Tag: Saturn

  • Rare Powerful Saneswara Vajra Panjarika Stotram

    There are some Deities in Hinduism who are called with the epithet  Iswara.

     

    Lord Shiva as Parameswara.

     

     

    Another is Sani, Saturn.

     

    The pronunciation for Saturn in Sanskrit  is Sanaiscara, one who moves slowly. as Saturn takes 30 years to orbit around the Sun.

     

    Special status is bestowed on Sanesswara.

     

    He grants boons after he tests you.

     

    No real harm befalls one.

     

    There is a special prayer for Saneswara, Sanai Vajra Pancharika Stortram.

     

    This helps in reducing the mental tensions that occur when Saneswara is not favorable  in your Horoscope.

     

    Sani Vajra Pancharika Stotram

     

     

    Neelambaro, Nelavapu, kireeti,

    Grdhra sthitha, sthrasakaro , dhanushman,

    Chathurbhuja, suryasutha, prasanna,

    Sada mama syadwaradha prasantha.                                                         1

     

    Oh god dressed in blue silk, who has a blue body,

    Who wears a crown, who sits on vulture,

    Who gives misfortunes, who is armed with a bow,

    Who has four hands and who is son of Sun God,

    Be pleased with me always and happily grant me boons.

     

    Brahmo Uvacha:-

    Brahma told:-

     

    Srunu dwam rishaya , Sarva sani peeda haram mahath,

    Kavacham Sani Rajasya Soureridhamanuthamam.                                     2

     

    Be pleased to hear oh sage, the great armour,

    Which is a cure to all misery brought by king  Sani,

    Who is the incomparably great in the clan of  the Sun.

     

    Kavacham devatha vasam vajra panjara samgnakam,

    SAnaishara preethikaram, sarva soubhagya dhayagam.                                3

     

    This armour  called  “thunderbolt shield” in which gods live ,

    Is very dear to the slow moving planet, and brings all luck.

     

    Om Sri Sanaischara, pathu bhalam  may Soorya nandana,

    Nethre Chayathmaja pathu, pathu karnou Yamanuja.                                     4

     

    Om , Oh God Saturn, let the son of Sun protect my forehead,

    Let the darling son of Chaya protect my eyes,

    Lat my ears be protected by the brother of Yama.

     

    Nasam Vaivaswaswatha Pathu, mukham may Bhaskara sada,

    Snigha kandashasch may kandaam , bhujou pathu Mahabhuja.                      5

     

    Let my nose be protected by Sun God,

    Let the illuminator always protect my face,

    Let he with a pleasant voice protect my voice ,

    And let the great armed God protect my arms.

     

    Skandhou pathu sanischaiva, karou pathu shubha pradha,

    Vaksha pathu Yama bhratha, kukshim paathvasitha sthadha.                         6

     

    Let my shoulders be protected by Sani,

    Let my hands be protected by he who does good,

    Let the brother of Yama protect my chest,

    And the one who is dark in colour protect my navel.

     

    Nabhim grahpathi pathu, manda pathu kateem thadha,

    OOru mamanthaka pathu , yamo januyugam thadha.                                      7

     

    Let my stomach be protected by the lord of all planets,

    Let the slow mover protect my hips,

    Let he who makes end protect my thighs,

    And let Yama protect my  pair of knees.

     

    Padou Manda gathi pathu, sarvangam pathu pippala,

    Angopangani sarvani rakshen may Surya nandana.                                         8

     

    Let my legs be protected by him with slow speed,

    Let all my organs be protected by he who wears the coat,

    And all my  primary and secondary organs ,

    Be protected by the darling sin of the Sun God.

     

    Ithyethath kavacham divyam padeth soorya suthasya ya,

    Na thaasya jayathe peeda , preetho bhavathi sooryaja.                                     9

     

    If this armour of  the son of the Sun God is read,

    No misery will come to him and,

    The son of Sun God would be pleased with him.

