SPACE Foundation in collaboration with American Center is organizing a one-day camp based on astronomy and space science on 24th June. The camp will include various hands-on science activities which would instill scientific temperament among the kids. 

Venue : American Center – Auditorium

American Center, 24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg

New Delhi 110001

Nearest metro station: Barakhamba Metro Station

Date : 24 June 2011

Timings : 11:00 – 13:30

Activities : Pop-rocketry, walk through 3D planets, Astronaut cut-out & Meet Jaadu

June 21st marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and is called the summer solstice. In 2011, the solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21, at 17:16 UT (22:46 IST). It is the longest day for people living in the northern hemisphere. For example in New Delhi, sunrise on summer solstice day in 2011 was at 5:24 am and sunset will be at 7:22 pm making it a day which is almost 14 hours duration.

SPACE Foundation celebrated this day as Solar Fest at Jantar Mantar by conducting public outreach and by performing various activities.

SPACE had stationed pin-hole cameras and ball projectors for the people to watch the sun. Kids were quite excited to see the sun through solar view goggles. People took turns to watch the sun through these special goggles which don’t harm the eyes. Students from IIIT associated with SPACE Foundation, performed a skit (Nukkad Natak) to make them aware about the significance of the sun and summer solstice day. The skit also contained parts to help remove the myths and superstitions related to the sun and eclipses.

For more pictures :
https://picasaweb.google.com/organisationspace/

Great to see the enthusiasm spreading regarding the Lunar Eclipse

SPACE would like to have a big observing party in one or more prime locations of Delhi.
We plan to have the lunar eclipse observing for the public and invite schools, institutions and media. At this event we also plan to invite media.

We want the large gathering to enjoy sweets and food as part of the celebration! And then document if anyone suffers and ill effects for the next week! This will be a BIG EFFORT AT MYTH BREAKING, SO I REQUEST ASTRONOMICANS TO POOL TOGETHER SOME PEOPLE TO CONDUCT OBSERVING PARTIES FOR SPACE...

GLOBE AT NIGHT- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE and GREAT INDIAN STAR COUNT
March 22nd - April 4th
Thanks to all of you who participated in the first phase of Globe at night!
Globe at Night Northern Hemisphere is the 2nd 2-week campaign that helps to address the light pollution issue locally and globally. We urge everyone to participate and quantify the data. The 2nd campaign is from March 22 to April 4th, 2010 - using the LEO constellation. Under the campaign, observers will record the brightness of their night sky by matching its appearance toward the constellation Leo with star maps of progressively fainter stars found at http://www.globeatnight.org/observe_magnitude.html Submit your measurements on-line at http://www.globeatnight.org/report.htmlwith your date, time and location. Remember to send SPACE a copy at info@space-india.org,so we can track the results and build a database.

SPACE will be coordinating this campaign and Great Indian Star Count in India. