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"Small optical telescopes of aperture ~8"-16" have proved very useful in teaching astronomy at different levels in schools, colleges and universities. The availability of low-cost backend instrumentation (e.g. stellar photometer, CCD camera and stellar spectrograph) together with increased sophistication in telescope and computer technology as well as in data acquisition, reduction & analysis software packages has enhanced the capability of small telescopes in modern era of ever increasing sizes of large optical telescopes. This in turn has influenced the way astronomy is taught effectively with the objective of spreading the joy of observational astronomy among students and tuning their excitement for a career in pure science subjects. In this talk I plan to talk about possible projects that can undertaken in Universities/Colleges as part of the Physics course. This is based on observational exercises and projects carried out by the students of our department as a part of their Astronomy course. The projects include atmospheric extinction measurements, calibration of CCD camera and photometer, and tracing light curves of various types of bright variable stars e.g. Cepheid, Delta Scuti, Eclipsing binaries like Algols, and active (RS CVn ? type) stars."

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There are myriads of bright and luminous objects in the universe, ranging from - stars, nebulae, gamma-ray bursts, galaxies, quasars to gigantic systems like clusters and superclusters of galaxies. This talk will be a guided tour through the fascinating menagerie of astrophysical entities, focusing on their physical nature, enormity of length scales and the current understanding of these systems. The key players that lead to such a variety of astronomical sources in our cosmos are: gravity and the second law of thermodynamics. The talk will discuss all these aspects at a very introductory level.

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“How to shoot off the hip” travelling astrphotographer, lighter side of astrophotography.

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“How to shoot off the hip” travelling astrphotographer, lighter side of astrophotography.

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The session will cover the basic aspects of taking star trails and the equipment one can use.

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Project Dark Skies - Student's Project for measuring light Pollution

C B Devgun

Abstract PROJECT DARK SKIES is an effort to bring back the charm of unpolluted star filled skies back to present generation. Light pollution Present scenario in india Campaign to fight light pollution How to measure it with simple methods Involving students and masses, making it a grass root level project Quantifying the light pollution Collaborating with other institutions

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Why star trails? The session will cover the basic aspects of taking star trails and the equipment one can use. Brief intro on roll versus digital Exposure and aperture settings to use. Right framing of the image “How to shoot off the hip” travelling astrphotographer, lighter side of astrophotography.

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A brief introduction will be provided in the talk on all the topics covered in this workshop.

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A brief introduction will be provided in the talk on all the topics covered in this workshop. It is urged that we preserve our atmospheric window to the Universe for its beauty and diversity, and spread this message to all sections of the society.

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We are part of the nature around us: flora and fauna, earth and sky. Nature appeals to our sense of beauty and excites our curiosity. We are all here at this workshop because we appreciate the beauty of night sky and curious about the diverse objects in the Universe.

A brief introduction will be provided in the talk on all the topics covered in this workshop.

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Celestial Variability

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Celestial Variability

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Deep Sky Astrophotography and Image Processing for the beginner

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Aspects of Image Processing

Stephan Seip

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Basic polar alignment and autoguiding will be discussed. Discussions on the modification of the histogram by linear and non linear adjustments. A workflow of image processing will be demonstrated. Keywords : Colour Balancing, Image Cleanup

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Deep Sky Astrophotography and Image Processing for the beginner

Dr. Suresh Mohan

Abstract Basic polar alignment and autoguiding will be discussed. Discussions on the modification of the histogram by linear and non linear adjustments. A workflow of image processing will be demonstrated. Keywords : Colour Balancing, Image Cleanup

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Special Discussion Planned activities for the International Year of Astronomy, by the NCSTC

Ujjwala Tirkey, NCSTC

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From Stars to Quasars

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Imaging and Processing

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From Stars to Quasars

Prof. Patrick Das Gupta

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The Beginning - What is there in the sky, for an amateur astronomer to image?

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On Variability : What is to be imaged, which might give science that can be usefully obtained by an amateur astronomer?

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Nature is Inexhaustible

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The Beginning - What is there in the sky, for an amateur astronomer to image?

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Bringing the Earth and sky in one frame is not only based on technical knowledge of photography and sky gazing, is a work of art. Landscape astrophotographers need to be at right place at right time to present the serene beauty of the night sky with eye-catching landmarks.

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Basic Astrophotography and Star Trails

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Prof. Yashpal

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Polar Alignment, Field Rotation, polar Alignment Scopes, Drift Alignment

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As the Earth rotates on its axis, the objects in the sky seem to move across the sky throughout the day and night. Astrophotographers use 'Equitorial' telescope mounts with a 'Polar Axis' to help compensate for the Earths Rotation while taking photographs. Aligning the 'Polar Axis' of these mounts parallel to Earths rotational axis is is critical to Astrophotography. While a rough alignment may be good for visual observations, it can be very crude for long exposure Astrophotography and cause stars to leave a trail. This session would begin by touching some of the problems arising from inaccurate polar alignment, such as 'Field Rotation' or 'Drifting' of stars in Right Ascension and Declination and go on to explaining the tools and techniques of obtaining quick and precise polar alignment such as 'Polar Alignment Scopes' and 'Drift Alignment' (also called 'Star Drift' method).