     

    Vyayay janma dwitheeyastho, mruthyu sthana gatrhopi va,

    Kalathrastho gatho vapi supreethasthu sada sani.                                            10

     

    Whether Saturn occupies the twelfth , first or second house,

    Or even goes to the house of death  or occupies the seventh star,

    Saturn will always be pleased with him.

     

    Ashtamastha soorya suthe vyaye, janma dwitheeyage,

    Kavacham padathe nithyam, na peeda jayathe kwachith.                                 11

     

    If the son of Sun God is in eighth, twelfth, first or second house,

    Daily reading this Kavacham , no misery would ever be caused.

     

    Ithyedath kavacham divyam saureya nirmitham pura,

    Dwadasahtama janmastha doshan nasayathe sada.,

    Janma lagna sthithaan doshan sarvan nasayathe Prabhu.                                   12

     

    This  holy divine armour composed by Sun in ancient times,

    Would destroy the ills caused by eighth ,twelfth, first and second house,

    And also destroy the bad effects of Saturn occupying the Lagna rasi(Ascendent)

     

    Ithi Sri Brahmanda Purane Brahma Narada Samvade,

    Sani Vajra panjara kavacham sampoornam,

     

    Thus ends the thunderbolt armour of Saturn,

    Occuring in the discussion between Brahma and sage Narada,

    In Brahmanda Puranam

     

    Translation by P.R.Ramchander.

     

    Chanting of this in multiples of 9. 9,18,36, 108 will be beneficial.

     

  • Saneeswara Stotra By Dasaratha and More

    Hindus believe that the Nine Planets foretell the future.

    It is believed that one can appease them by performing Poojas and reciting Mantras,

    Sani or Saturn is called Saneswara.

    The Correct name is Sanaiswara(Sanaischara), one which moves slowly.

    Some other names of Sanaischara) are ,

    Shanaishcharaya, Pingala, Bhabru or Roudra. Pingala means bearer of the Trishul, the trident, Mandhan.

    In Vedic Astrology, Shiva is said to be represented by Saturn.

    <img src="Saneeswara.jpg" alt="Saneeswara" />
    Lord Saneeswara

    Saturn, like Shiva, strips away maya, the veil of illusion and separate self. Saturn takes aim at the imprinting we have experienced around separation

    consciousness.

    Sani is the brother of  Yama , the God of Death and Righteousness.

    Sani’s wives names are Mandhi Devi and Jyeshta Devi.

    His sons are Mandhi and Kuligan.

    It is wrongly believed that Sani indicates troubles.

    He is a Man of Gnana, like Ketu.

    He tests one with adversity and one who has the mental strength emerges stronger.

    I believe that the Navagrahas do not by themselves cause prosperity or Adversity.

    They are like Traffic signals.

    Like a Traffic Signal they indicate the directions your life might take, based on your actions. past and present, Karma Phala.

    As such one has to withstand the pressures exerted by the Planets.

    On this concept, the Vishnu Sahasranama has an excellent sloka.

    It calls Lord Vishnu as,

    ‘Dhukka bhukh, Dhukka Saadhana:’

    Vishnu is the repository of  Dhukka, adversity , but,

    He is also the One who grants you the strength, tools to overcome the trials and tribulations.

    Hinduism is the only Religion which dares to call God as the repository of Adversity!

    As such one can not escape the results of one’s actions .

    What can be done is to pray the Navagrahas and God to grant the strength to overcome the difficulties.

    Here are some Stotras on Saneeswara.

    Rare , effective ‘Dasaratha’s Sanieeswara Stotra.

    Saturn enters the star constellation (or nakshatra) – called Rohini once in every 30 years.

    This is one of the most dreaded transits of the kings and their kingdoms.

    The scriptures say “Kings will die and kingdoms will fall when Shani enters Rohini”.

    It is said that during the reign of King Dasaratha when Shani was about to enter Rohini nakshatra, King Dasaratha worshipped Shani.

