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SORRY - A FEW PICTURES ARE NOT VIEWABLE - due to the URL's discontinuance, and my immediate inability to restore them.

HOWEVER, DO ENJOY THE RAIN.....

WORLD TIME POINT or CLICK THE CURSOR TO CHECK THE TIME ANYWHERE.... but, IS IT THE EXACT TIME ? CLICK HERE to see the OFFICIAL TIME in the US (in any time zone) which is being constantly & accurately updated. Hopefully you do know the time differential.... TIP: Indian Standard Time is 10 hrs 30 min ahead of US Eastern Time, or 13 hrs 30 minutes before the Pacific Time, but becomes ONE HOUR LESS during the period when Daylight Saving Time (DST) applies. DST in 2007 is from 11 Mar to 4 Nov; Next for 2008: 9 Mar to 2 Nov; or during 2009: Mar 8 to Nov 1; & in 2010: Mar 14 to Nov 7th You may then VERY ACCURATELY ADJUST (correct to the nearest second!) YOUR OWN WATCH.... Another EASY WEBSITE THAT SHOWS THE TIME IN MANY US CITIES (for a quick time check) - for Students & Teachers, more interesting info about TIME. For a quick basic understanding click to read the 'History of Telling Time', the historic Timeline and about different types of Clocks TO DOWNLOAD A VERY USEFUL FREE TRANSPARENT CLOCK to your DESKTOP that will keep showing the Clock face (choices available) with both the time & date constantly TO FIND THE DAY OF THE WEEK FOR ANY DATE between 1800 & 2199 CLICK HERE TO CARRY OUT AN INTERACTIVE CALENDAR SEARCH Use the following chart - it will show the month or the year of your choice, and much more! HOWEVER, I MUST REFER YOU TO A VERY USEFUL WEBSITE by Steffen Thorsen TIME AND DATE.COM which has a wealth of facilities & info about the title subjects, which include, amongst others: (1) CALENDARS for different countries with main festivals & holidays, or even (2) a Distance Calculator between two locations, and (3) A WORLD CLOCK showing the current time in different cities of the world, ALTERNATELY, Take a quick look at my World Clock - for some selected cities. Just CLICK here (accuracy: within one second!) and also a very interesting (4) DURATION CALCULATOR that provides the time gap between two dates! You may also check-up (5) the Sunrise & Sunset timings, or even moon's phase details at different locations! DO CLICK THROUGH THESE VERY USEFUL & INTERESTING SITES BUT, FOR SERIOUS STUDENTS or STUDY Do see the Website of The UK's National Measurement Laboratory explaining the TIME SCALES definition and measurement - about Julian & Gregorian Calendars & Dates, Leap years, Earth's Rotation & it's effect on time, Atomic Time etc. On a more scientific plane, those interested in SPACE & TIME may well go through an excellent Wilkipedia's article SPACETIME, by clicking here - which provides clarity about the concept of the complex fourth dimension! Similarly, BBC's article TIME TRAVEL discusses the theoretical possibilities of this concept based on current knowledge about Gravity, Black Holes, and Time Wrap in the curved timespace! Both worth going through for expanding your knowledge base.... THERE IS MUCH MORE ON ASTRONOMY, SPACE, SOLAR SYSTEM etc. to see or study below! (Pictures above taken by the Hubble Telescope)

and, SEE A SPECTACULAR PICTURE OF LIGHTNING OVER WATER (from National Geographic)

FEELING HUNGRY??
or Just Wanting to be reminded of the very many mouth watering Indian Specialities ...

GUIDE TO LIFE
a two minute presentation reminding the Essentials of Wisdom

Sorry, Pluto is no longer a planet, and 2003 UB313 (Xena), Ceres and Charon
are not classified as planets either, as was hoped for a few days prior to August 24, 2006 IAU decision!

For interesting websites or articles about our Planetary System, and the recent classification of Pluto, you may Click to see below:

(1) PLUTO: from NASA Circular

(2) The SOLAR SYSTEM (Details from Wikipedia)

(3) Comparative Planetary Data of THE 8 PLANETS of the GLORIOUS SUN

(4) Wilkipedia's article on "UNIVERSE" provides wealth of information & links - just CLICK to see for yourself!

HERE IS THE MILKY WAY GALAXY (from National Geographic)

(5) Those interested in Astronomy or Cosmology will find the FAQ on COSMOLOGY offered by Prof. Ned Wright of UCLA to be most illuminating on many topics. These are part of Tutorials taught by him.

(6) If you WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, SPACEFLIGHT or EARTH??
An Amazing Educational Web Site on Astronomy, Physics, Spaceflight and the Earth's Magnetism (with several links for teachers or learners)... Presented by Dr. David P. Stern, Retired Emeritus Professor of Goddard Space Flight Center.

(7) Views of the Solar System - Calvin Hamilton's site, available in five languages, offers an informative virtual tour of our solar system, thorough information on comets and asteroids and a hyperlinked glossary of out-of-this-world terms. Dramatic photos and video clips of space events, like solar prominences, complement details on things like the orbital eccentricity of Saturn. Lesson Plans & Activities section suggests projects for kids, like how to assemble icosahedrons of the sun and planets. Also features a history of rocketry, and information on early astronauts and space missions.

(8, 9 & 10) Some fabulous views from & of the HUBBLE Space Telescope may be seen by clicking on the image appearing on the European NASA/ESA Hubble homepage to see the slide-show first. There are lots of other information and pictures that you may choose to see or read about later. Do not miss seeing the "Best of Hubble Images" by clicking on the left panel (Goodies), and thereafter you must CLICK the INTERACTIVE HUBBLE link, which will enable you to take apart the outer coverings by sections to see the innards, and how it is constructed, and to learn about each section!
JUST DO NOT MISS THESE TWO!

Ultimately, Click to see THE HUBBLE IMAGE EXPERIENCE providing an excellent Slide show etc.

AMAZING PICTURE OF A SLICE OF THE MOON JUST BEFORE SUNSET
AT NORTHPOLE (so claimed!) - THAT WE ARE MOST UNLIKELY TO EVER SEE!!

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