം. ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങള്‍ക്കും ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ക്കും ഒപ്പം ഈ തുറകളില്‍ നിന്നെല്ലാമുള്ള ആളുകള്‍ അവിടെ ഉണ്ടാവും.ആസ്ട്രോയില്‍ അംഗത്വം എടുക്കുന്നതിനു വേണ്ടിയുള്ള മെമ്പര്‍ഷിപ്പ്‌ ഡസ്ക് ഏര്‍പ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. സാധാരണ അംഗത്വം നേടുന്നതിന് ഇരുനൂറു രൂപയും വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി അംഗത്വത്തിന് അമ്പതു രൂപയുമാണ് ഫീസ്‌.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>പങ്കെടുക്കുവാന്‍ എന്തു ചെയ്യണം?</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങളായ എല്ലാവര്‍ക്കും നേരിട്ട് എത്തിച്ചേരുകയോ അതത് ജില്ലാ ചുമതലക്കാരെ ബന്ധപ്പെടുകയോ ആവാം. മറ്റുള്ളവര്‍ക്ക് സ്വന്തം നിലയ്ക്കും പങ്കെടുക്കാം.എന്നാല്‍ പങ്കാളിത്തം മുന്‍കൂട്ടി ഉറപ്പാക്കുന്നത് അവിടെ ഭക്ഷണം ഉള്‍പ്പെടെയുള്ള സൌകര്യങ്ങള്‍ എര്‍പ്പാടാക്കുന്നതിനു വളരെയധികം സഹായകമാകും. കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ക്കായി ബന്ധപ്പെടെണ്ടുന്ന ഫോണ്‍ നമ്പരുകള്‍ താഴെ നല്‍കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.മുന്‍കൂര്‍ രജിസ്ട്രേഷന്‍ ഇല്ല.</p>
<p>§      <strong>രജിസ്ട്രേഷന്‍ ഫീസ്‌ - മറ്റു ചെലവുകള്‍ ഉണ്ടോ?</strong></p>
<p>പരിപാടിയില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നതിന് രജിസ്ട്രേഷന്‍ ഫീസ്‌ ഇല്ല.എന്നാല്‍ യാത്രയ്ക്കുള്ള ചെലവുകള്‍ അവരവര്‍ തന്നെ വഹിക്കേണ്ടതായി വരും.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ഭക്ഷണം – താമസം എന്നിവ?</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്കെല്ലാം ഭക്ഷണം ഏര്‍പ്പാടാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഏകദിന പരിപാടിയാണെങ്കിലും ദൂരെ നിന്നും വരുന്നവര്‍ക്കോ മറ്റ് ആര്‍ക്കെങ്കിലുമോ താമസ സൗകര്യം വേണമെങ്കില്‍ മുന്‍കൂട്ടി അറിയിച്ചാല്‍ ഏര്‍പ്പാടാക്കാവുന്നതാണ്.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്ക് എങ്ങനെയൊക്കെ/എന്തൊക്കെ  സംഭാവന ചെയ്യുവാനാകും?</strong><strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p>ആസ്ട്രോ അംഗങ്ങള്‍ക്കും ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ക്കും സുഹൃത്തുക്കള്‍ക്കും മറ്റും പരസ്പരം നേരിൽ കാണുവാനും ഒത്തുകൂടുവാനും ആശയങ്ങൾ പങ്കു വയ്ക്കാനും  ആസ്ട്രോയുടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളുടെയും അതത് ജില്ലകളിലെ ഏറ്റെടുക്കലുകളുടെയും  മറ്റും തൽസ്ഥിതി അവലോകനം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനും ഭാവിപദ്ധതികളിലെ കൂട്ടായ പ്രവർത്തനം ഒരുക്കുന്നതിനും ഉള്ള വേദി കൂടിയാണ് ഇത്. ആസ്ട്രോ പ്രവർത്തകർ, ശാസ്ത്ര – ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര വിദഗ്ധര്‍, എഴുത്തുകാര്‍, അധ്യാപകര്‍, വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികള്‍, ഗവേഷകർ, പൊതുജനങ്ങള്‍  തുടങ്ങി ശാസ്ത്ര ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര വിഷയങ്ങളോടും അതിന്‍റെ പ്രചാരണത്തോടും അത്തരത്തിലുള്ള സംരംഭങ്ങളോടും ആഭിമുഖ്യമുള്ള ആളുകൾക്ക് സമാന ചിന്താഗതിക്കാരായ ആളുകളെ  കാണുന്നതിനും  സംരംഭങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് പഠിക്കുന്നതിനും ആശയസംവേദനം നടത്തുന്നതിനും മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തൽ നിർദ്ദേശങ്ങൾ സമർപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും ഈ അവസരം പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്താം..</p>
