Across the Universe
Some random walks in professional and amateur astronomy
A meeting supported by the Astronomical Society of India
Star trails against the Himalayan Chandra Telescope dome at Hanle, taken by amateur astronomer Ajay Talwar
Scientific Organising Committee
- Prof. Jasjeet Singh Bagla, IISER, Mohali
- Prof. C. S. Shukre, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
- Dr. Aniket Sule, Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, Mumbai
- Dr. N. Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi
- Dr. Debi Prasad Duari, M.P. Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
- Arvind Paranjpaye, Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune and Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
Local Organising Committee
- Dr. N. Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi
- M. K. Jain, Nehru Planetarium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi
- O.P. Gupta, Nehru Planetarium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi
- Pritpal Kaur, Amateur Astronomers Association, New Delhi
- Ajay Talwar, Amateur Astronomers Association, New Delhi
- Chander Bhushan Devgun, SPACE
Proposed dates for the meeting 26th and 27th of December
26th of December
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Inauguration
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM - Planetary Astronomy by Prof. J. N. Goswami
11:40 AM - 12:30 PM - Stellar Astronomy - a co-ordinated sky theater experience with discussions by Rathnasree and B. S. Shylaja
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Galaxies and Beyond by Prof. Jasjeet Singh Bagla
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Amateur astrophotography : Imaging planets and deep sky objects - by Ajay Talwar and Dr. Suresh Mohan with inputs by other skilled amateur astrophotographers.
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM - Hunting for Asteroids : Vishnu Reddy through skype session, Mila Mitra from SPACE and student asteroid hunters
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5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - A sky theater discussion of positional astronomy using Jantar Mantar observatory instruments
An evening program of night time positional astronomy observations using the Jantar Mantar observatory instruments
27th of December
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - The Radio Universe and amateur possibilities by Avinash Deshpande, RRI and/or Joydeep Bagchi, IUCAA
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11:00 AM - 11:40 AM - Asteroid and Lunar occultation studies in Indian amateur astronomy
11:40 AM - 1:00 PM - Regional amateur astronomy activities - a panel of active amateur astronomers from across the country
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Co-ordinated (Planetarian/Amateur astronomer/Student) observing/analysis projects - Panel discussion Arvind Paranjpye/B. S. Shylaja/N. Rathnasree/Debi Prasad Duari/Aniket Sule/
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3:00 PM - 3:40 PM - Exoplanet studies through amateur astrophotography - Anthony Ayomamitis, Greek Amateur astronomer (Skype Session)
3:40 PM - 4:20 PM - Comets
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4:40 PM - 5:30 PM - Valedictory