Chitra - Revision history

Sushoff at 13:45, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:14 Chitra draw.png\|thumb\|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]]		[[File:14 Chitra draw.png\|thumb\|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]]
	[[File:13+14 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]]		[[File:13+14 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]]

Sushoff at 17:18, 14 December 2025

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	* Chitra		* Chitra
	* Tvarshtra		* Tvarshtra
			===Origin of Constellation===
	Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic.		Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic.

	The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference.		The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference.
	===~~Origin of~~ Constellation===		====Stars within the Constellation Area====
			{\| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
			\|+
			\|-
			!id
			!Label
			!IAU design.
			!description
			!Vmag
			\|-
			\|1
			\|Spica
			\|HIP 65474
			\|Constellation lines (Vertex)
			\|0.97
			\|-
			\|2
			\|Apamvatsa
			\|HIP 66006
			\|Constellation lines (Vertex)
			\| 4.69
			\|}
	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>

Sushoff at 15:57, 30 October 2025

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
			<gallery>
			File:Chitra nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Chitra 10th century CE
			File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatra in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatra in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Tibet nakshatra 12.png\|Chitra Tibetean
			File:14 Chitra draw.png\|Chitra as reconstructed by Jones (1720).
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 15:23, 13 October 2025

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	[[File:14 Chitra draw.png\|thumb\|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]]		[[File:14 Chitra draw.png\|thumb\|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]]
	[[File:13+14 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]]		[[File:13+14 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]]
	~~...~~ is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Citrā (चित्रा), "the bright one", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

			== Etymology and History==
			'''Name Variants'''

			* Chitra
			* Tvarshtra

	~~==Etymology and History==~~
	Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic.		Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic.

	The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference.		The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		===Origin of Constellation===

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

	== Mythology ==		==Mythology==
	mnemonic tales and cultural significance		mnemonic tales and cultural significance

	== Weblinks ==		==Weblinks==

	* {{NAMESPACE}}

	~~== References ==~~		*{{NAMESPACE}}

	* [[References~~]] (general)~~		==References==

			*[[References]] (general)

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Sushoff at 13:36, 5 September 2025

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			[[File:14 Chitra draw.png\|thumb\|Nakshatra 14, Citra, the bright star Spica as drawn in temples with the marker of 180° (a point).]]
			[[File:13+14 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 13 and 14 marked on the Stellarium star chart (WGSN 2025).]]
	... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~What does~~ the ~~term mean~~, ~~does it~~ always ~~have~~ the same ~~meaning - was it changed over time~~.		Chitra means "the bright one" and is clearly a name for a single star-asterism. In the Indian Vedic coordinate system, the sidereal zodiac, this star marks the point 180° at the ecliptic. As precession continues, the ecliptic latitudes remain always the same, so that a star directly at the ecliptic (like [[Spica]]) at any historical epoch marked and will mark the invisible ecliptic.


			The temple depictions characterise this nakshatra by a point which refers to the important anchor of their frame of reference.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

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... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

==Etymology and History==
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

=== Origin of Constellation ===

=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

== Mythology ==
mnemonic tales and cultural significance

== Weblinks ==

* {{NAMESPACE}}

== References ==

* [[References]] (general)

[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]