    Pleased with the King’s prayers, Saturn did not enter Rohini during the reign of King Dasaratha.

    Hence the Dasaratha Shani Stotras are considered an excellent remedy for Saturn related troubles.

    Om. asya shree shanaishchara stotrasya
    dashratha rishi
    shanaish-charo-devata
    trishtup chandahah
    shanaish-chara preety-arthe jape viniyogah
    dasharatha uvacha

    Om. Sri Shani Stotra, Dasharatha is the Rishi (seer of the mantra). Shanaishchara is god (related to this hymn). Trishtup is metre. Enjoined is repetition (of this hymn) for the appeasement of Shanaishchara (Saturn).

    kono-antaka roudra-yama-tha babhruh
    krishnah shanih pingala manda sourih
    nityam smrito yo harate cha peedam
    tasmai namah shree ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana (Saturn), who when regularly remembered as (the ten names listed in the first and second line of this verse) steals away the suffering (misfortune of the devotee).

    sura asurah kim purusha ragendra
    gandharva vidyadhara panna-gash cha
    peedyanti sarve vishama-stitena
    tasmai namah shree ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, by whose unfavourable position, gods, demons, celestial beings, celestial musicians, celestial masters of various wisdom-teachings and even celestial snakes succumb to sufferings.

    nara narendra pashavo mrigendra
    vanyas-cha ye keeta-patanga-bringah
    peedyanti sarve vishama-stitena
    tasmai namah shree ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, whose unfavourable position brings agony to laymen, emperors, common animals, huge animals, forest creatures, insects, flies and humming bees (irrespective of their statu

    desah-cha durgani vanani Yatra
    sena-nivesah pura-pattnani
    peedyanti sarve visham-stitena
    tasmai namah shree ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, whose unfavourable position brings about suffering to countries, citadels, forests, war-camps, houses and cities.

    tilairya-vair-masha gudanna danaih
    iohena neelambara danato va
    preenati mantrair-nijavasare cha
    tasmai namah shree ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, who is appeased by giving in charity things like sesame, paddy, black-gram, molasses, rice pudding, iron, blue cloth etc., and by chanting mantras on his own day (Saturday).

    prayaga-koole Yamuna tate cha
    sarasvati punya-jale guhayam
    yo yoginam dhyana-gatopi sookshmas
    tasmai namah shree ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, who manifests in subtle form before the yogis who meditate on him at any holy bank of prayag (confluence) of two rivers; Yamuna and Saraswati, or in a cave.

    anya-pradeshat swagriham pravishtas
    tadeeya-vare sa narah sukhe syat
    grihad gato yo na punah prayati
    tasmai namah sri ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, who bestows happiness to a person when He enters His own house (constellation); (though) when He leaves the house, does not return for a long time.

    srashta swayam-bhoor bhuvana trayasya
    trata hareesho harate pinakee
    ekas tridhah rig yajuh sama murtis
    tasmai namah sri ravi-nandanaya

    Prostrations to Sri Ravinandana, who is the creator of three worlds, who is the self-manifested being, who is Hari the protector and Pinakin (Siva, bearer of the three pointed spear or pinaka), the destroyer, all in one, as well as the embodiment of the three-fold Vedas; Rig, Yajus and Saman.

    konasthah pingala babruh
    krishno roudroantako yamah
    sourih shanaish-charo manday
    pippalandena sam stutah

    Thus, Pippalada praises Thee (by chanting your ten names as contained in lines 1-3).

    etani dasha-namani
    pratar-uthaya yah pathet
    shanaishchara-krita peeda
    na kadachid bhavishyati
    Harih Om

    He who chants these ten names, getting-up early in the morning, will never suffer from the pain caused by Saturn. Harih Om.