<p>കൂടാതെ, ആസ്ട്രോയുടെ കഴിഞ്ഞകാല പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ - അനുഭവങ്ങള്‍ പങ്കു വയ്ക്കാം.ശാസ്ത്ര പ്രചാരണത്തിനായുള്ള പുതുവഴികള്‍, പദ്ധതികള്‍ നിര്‍ദേശിക്കാം, ആസ്ട്രോ പ്രവര്‍ത്തങ്ങളെ സംബന്ധിച്ചുള്ള കുറവുകള്‍ / വിമര്‍ശനങ്ങള്‍ ഇവയൊക്കെ  പങ്കു വയ്ക്കാം, ആസ്ട്രോ വെബ്സൈറ്റ്, വെബ് സ്പേസ്  ഇടപെടലുകളെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചര്‍ച്ചകള്‍ ആവാം,സ്കൂള്‍-കോളേജ്‌ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികള്‍,അധ്യാപകര്‍,പൊതുജനങ്ങള്‍ ഇങ്ങനെ വിവിധ വിഭാഗങ്ങളെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് രൂപം കൊടുക്കാം,എങ്ങനെയൊക്കെ ആസ്ട്രോ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയും വിപുലീകരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യാമെന്നും അതിനു നിങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ഏതെല്ലാം തരത്തില്‍ സംഭാവനകള്‍ നല്‍കാന്‍ കഴിയുമെന്നും എന്തെല്ലാം തരത്തിലുള്ള ഏറ്റെടുക്കലുകള്‍ നടത്താന്‍ ആവുമെന്നും ചര്‍ച്ച ചെയ്യാം.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍- ബന്ധപ്പെടുവാനുള്ള വ്യക്തികള്‍ ,നമ്പറുകള്‍</strong><strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>ഈ പരിപാടിയെക്കുറിച്ചും പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നതിനെ സംബന്ധിച്ചുമുള്ള  കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ക്കും മറ്റും താഴെ പറയുന്ന ആളുകളെ ബന്ധപ്പെടാവുന്നതാണ്. കൂടാതെ  <a href="mailto:aastrokerala@gmail.com" target="_blank">aastrokerala@gmail.com</a> എന്ന ഇ-മെയില്‍ വിലാസത്തിലും  കൂടുതല്‍ വ്യക്തമായ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ ലഭ്യമാണ്.</p>
<p>സംസ്ഥാന പ്രസിഡണ്ട്: പ്രൊഫ.കെ പാപ്പൂട്ടി || <strong>9447445522</strong></p>
<p>സെക്രട്ടറി : ശ്രീ.വൈശാഖന്‍ തമ്പി || <strong>9846608238</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. </strong>തിരുവനന്തപുരം : ശ്രീ.ആറ്റുകാല്‍ പ്രദീപ് ||  <strong>9447525367</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. </strong>കൊല്ലം : ശ്രീ.കെ വി എസ് കര്‍ത്താ || <strong>9447104909</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. </strong>പത്തനംതിട്ട : ശ്രീ ബാലകൃഷ്ണന്‍ നായര്‍ || <strong>9895207063</strong></p>
<p><strong>4. </strong>ആലപ്പുഴ : ശ്രീ എന്‍ സാനു || <strong>9447893110</strong></p>
<p>5.       കോട്ടയം : ശ്രീ.സുജിത്ത് കല്ലറ || <strong>9995856425</strong></p>
<p><strong>6. </strong>ഇടുക്കി : ശ്രീ എന്‍ മണിലാല്‍ || <strong>949646117</strong><strong>6</strong></p>
<p>7.       എറണാകുളം : ഡോ. എന്‍ ഷാജി || <strong>9447792427</strong></p>
<p>8.       തൃശൂര്‍ : ശ്രീ സുധീര്‍ || <strong>9495576123</strong></p>
<p>9.       പാലക്കാട്‌ : ശ്രീ രാജേഷ്‌  നമ്പ്യാര്‍ || <strong>9495821941</strong></p>
<p>10.   മലപ്പുറം : ശ്രീ കെ പി മനോജ്‌ || <strong>9446352439</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Light', sans-serif;">11.</span> </strong>കോഴിക്കോട് : ശ്രീ എം പി സി നമ്പ്യാര്‍ || <strong>9447731394</strong></p>
<p>12.   വയനാട്‌ : ശ്രീ എം എം ടോമി || <strong>9446176826</strong></p>
<p>13.   കണ്ണൂര്‍ : ശ്രീ.വി പി തങ്കച്ചന്‍ || <strong>9961728399</strong></p>
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		<title>ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2012</title>
		<link>http://aastro.org/2012/02/astronomical-events-for-february-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aastrokerala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb 3: Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd is just 36’ S-SW of M92 in the Eastern sky before dawn Feb 7: Mercury Superior Conjunction Feb 8: Full Moon Feb 8: The Full within 6 Degrees of Regulus. Feb 13: A Waning Gibbous Moon forms triangle with Saturn and Spica after midnight. &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2012/02/astronomical-events-for-february-2012/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><strong>Feb 3: </strong>Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd is just 36’ S-SW of M92 in the Eastern sky before dawn<strong> </strong></div>