If 'Drift Alignment' technique has evaded you until now and lack of its understanding is preventing you from serious Astrophotography, fear No more. The explanation in this session and a practical demonstration under the stars on 4th night will make it a breeze.

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Dr. Padmakar Parihar and Arvind Ranade

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Other than the clear sky, the very important parameters which characterize any astronomical sites are, the sky background, atmospheric seeing and the extinction. In my talk I will briefly describe about these parameters, how they affect astronomical observations and how we measure it.

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In my talk I will briefly describe the technique of Astronomical photometry using CCD as a detector. The talk will cover how one can obtain the brightness as well as colors of cosmic objects from the raw CCD images and how this data can be used to extract very valuable scientific information.

September 25, 2008, at 11:04 PM EST by Ajay Talwar -

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This session visualises the different equipment configrations required for different objects and events in the sky. Introduction of equipment required for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of astrophotography will be facilitated. Briefly touching equipment required for Tripod & Camera, Prime focus, Eyepiece Projection, and Afocal methods, and what objects can be photographed with each.

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This session visualises the different equipment configrations required for different objects and events in the sky. Introduction of equipment required for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of astrophotography will be facilitated. Briefly touching equipment required for Tripod & Camera, Prime focus, Eyepiece Projection, and Afocal methods, and what objects can be photographed with each.

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This session visualises the different equipment configrations required for different objects and events in the sky. Introduction of equipment required for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of astrophotography will be facilitated. Briefly touching equipment required under for Tripod & Camera, Prime focus, Eyepiece Projection, and Afocal methods, and what objects can be photographed with each.

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This session visualises the different equipment configrations required for different objects and events in the sky. Introduction of equipment required for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of astrophotography will be facilitated. Briefly touching equipment required for Tripod & Camera, Prime focus, Eyepiece Projection, and Afocal methods, and what objects can be photographed with each.

September 25, 2008, at 11:01 PM EST by Ajay Talwar - Ajay's Abstract

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Techniques of Photographing the Night Sky

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This session visualises the different equipment configrations required for different objects and events in the sky. Introduction of equipment required for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of astrophotography will be facilitated. Briefly touching equipment required under for Tripod & Camera, Prime focus, Eyepiece Projection, and Afocal methods, and what objects can be photographed with each.

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My talk will be focused on the new opportunities for doing new research at home or, perhaps, more feasibly, in schools and universities. I will mention two projects using multiwavelength astronomy but will concentrate on the changes that fast computing and ready access to information have brought to research. Although the full potential of the new Information Age has not been achieved as yet, we are beginning to bring true research to the masses. My talk will serve as an introduction to the more detailed projects presented by the next speakers.

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Possible student projects in pattern recognition using spacecraft planetary images

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Multiwavelength astronomy with spacecraft archives

Prof. Jayant Murthy

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Hasan, Priya, Morphologies of AGN host galaxies using HST/ACS in the CDFS-GOODS field, Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 313, Issue 4, pp.363-371(arXiv:0707.1613)

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0707/0707.1613v2.pdf

Hasan, Priya; Hasan, S N; Shah, Urmi, The structure and dynamics of young star clusters: King 16, NGC 1931, NGC 637 and NGC 1892008 (arXiv0808.1785)

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Hasan, Priya, Morphologies of AGN host galaxies using HST/ACS in the CDFS-GOODS field, Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 313, Issue 4, pp.363-371(arXiv:0707.1613) http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0707/0707.1613v2.pdf
Hasan, Priya; Hasan, S N; Shah, Urmi, The structure and dynamics of young star clusters: King 16, NGC 1931, NGC 637 and NGC 1892008 (arXiv0808.1785) http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0808/0808.1785v1.pdf

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Unleashing the power of archival data: HST & 2MASS

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Astronomy has evolved to a data rich science. I shall demonstrate the science cases of two recent papers on AGN and star clusters to show the potential of archival data. Possible student projects using archival data will be discussed.

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Hasan, Priya; Hasan, S N; Shah, Urmi, The structure and dynamics of young star clusters: King 16, NGC 1931, NGC 637 and NGC 1892008 (arXiv0808.1785)

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Online and Skype Sessions

Exoplanet Transit Imaging

Anthony Ayiomamitis

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Comet imaging and Science

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Deep Sky Astrophotography and Image Processing for the beginner

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Possible student projects in pattern recognition using spacecraft planetary images

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Polar alignment, guiding techniques, field rotation, focussing

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Analemma Imaging

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Basics of cameras for astrophotography: Conventional Camera/SLR/Digital Camera/Webcam/DSLR/CCD

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The Beginning - What is there in the sky, for an amateur astronomer to image?

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