    The following is the Dasaratha Shani Stotra from Padma Purana
    Dhyaathwa Saraswatim Devim Gananatham Vinayakam.
    Raja Dasharathah sthothram Saureridhamathakaroth.
    Namo Neela mayukhaya Neelothpala nibhaya cha,
    Namo Nirmaansa dehaaya Deergha shmashru jataaya cha,
    Namo Vishaala nethraaya Shushkodhara bhayaanaka
    Namah parushagathraya sthularomaaya Vai namah
    Namo nithyam Kshudhaarthaaya Nithyathapthaya Vai namah
    Namah Kaalaagni rupaaya Krthaanthaka namoshthuthe,
    Nameste Kotaraakshaaya Durnireekshyaaya Vai namah
    Namo Ghoraaya Raudraaya Bheeshanaaya Karaaline
    Nameste Sarva bhakshaaya Valeemukha namosthuthe
    Surya putra namestesthu bhaskare bhaya dhayaka
    Adho-drushte namasthubhyam vapuhshyaama namosthuthe
    Namo Manda-gathe thubhyam nisthrinshaaya namo namah
    Thapasa dagdha-dehaya nithyam yogarathaya cha
    Namesthe gyaana nethraya kashyapathmaja sunave
    Thushto dadasi Vai raajyam rushto harasi Thathkshanaath
    Devaasura manushyaashcha pasupakshisareesrpaah
    Thvaya vilokithaah saure dainyamaashu Vrjanti cha
    Brahmaa shakro yamashchaiva rishayah saptha-tharakaah
    Rajya bhrashtaashcha t’e sarve thava drishtyaa vilokithaah
    Deshaa nagara graamaa dweepashechai vaadrayasththaa
    Raudra Dhrushtyaa t’u ye drushtaah kshayam gacchanti thath kshanaath
    Prasaadam Kuru me saure varaartheham thavaashrithah
    Saure kshamasvaaparaadham sarvabhutha hithaayacha

    Saneeswara Gayatri.

    Kaaka Dhwajaaya Vidhmahe
    Kadga Hasthaaya Dheemahi
    Thanno Mandha Pracho Dhayaath

    Neelaanchana Samaabaasam
    Raviputhram Yamaagrajam
    Chaayaa Maarthaanda Sambhootham
    Thannamaami Sanaicharam.

    The one who is blue, one who is like charcoal, one who is the son of Surya and the brother of Yama, one who is born to Chaya and Surya, I prostrate that Saneeswara.

