Retrograde Motion (Vakra Gati) – The Optical Illusion of the Wanderers
The Concept Planets sometimes appear to be moving backwards [...]
The Milky Way (Akash Ganga) – The River of a Thousand Suns
The Concept The Milky Way is our galaxy. It [...]
The Earth’s Tilt (Obliquity) – The 24-Degree Angle of the Seasons
The Concept According to the Surya Siddhanta, the equator [...]
Comet (Ketuchara) – Classifying the Cosmic Visitors
The Concept People used to believe that comets were [...]
The 27 Nakshatras, or Lunar Mansions – Mapping the Heavens
The Concept The zodiac consists of a 360-degree circle [...]
The Polar Star (Dhruva) – The Immovable Compass
The Concept The Pole Star is a stationary point [...]
Precession of Equinoxes (Ayanamsa) – The Wobble of the Earth
The Concept The Earth wobbles on its axis, similar [...]
Orbital Velocity and The ‘Wind’ of Time – Balancing the Solar System
The Concept What causes planets farther out to travel [...]
The Precision of the Sidereal Year – The Perfect Star-Clock
The Concept According to the Surya Siddhanta, the Tropical [...]
The Lunar Nodes (Rahu and Ketu) – The Mathematics of an Eclipse
The Concept Rahu and Ketu are not evil demons [...]