<div><strong>Feb 7: </strong>Mercury Superior Conjunction</div>
<div><strong>Feb 8</strong>: Full Moon</div>
<div><strong>Feb 8</strong>: The Full within 6 Degrees of Regulus.</div>
<div><strong>Feb 13</strong>: A Waning Gibbous Moon forms triangle with Saturn and Spica after midnight.</div>
<div><strong>Feb 14</strong>: Last Quarter Moon</div>
<div><strong>Feb 16</strong>: A Crescent Moon is 5.5 degrees E-NE of Antares.</div>
<div><strong>Feb 20</strong>: Neptune Conjunction</div>
<div><strong>Feb 22</strong>: New Moon</div>
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<div><strong>Feb 25</strong>: A Crescent Moon is just 4.5 degrees from Venus in the Western evening sky shortly after sunset.</div>
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<div><strong>Feb 26</strong>: A Crescent Moon poses in the middle of two bright planets Jupiter and Venus in the Western evening sky shortly after sunset.</div>
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<div><strong>Feb 27</strong>: A Crescent Moon (5.2 days old) within 6 degrees of Jupiter in the West shortly after sunset</div>
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		<title>Session on Extra planetary objects in solar system</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The monthly session of AASTRO Thiruvananthapuram was conducted on 5th January at its usual venue and time. This time it was a talk lead by Dr. Ajith Prasad from M G College on 'Extraplanetary objects in the solar system'. Usually the word 'solar system' brings to our mind the sun &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2012/01/session-on-extra-planetary-objects-in-solar-system/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The monthly session of AASTRO Thiruvananthapuram was conducted on 5th January at its usual venue and time. This time it was a talk lead by Dr. Ajith Prasad from M G College on 'Extraplanetary objects in the solar system'. Usually the word 'solar system' brings to our mind the sun and the eight planets around it. We often forget the other members of sun's family such as dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, jupiter trojans, oort clouds etc.</p>
<div id="attachment_1285" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 458px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1285" href="http://aastro.org/2012/01/session-on-extra-planetary-objects-in-solar-system/dsc05015-re-2/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1285" title="DSC05015-re" src="http://aastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DSC05015-re1.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="268" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">AASTRO 2012 Feb Public Lecture</p></div>
