Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Uranus-Pale Green Beauty of Solar System

The third largest planet in the solar system & seventh from Sun,Uranus looks like a pale greenish body when viewed from a large telescope.It is twice as far from Sun as Saturn & huge enough to accommodate sixty earths;but since it is so far away,it can barely be seen with the naked eye,except on very clear nights.Enveloped in a thick atmosphere of mainly hydrogen & helium,it has no solid surface & is mainly composed of various ices.It has a core of earth sized liquid rock.
Uranus has seventeen moons & also rings,which are dark & do not reflect light.It has the coldest atmosphere in the solar system,the minimum temperature dipping up to -224*.Internal heat is low.There are winds  raging at a speed of up to 370mp/h.

Being far out in space,Uranus takes 84 yrs to complete one orbit at a dizzy speed of 15,200 mph. It also rotates mighty fast--only 17 hrs 14 mts make it's day.Uranus is truly unique in one more respect-while all other planets orbit the Sun straight or slightly tilted like a spinning top;Uranus almost rolls along on it's side.If one pole faces the Sun,the other is turned away from it.As a result each pole gets 42 yrs of light followed by 42 yrs of darkness.


The Hindi name of Uranus is Arun though some also regard it as Rahu .According to astrology Uranus is the ruling planet of Aquarius .It bestows on Aquarians the qualities of individuality,unconventional thinking & revolutionary tendencies.
However some astrologers feel that it is too far off to have any effect upon humans.

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* http://jeeteraho.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-sun.html
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*http://jeeteraho.blogspot.com/2013/01/jupiter-king-of-planets.html
*http://jeeteraho.blogspot.com/2013/02/beautiful-planet-satuen.html
*http://jeeteraho.blogspot.com/2013/04/planet-neptuneor-ketu.html

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46 comments :

  1. Rahul BhatiaMarch 06, 2013 10:03 PM

    Thank you Indi for the capsule on Solar system! So informative indeed!

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  2. Found In FolsomMarch 07, 2013 2:46 AM

    oh wow...never knew half the facts in this post..these posts on planets are a revision of our science basics :)

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  3. PanchaliMarch 07, 2013 10:31 AM

    The detail is lovely! Interesting, how our sky is full of celestial splendor....:)
    Thanks for sharing...

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    1. indu chhibberMarch 07, 2013 9:27 PM

      Yes Panchali,it is interesting,peeping into these planets.

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  4. AkankshaMarch 07, 2013 12:00 PM

    Interesting info! :)

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  5. the little princessMarch 07, 2013 12:06 PM

    thanks for the info, my son is just learning about planets and im sure he'll like it too! will show this to him..

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    1. indu chhibberMarch 07, 2013 9:29 PM

      Happy to help,princess!
      Welcome to jeeteraho.

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  6. Easwar ArumugamMarch 07, 2013 2:27 PM

    Thanks Indi for your nice info

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  7. C SureshMarch 07, 2013 4:45 PM

    Great to have such info, Indu - but why postpone Libra? :)

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  8. SUCHARITAMarch 07, 2013 6:47 PM

    u have that knack of picking up the imp bits and putting it forth in an intg way.

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  9. Rajni SinhaMarch 07, 2013 11:34 PM

    what a contrast in names Indu ji

    Arun meaning the sun --the life giver

    aur kahaa --RAHU jiske naam se hi dar lagta hai

    but then God has his own ideas----may be there is some underlying meaning to all this

    thanks for all this info Indu ji --frankly you have made it all very interesting to read and remember whereas the same thing written in a text book becomes very heavy reading and incomprehensible at times
    thaks onc again
    regards
    rajni

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    1. indu chhibberMarch 08, 2013 7:00 AM

      Yes Rajni Rahu is very scary,don't know which name is the right one,but on web mostly Arun gets the vote.
      Your comment is very pleasing,thanks a ton !!!!!!!!!!!
      Love n Hugs!

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  10. AJNABIMarch 08, 2013 1:44 PM

    VERY NYC POST SO KNOWLEDGBLE AND INFORMATIVE. KEEP WRITING HAPPY WOMEN DAY PLZ READ MY POST @ http://cajitendrajain.blogspot.in/2013/03/woman.html#links

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  12. indu chhibberMarch 08, 2013 6:37 PM

    Thank you !

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  13. Alka GurhaMarch 08, 2013 7:32 PM

    Very informative Indu.

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    1. indu chhibberMarch 09, 2013 7:20 AM

      Alka welcome to jeeteraho & thanks for visiting.

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  14. UnknownMarch 08, 2013 11:07 PM

    This was an informative article and yes...Uranus is one of the major importance as far as horoscopes are concerned...!!!

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  15. MeowwMarch 09, 2013 6:56 AM

    I do find the solar system and the "beyond" fascinating! What a lot of info :)

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  16. Sri ValliMarch 09, 2013 10:03 AM

    So chilly planet!
    Informative post Indu :)

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  17. BK Chowla,March 09, 2013 10:19 AM

    Thanks for sharing.It is very informative.

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  18. IndraniMarch 09, 2013 10:27 AM

    I always thought Arun means Sun.

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    1. indu chhibberMarch 09, 2013 11:19 AM

      Yes Arun does mean sun,but if you search Hindi name of Uranus then it is variously given as Indra,Arun(chrioteer of Sun God)& Rahu....very confusing,no ?

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  19. Woman'n'BeyondMarch 09, 2013 3:56 PM

    42vears of day and darkness, woah! your this series is very informative and interesting.

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    1. indu chhibberMarch 09, 2013 6:53 PM

      Meenakshi aren't we lucky to have earth as our abode?

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  20. Geetashree ChatterjeeMarch 31, 2013 2:46 PM

    What an awesome post Indu. In Indian Astrology Uranus is not considered to have any impact on human life because of its distance from the Earth. When you talk of 84 years of orbitary revolution and 15,000 odd mph speed one gets a glimpse of God's vast canvas which humans are trying in vain to grapple. Indeed a very informative and interesting post

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  21. indu chhibberMarch 31, 2013 5:27 PM

    Welcome here Geetashree.You are right,study of astronomy is very humbling.
    Thanks for appreciating my post.

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      Hi Maria,
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