    Shanya-astottara-shata-nama-vali
    (The 108 names of Shani)
    Aum shanaescaraya namah
    Aum shantaya namah
    Aum sarvabhistapradayine namah
    Aum sharanyaya namah
    Aum vagenyaya namah
    Aum sarveshaya namah
    Aum saumyaya namah
    Aum suramvandhaya namah
    Aum suralokaviharine namah
    Aum sukhasonapavishtaya namah
    Aum sundaraya namah
    Aum ghanaya namah
    Aum ghanarupaya namah
    Aum ghanabharanadharine namah
    Aum ghanasaravilepaya namah
    Aum khadyotaya namah
    Aum mandaya namah
    Aum mandaceshtaya namah
    Aum maha-niyaguna-atmane namah
    Aum martyapavanapadaya namah
    Aum maheshaya namah
    Aum dhayaputraya namah
    Aum sharvaya namah
    Aum shatatuniradharine namah
    Aum carasthirasvabhavaya namah
    Aum acamcalaya namah
    Aum nilavarnaya namah
    Aum nityaya namah
    Aum nilanjana-nibhaya namah
    Aum nilambara-vibhushaya namah
    Aum nishcalaya namah
    Aum vedyaya namah
    Aum vidhi-rupaya namah
    Aum virodha-dhara-bhumaye namah
    Aum bhedaspadasvabhavaya namah
    Aum vajradehaya namah
    Aum vairagyadaya namah
    Aum viraya namah
    Aum vitarogabhayaya namah
    Aum vipatparampareshaya namah
    Aum vishva-vandyaya namah
    Aum gridhnavahaya namah
    Aum gudhaya namah
    Aum kurmangaya namah
    Aum kurupine namah
    Aum kutsitaya namah
    Aum gunadhyaya namah
    Aum gocaraya namah
    Aum avidhya-mula-nashaya namah
    Aum vidhya-avidhya-svarupine namah
    Aum ayushyakaranaya namah
    Aum apaduddhartre namah
    Aum vishnu-bhaktaya namah
    Aum vishine namah
    Aum vividhagamavedine namah
    Aum vidhistutyaya namah
    Aum vandhyaya namah
    Aum virupa-akshaya namah
    Aum varishthaya namah
    Aum garishthaya namah
    Aum vajram-kushagharaya namah
    Aum varada bhayahastaya namah
    Aum vamanaya namah
    Aum jyeshthapatni-sametaya namah
    Aum shreshthaya namah
    Aum mitabhashine namah
    Aum kashtaughanashakartre namah
    Aum pushtidaya namah
    Aum stutyaya namah
    Aum stotra-gamyaya namah
    Aum bhakti-vashyaya namah
    Aum bhanave namah
    Aum bhanuputraya namah
    Aum bhavyaya namah
    Aum pavanaya namah
    Aum dhanur-mandala-samsthaya namah
    Aum dhanadaya namah
    Aum dhanushmate namah
    Aum tanu-prakasha-dehaya namah
    Aum tamasaya namah
    Aum asheshajanavandyaya namah
    Aum visheshaphaladayine namah
    Aum vashikritajaneshaya namah
    Aum pashunam pataye namah
    Aum khecaraya namah
    Aum khageshaya namah
    Aum ghana-nilambaraya namah
    Aum kathinyamanasaya namah
    Aum aryaganastutyaya namah
    Aum nilacchatraya namah
    Aum nityaya namah
    Aum nirgunaya namah
    Aum gunatmane namah
    Aum niramayaya namah
    Aum nandyaya namah
    Aum vandaniyaya namah
    Aum dhiraya namah
    Aum divya-dehaya namah
    Aum dinartiharanaya namah
    Aum dainyanashakaraya namah
    Aum aryajanaganyaya namah
    Aum kruraya namah
    Aum kruraceshtaya namah
    Aum kama-krodha-karaya namah
    Aum kalatraputrashatrutvakaranaya pariposhita-bhaktaya namah
    Aum parabhitiharaya namah
    Aum bhakta-sangha-manobhishta-phaladaya namah

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  • Stunning Images From Space Photo Essay

    These are the images from our known Universe.

    Still GOD doesn’t Exist?