<p>Dr. Ajith Prasad gave a brief outline of such objects. There followed a discusion on the topic where teachers, students and other interested people in the subject participated. After the session, there was a short observation session on the mercy of the available sky.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[പ്രപഞ്ച വികാസത്തിന്‍റെ വേഗം വര്‍ധിച്ചുകൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുകയാണെന്ന് കണ്ടെത്തിയ മൂന്നു ഗവേഷകര്‍ ഈ വര്‍ഷത്തെ ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്ര നൊബേല്‍ കരസ്ഥമാക്കി. അമേരിക്കയില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള സോള്‍ പേള്‍മറ്ററും ആഡംറീസും ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയയില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ബ്രയാന്‍ ഷ്മിഡറ്റും ഒരു കോടി സ്വീഡിഷ് ക്രോണറി (7. 13 കോടി രൂപ) ന്റെ സമ്മാനത്തുക പങ്കുവെക്കും. സൂപ്പര്‍നോവയെന്നു വിളിക്കുന്ന നക്ഷത്രസ്‌ഫോടനങ്ങളെ നിരീക്ഷിച്ച് ഇവര്‍ നടത്തിയ ഗവേഷണം മഹാവിസ്‌ഫോടനത്തിലൂടെ ജന്മമെടുത്ത പ്രപഞ്ചം അന്നുമുതല്‍ വികസിച്ചുകൊണ്ടേിയിരിക്കുകയാണെന്ന സിദ്ധാന്തം ശരിവെക്കുന്നതായിരുന്നു. എന്നാല്‍, ഈ വികാസത്തിന്റെ വേഗം &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2011/10/%e0%b4%ad%e0%b5%97%e0%b4%a4%e0%b4%bf%e0%b4%95%e0%b4%b6%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a4%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%b0-%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8a%e0%b4%ac%e0%b5%87%e0%b4%b2%e0%b5%8d%e2%80%8d-%e0%b4%aa%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%b0/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>പ്രപഞ്ച വികാസത്തിന്‍റെ വേഗം വര്‍ധിച്ചുകൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുകയാണെന്ന് കണ്ടെത്തിയ മൂന്നു ഗവേഷകര്‍ ഈ വര്‍ഷത്തെ ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്ര നൊബേല്‍ കരസ്ഥമാക്കി. അമേരിക്കയില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള സോള്‍ പേള്‍മറ്ററും ആഡംറീസും ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയയില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ബ്രയാന്‍ ഷ്മിഡറ്റും ഒരു കോടി സ്വീഡിഷ് ക്രോണറി (7. 13 കോടി രൂപ) ന്റെ സമ്മാനത്തുക പങ്കുവെക്കും.   സൂപ്പര്‍നോവയെന്നു വിളിക്കുന്ന നക്ഷത്രസ്‌ഫോടനങ്ങളെ നിരീക്ഷിച്ച് ഇവര്‍ നടത്തിയ ഗവേഷണം മഹാവിസ്‌ഫോടനത്തിലൂടെ ജന്മമെടുത്ത പ്രപഞ്ചം അന്നുമുതല്‍ വികസിച്ചുകൊണ്ടേിയിരിക്കുകയാണെന്ന സിദ്ധാന്തം ശരിവെക്കുന്നതായിരുന്നു. എന്നാല്‍, ഈ വികാസത്തിന്റെ വേഗം കൂടിക്കൂടിവരികയാണെന്ന ഞെട്ടിക്കുന്ന വസ്തുതയും അവര്‍ ശാസ്ത്രലോകത്തെയറിയിച്ചു.</p>
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<p>ഇന്ധനം തീരുന്ന നക്ഷത്രം ഗുരുത്വാകര്‍ഷണം മൂലം അതിദ്രുതം പൊട്ടിയമരുന്ന അവസ്ഥയാണ് സൂപ്പര്‍നോവ. എല്ലാ സൂപ്പര്‍നോവകളുടെയും സ്‌ഫോടന തീവ്രത ഏറെക്കുറെ സമാനമാണ്. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഭൂമിയില്‍ നിന്നു ദൃശ്യമാകുന്ന പ്രകാശമാനം അവയിലേക്കുള്ള അകലത്തിന്റെ സൂചകമായെടുക്കാം. പ്രകാശരാജിയിലെ വര്‍ണവ്യത്യാസത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് എത്രവേഗത്തിലാണവ നീങ്ങുന്നതെന്നും മനസ്സിലാക്കാം. കൂടുതല്‍ ദൂരത്തിലുള്ള സൂപ്പര്‍നോവകള്‍ അടുത്തുള്ളവയെ അപേക്ഷിച്ചു മന്ദഗതിയിലാണ് നീങ്ങുന്നത് എന്നായിരുന്നു അതുവരെയുള്ള ധാരണ. എന്നാല്‍, ദൂരം കൂടുന്നതിനനുസരിച്ച് അവ അകലുന്നതിന്റെ വേഗവും കൂടിവരികയാണെന്ന് മൂന്നു ഗവേഷകരും കണ്ടെത്തി. പ്രപഞ്ചം വികസിക്കുന്നതിന്റെ വേഗം കൂടിക്കൂടി വരികയാണ് എന്നാണതിന്നര്‍ഥം.   പ്രപഞ്ച വിജ്ഞാനീയത്തില്‍ വഴിത്തിരിവായി മാറിയ ഈ കണ്ടെത്തല്‍ അസ്വസ്ഥ ജനകമായ ചോദ്യങ്ങള്‍ക്കും അതിനുത്തരമായി പുതിയ സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങള്‍ക്കും വഴിയൊരുക്കി. അതിവേഗം വികസിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന പ്രപഞ്ചം സാന്ദ്രത നന്നെ കുറഞ്ഞ് തണുത്തുറഞ്ഞ ശൂന്യതയായി അവസാനിക്കാനുള്ള സാധ്യതയെക്കുറിച്ച് അതോടെയാണ് ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞര്‍ ചിന്തിച്ചുതുടങ്ങിയത്. പ്രപഞ്ച ഗോളങ്ങള്‍ വികസിച്ച് അകലുമ്പോഴുണ്ടാകുന്ന പ്രാപഞ്ചിക ശൂന്യതയില്‍ ശ്യാമദ്രവ്യം എന്ന അജ്ഞാത പദാര്‍ഥം വന്നു നിറയുമെന്ന സിദ്ധാന്തമായിരുന്നു അടുത്തത്. ഗുരുത്വാകര്‍ഷണത്തെ അതിജീവിച്ച് ആകാശ ഗോളങ്ങളെ ഇങ്ങനെ വലിച്ചകറ്റുന്നത് ശ്യാമോര്‍ജമാണെന്ന ആശയം അതൊടൊപ്പം വന്നു. ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ സിദ്ധാന്തമനുസരിച്ച് പ്രപഞ്ചത്തിന്റെ 70 ശതമാനവും ശ്യാമോര്‍ജമാണ്. 25 ശതമാനം ശ്യാമദ്രവ്യമാണ്. അഞ്ചു ശതമാനം മാത്രമാണ് നമുക്കറിയാവുന്ന പദാര്‍ഥങ്ങള്‍.   ബെര്‍ക്ക്‌ലിയിലുള്ള കാലിഫോര്‍ണിയ സര്‍വകലാശാലയിലെ സോള്‍ പേള്‍മറ്റര്‍ (52) 1988-ല്‍ തുടങ്ങിയ സൂപ്പര്‍നോവ കോസ്‌മോളജി പദ്ധതിയുടെ തലവനാണ്. ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയന്‍ നാഷണല്‍ യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റിയിലെ റീസും(41) ജോണ്‍സ് ഹോപ്കിന്‍സ് യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റി ഓഫ് സ്‌പേസ് ടെലിസ്‌കോപ്പ് സയന്‍സ് ഇന്‍സ്റ്റിറ്റിയൂട്ടിലെ ഷ്മിഡറ്റും(44) 1994-ല്‍ സമാന ഗവേഷണവുമായി ഹൈ-സെഡ് സൂപ്പര്‍നോവ സെര്‍ച്ച് ടീമിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി. പ്രപഞ്ചവിജ്ഞാനീയത്തില്‍ വഴിത്തിരിവായി മാറിയ ഞെട്ടിക്കുന്ന കണ്ടെത്തലായിരുന്നു ഇതെന്ന് നൊബേല്‍ സമ്മാന ജൂറി വിലയിരുത്തി</p>
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		<title>50 years of Space Exploration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first human spaceflight took place on April 12, 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, launched by the Soviet space program and designed by the rocket scientist Sergey Korolyov.As of 2010, human spaceflight missions have been conducted by the former &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2011/09/50-years-of-space-exploration/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first human spaceflight took place on April 12, 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, launched by the Soviet space program and designed by the rocket scientist Sergey Korolyov.As of 2010, human spaceflight missions have been conducted by the former Soviet Union/(Russia), the United States, the People's Republic of China and by the private spaceflightcompany Scaled Composites.Several other countries and space agencies have announced and begun human spaceflight programs by their own technology, including India (ISRO), Ecuador (EXA), Japan (JAXA),Iran (ISA) and Malaysia (MNSA).<br />
Currently the following spacecraft and spaceports are used for launching human spaceflights:</p>
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<li>Soyuz with Soyuz rocket—Baikonur Cosmodrome</li>
<li>Space Shuttle—Kennedy Space Center</li>
<li>International Space Station (ISS)—Assembled in orbit; crews transported by the previous two spacecraft</li>
<li>Shenzhou spacecraft with Long March rocket—Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center</li>
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<p>Historically, the following spacecraft and spaceports have also been used for human spaceflight launches:</p>
<ul>
<li>Vostok—Baikonur Cosmodrome</li>
<li>Mercury—Cape Canaveral Air Force Station</li>
<li>Voskhod—Baikonur Cosmodrome</li>
<li>X-15—Edwards Air Force Base,[4] (two internationally recognized suborbital flights in program)</li>
<li>Gemini—Cape Canaveral Air Force Station</li>
<li>Apollo—Kennedy Space Center (Apollo 7 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station)</li>
<li>Salyut space station—Baikonur Cosmodrome</li>
<li>Almaz space station—Baikonur Cosmodrome (Almaz was a series of military space stations under cover of the civilian name Salyut)</li>
<li>Skylab space station—Kennedy Space Center</li>
<li>Mir space station—Baikonur Cosmodrome</li>
<li>SpaceShipOne with White Knight—Mojave Spaceport</li>
</ul>
<p>As you can see, international collaboration has been key to the success of humans in space. The theme for World Space Week 2011 is "50 Years of Human Spaceflight." The theme is selected to increase the impact of World Space Week on all humanity.  Further, by using a uniform theme globally, World Space Week demonstrates unprecedented global cooperation in space.  AASTRO will organise vivid activities on the occasion.Please do join us in celebrating these great accomplishments.</p>
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		<title>50 New Planets&#8230;One may be derelict..!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aastrokerala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astronomers have announced the discovery of 50 new planetsorbiting stars like our sun, and one of these — named HD85512b — is generating excitement among scientists as a possible candidate for harboring life. This extraordinary haul of new planets, made by a team of astronomers using data gathered at the European &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2011/09/50-new-planets-one-may-be-derelict/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Astronomers have announced the discovery of <a href="http://www.space.com/12915-habitable-alien-planet-hd-85512b-super-earth.html">50 new planets</a>orbiting stars like our sun, and one of these — named HD85512b — is generating excitement among scientists as a possible candidate for harboring life. This extraordinary haul of new planets, made by a team of astronomers using data gathered at the European Southern Observatory in Chile, increases the number of known "exoplanets" orbiting distant suns to 573. Here, a brief guide:</p>
<p><strong>How did astronomers discover these planets? </strong><br />
They used an instrument known as the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, or HARPS. The HARPS instrument can tell when a distant star "wobbles" slightly. This consistent pattern of back-and-forth movement suggests that a distant star is being orbited by a planet, and the star's wobbling is the result of that planet's gravitational pull. That's how the astronomers located 16 "<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44490586/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.Tm9dZNTazrJ">super-Earths</a>" among the 50 new planets.</p>
<div id="attachment_1203" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 585px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1203" href="http://aastro.org/2011/09/50-new-planets-one-may-be-derelict/super-earth-hd-85512-alien-planet-3/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1203" title="super-earth-hd-85512-alien-planet-3" src="http://aastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/super-earth-hd-85512-alien-planet-3.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="323" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This artist’s impression shows the planet HD 85512b orbiting the Sun-like star HD 85512 about 35 light-years from Earth. This planet is about 3.6 times as massive as the Earth is at the edge of the habitable zone around the star, where liquid water, and perhaps even life, could potentially exist.  CREDIT: ESO/M. Kornmesser View full size image</p></div>