    Sea Gull Nebula
    Wings of the Seagull Nebula This image shows the intricate structure of part of the Seagull Nebula, known more formally as IC 2177. These wisps of gas and dust are known as Sharpless 2-296 (officially Sh 2-296) and form part of the “wings” of the celestial bird. This region of the sky is a fascinating muddle of intriguing astronomical objects — a mix of dark and glowing red clouds, weaving amongst bright stars. This new view was captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.
    Color Crater on Mercury
    Though Mercury is not known for having an especially colorful surface, some regions show a strong local contrast in color. Like other craters in Caloris, the interior and ejecta of Atget are darker and bluer than the typical brown volcanic plains. These craters help scientists to get a look at the three-dimensional compositional variations with the Caloris basin, and provide a way to judge the thickness of the volcanic plains (over 2 km here!). North is up in this image. These images were acquired as high-resolution targeted color observations. Targeted color observations are images of a small area on Mercury’s surface at resolutions higher than the 1-kilometer/pixel 8-color base map. During MESSENGER’s one-year primary mission, hundreds of targeted color observations were obtained. During MESSENGER’s extended mission, high-resolution targeted color observations are more rare, as the 3-color base map is covering Mercury’s northern hemisphere with the highest-resolution color images that are possible.
    Pretty Veils in Orion
    This esthetic close-up of cosmic clouds and stellar winds features LL Orionis, interacting with the Orion Nebula flow. Adrift in Orion’s stellar nursery and still in its formative years, variable star LL Orionis produces a wind more energetic than the wind from our own middle-aged Sun. As the fast stellar wind runs into slow moving gas a shock front is formed, analogous to the bow wave of a boat moving through water or a plane traveling at supersonic speed. The small, arcing, graceful structure just above and left of center is LL Ori’s cosmic bow shock, measuring about half a light-year across. The slower gas is flowing away from the Orion Nebula’s hot central star cluster, the Trapezium, located off the upper left corner of the picture. In three dimensions, LL Ori’s wrap-around shock front is shaped like a bowl that appears brightest when viewed along the “bottom” edge. The beautiful picture is part of a large mosaic view of the complex stellar nursery in Orion, filled with a myriad of fluid shapes associated with star formation.
    Spiral Galaxy
    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope – with a little help from an amateur astronomer – has produced one of the best views yet of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106. Located a little over 20 million light-years away, practically a neighbour by cosmic standards, Messier 106 is one of the brightest and nearest spiral galaxies to our own. Despite its appearance, which looks much like countless other galaxies, Messier 106 hides a number of secrets. Thanks to this image, which combines data from Hubble with observations by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany, they are revealed as never before. At its heart, as in most spiral galaxies, is a supermassive black hole, but this one is particularly active. Unlike the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, which pulls in wisps of gas only occasionally, Messier 106’s black hole is actively gobbling up material. As the gas spirals towards the black hole, it heats up and emits powerful radiation. Part of the emission from the centre of Messier 106 is produced by a process that is somewhat similar to that in a laser – although here the process produces bright microwave radiation.
    Starburst Galaxy
    Starburst Galaxy Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Starburst galaxies undergo extremely high rates of star formation and are thought to represent a particular phase in a galaxy’s evolution. Because of its excessive star birth, M82 is five times brighter than our own Milky Way galaxy
    Haunting Ghost Nebula.
    Haunting Ghost Nebula This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. vdB 141 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes referred to as the ghost nebula, its awkward name is its catalog number in Sidney van den Bergh’s catalog of reflection nebulae, published in 1966. Several stars are embedded in the nebula. Their light gives it a ghoulish brown color. North is down and East is to the right. Imaged August 28, 2009.
    Saturn Turbulence
    This mosaic of images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the trail of a great northern storm on Saturn raging in full force. The contrast in the images has been enhanced to make the turbulent parts of the storm (in white) stand out without losing the details of the surrounding regions. The head of the storm is the set of bright clouds near the left of the image. A clockwise-spinning vortex spawned by the storm shortly after it erupted in early December 2010 can be seen in the middle. The head of the storm moved very swiftly westward, while the vortex drifted more slowly westward.
    Two New Views of Andromeda
    Top: In this new view of the Andromeda galaxy from the Herschel space observatory, cool lanes of forming stars are revealed in the finest detail yet. Herschel is a European Space Agency mission with important NASA participation. Andromeda, also known as M31, is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way at a distance of 2.5 million light-years, making it an ideal natural laboratory to study star formation and galaxy evolution. Sensitive to the far-infrared light from cool dust mixed in with the gas, Herschel seeks out clouds of gas where stars are born. The new image reveals some of the very coldest dust in the galaxy — only a few tens of degrees above absolute zero — colored red in this image. By comparison, warmer regions such as the densely populated central bulge, home to older stars, take on a blue appearance. Intricate structure is present throughout the 200,000-light-year-wide galaxy with star-formation zones organized in spiral arms and at least five concentric rings, interspersed with dark gaps where star formation is absent. Andromeda is host to several hundred billion stars. This new image of it clearly shows that many more stars will soon to spark into existence. Bottom: The glow seen here comes from the longer-wavelength, or far, end of the infrared spectrum, giving astronomers the chance to identify the very coldest dust in our galactic neighbor. These light wavelengths span from 250 to 500 microns, which are a quarter to half of a millimeter in size. Herschel’s ability to detect the light allows astronomers to see clouds of dust at temperatures of only a few tens of degrees above absolute zero. These clouds are dark and opaque at shorter wavelengths. The Herschel view also highlights spokes of dust between the concentric rings.
    Molecular Cloud in Monoceros
    Molecular Cloud in Monoceros This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic II camera on the Blanco 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory on January 11th, 2012. It shows a portion of the giant Monceros R2 molecular cloud. It is a location of massive star formation, particularly in the location of the bright red nebula just below the center of the image. The image was generated with observations in the Sulphur [SII] (blue) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) filters. In this image, north is to the right, and east is up.
    Saturn's herding Moons.
    Saturn’s Herding Moons The ring-region Saturnian moons Prometheus and Pan are both caught “herding” their respective rings in this image. Through their gravitational disturbances of nearby ring particles, one moon maintains a gap in the outer A ring and the other helps keep a ring narrowly confined. Prometheus (53 miles, or 86 kilometers across), together with Pandora (not seen in this image), maintains the narrow F ring seen at the bottom left in this image. Pan (17 miles, or 28 kilometers across) holds open the Encke gap in which it finds itself embedded in the center. The bright dot near the inner edge of the Encke gap is a background star.
    Looking Down at Jupiter.
    Looking Down at Jupiter These color maps of Jupiter were constructed from images taken by the narrow-angle camera onboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 11 and 12, 2000, as the spacecraft neared Jupiter during its flyby of the giant planet. Cassini was on its way to Saturn. They are the most detailed global color maps of Jupiter ever produced. The smallest visible features are about 120 kilometers (75 miles) across. The maps are composed of 36 images: a pair of images covering Jupiter’s northern and southern hemispheres was acquired in two colors every hour for nine hours as Jupiter rotated beneath the spacecraft. Although the raw images are in just two colors, 750 nanometers (near-infrared) and 451 nanometers (blue), the map’s colors are close to those the human eye would see when gazing at Jupiter.
    Vesta Crater in 3 D
    Vesta Crater in 3D This composite-color view from NASA’s Dawn mission shows Cornelia Crater, streaked with dark materials, on the giant asteroid Vesta. The data were obtained by Dawn’s framing camera during the mission’s high-altitude mapping orbit, about 420 miles (680 kilometers) above the surface. The images were integrated into a mosaic and wrapped on a topographical model of Vesta’s surface.