<p><strong>What exactly is a "super-Earth"?</strong><br />
Any planet that's up to 10 times the size of Earth. Dozens are known to exist. These planets may be rocky or gaseous, and there's no guarantee that they are in the "Goldilocks" zone of not too hot and not too cold to contain liquid water or other criteria needed to sustain life. However, many astronomers believe that a planet the size of a super-Earth is the ideal place for finding the right conditions for biological activity.</p>
<p><strong>Could planet HD85512b really harbor life?</strong><br />
Maybe. The conditions seem ideal, since the planet is close enough to its sun to have liquid water on its surface, and its size suggests that it could have a solid, rocky surface. "If we are really, really lucky, this planet could be a habitat" says astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/new-super-earth-is-36-light-years-distant-might-hold-water-astronomers-say/2011/09/12/gIQA4nN6MK_story.html">as quoted by <em>The Washington Post</em></a>.</p>
<p><strong>How will we know for sure</strong><br />
First, astronomers need a photograph of the planet to look for signs of water, carbon dioxide, and other compounds. No telescope is sensitive enough for that high-resolution image, since the planet is about 36 light-years away. But construction on a powerful new telescope, the European Extremely Large Telescope, will begin next year, and that instrument could answer many questions about distant planets like HD85512b.</p>
<p><strong>Courtesy :</strong><em> <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44490586/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.Tm9dZNTazrJ">MSNBC.com</a>, <a href="http://www.space.com/12915-habitable-alien-planet-hd-85512b-super-earth.html">Space.com</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/new-super-earth-is-36-light-years-distant-might-hold-water-astronomers-say/2011/09/12/gIQA4nN6MK_story.html">Washington Post</a> </em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[വീണ്ടും ഒരു ഓണക്കാലം കൂടി എത്തി ചേര്‍ന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. ലോകമെമ്പാടുമുള്ള മലയാളികള്‍ ജാതി മത വര്‍ഗ ഭേദമന്യേ ഓണക്കാര്യങ്ങളില്‍ പങ്കു ചേര്‍ന്നു തുടങ്ങിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു.ചിങ്ങമാസത്തിലെ അത്തം നക്ഷത്രം മുതൽ തുടങ്ങുന്ന ഓണാഘോഷം തിരുവോണം നാളിൽ പ്രാധാന്യത്തോടെ ആഘോഷിക്കുകയും ചതയം നാൾ വരെ നീണ്ടു നിൽക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു...... ഓണത്തിന്‍റെ  ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്രം അറിയാമോ? ഭാരതത്തിൽ സിംഹമായി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന നക്ഷത്രരാശിയാണ് 'ചിങ്ങം'. കൊല്ലവർഷത്തിലെ പ്രഥമ മാസം. കേരളത്തിന്റേതു മാത്രമായ കാലഗണനാരീതിയാണ്‌ കൊല്ലവർഷം, അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ കൊല്ലവർഷം മലയാള വർഷം എന്നും അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു. ക്രി.പി. 