    Source.

    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/space-photo-of-the-day-2/?pid=5940

     

  • US Satelittes stumble over Tirunallar,India. NASA?

     I received an email that states that satellites sent by US stumble and then recover when they cross over Tirunallaru in Puducherry State,India.

    A temple dedicated to Lord Saneeswara is located here.

    Saneeswara is the name given to Saturn, which according to Hinduism revolves around the Sun and it takes 30 years to complete a cycle.

    The God that rules Saturn is calles Saneeswara.

    The period when Saturn moves from one Zodiacal Sign to another , the event is called ‘Sani Peyarchchi'(movement of Saturn)

    This is what is referred to in this news..

    I have tried verification of this information.

    Nothing is found in NASA site.

    Can somebody send me information on this?

    Story:

    i got a mail that, A few years ago US sent a satellite which kept revolving round our globe
    whenever it crossed right above the spot of Thirunallaar ( East Coast
    Divine place of Tamil Nadu) it staggers, moves forward very slowly for a
    while ! NASA observed it and was puzzled! It is also said that during the
    SANI- PEYARCHCHI , a most sacred festival of the place, say once in 30
    months , a very dense UV rays falls from the Space on the place ( it seems
    there is always a greater flow of UV rays compared to the quota received by
    any other part of our earth at that place ; and during the said festival
    the density gets more!) No explanations from the Scientists.Is this true?