825-ൽ ആണ്‌ കൊല്ലവർഷത്തിന്റെ &#8230;<p><a href="http://aastro.org/2011/09/%e0%b4%93%e0%b4%a3%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%b6%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%b8%e0%b4%95%e0%b4%b3%e0%b5%8d%e2%80%8d-%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%ae%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%ae%e0%b4%bf%e0%b4%a3%e0%b4%bf-%e0%b4%9c%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%af/" class="more-link"><span>Read more &#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>വീണ്ടും ഒരു ഓണക്കാലം കൂടി എത്തി ചേര്‍ന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. ലോകമെമ്പാടുമുള്ള മലയാളികള്‍ ജാതി മത വര്‍ഗ ഭേദമന്യേ ഓണക്കാര്യങ്ങളില്‍ പങ്കു ചേര്‍ന്നു തുടങ്ങിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു.ചിങ്ങമാസത്തിലെ അത്തം നക്ഷത്രം മുതൽ തുടങ്ങുന്ന ഓണാഘോഷം തിരുവോണം നാളിൽ പ്രാധാന്യത്തോടെ ആഘോഷിക്കുകയും ചതയം നാൾ വരെ നീണ്ടു നിൽക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു......</div>
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<div>ഓണത്തിന്‍റെ  ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്രം അറിയാമോ? ഭാരതത്തിൽ സിംഹമായി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന നക്ഷത്രരാശിയാണ് 'ചിങ്ങം'. കൊല്ലവർഷത്തിലെ പ്രഥമ മാസം. കേരളത്തിന്റേതു മാത്രമായ കാലഗണനാരീതിയാണ്‌ കൊല്ലവർഷം, അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ കൊല്ലവർഷം മലയാള വർഷം എന്നും അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു. ക്രി.പി. 825-ൽ ആണ്‌ കൊല്ലവർഷത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കം. ഭാരതത്തിലെ മറ്റു പഞ്ചാംഗങ്ങൾ സൗരവർഷത്തെയും ചാന്ദ്രമാസത്തെയും അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കി കാലനിർണ്ണയം ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ, കൊല്ലവർഷപ്പഞ്ചാംഗം സൗരവർഷത്തെയുംസൗരമാസത്തെയും ഉപയോഗിച്ചു. വേണാട്ടിലെ രാജാവായിരുന്ന ഉദയ മാർ‌ത്താണ്ഡ വർമ്മയാണു കൊല്ലവർഷം തുടങ്ങിയതെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ചിങ്ങം, കന്നി തുടങ്ങി 12 മലയാള മാസങ്ങളാണ്‌ ഉള്ളത്‌.</div>
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<div>സൂര്യൻ   ഓണക്കാലത്ത് അഥവാ  മലയാളമാസം ചിങ്ങത്തിൽ   ചിങ്ങം  രാശിയിലൂടെ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നതായി അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നു. മാർച്ച് മാസത്തിൽ ഭൂമദ്ധ്യരേഖാപ്രദേശത്ത് ഈ രാശി കാണാൻ കഴിയും. ഏപ്രിൽ മാസം മുഴുവനും ചിങ്ങം രാശി കാണാൻ കഴിയും. M65, M66, M95, M105, NGC 3268 എന്നീ ഗ്യാലക്സികൾ ഈ നക്ഷത്രഗണത്തിന്റെ പ്രദേശത്തുകാണാം.</div>
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<div>ചിങ്ങത്തിന്റെ തലഭാഗം ഒരു അരിവാൾ പോലെയാണ്. ഇതാണ് മകം നക്ഷത്രം. സോസ്മ, ചോർട്ട് എന്നിയാണ് പൂരം നക്ഷത്രം. ദെനെബോലെയും അതിനടുത്ത നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളും ചേർന്നത് ഉത്രം.റെഗുലസ് (α Leonis), ദെനെബോല (β Leonis), അൽജിബ (γ1 Leonis), സോസ്മ (δ Leo), ചോർട്ട് (θ Leo), അൽ മിൻലിയർ അൽ ആസാദ് (κ Leo ), അൽത്തെർഫ് (λ Leo), സുബ്രാ (ο Leo ) എന്നിവയാണ് പ്രധാന നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾ. 11 നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾക്ക് ഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ കണ്ടെത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.</div>
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<p>വോൾഫ് 359 എന്ന നക്ഷത്രം ഭൂമിയുടെ അടുത്തു കിടക്കുന്ന നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നാണ് (7.78 പ്രകാശവർഷം). സൂര്യനിൽ നിന്ന് 33 പ്രകാശവർഷം അകലെ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഗ്ലീസ് 436 (Gliese 436) എന്ന നക്ഷത്രത്തിന് നെപ്ട്യൂണിന് തുല്യമായ പിണ്ഡമുള്ള ഒരു ഗ്രഹമുള്ളതായി കണ്ടെത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.</p>
<p>ഏവര്‍ക്കും ആസ്ട്രോയുടെ ഹൃദ്യമായ ഓണാശംസകള്‍  ....</p></div>
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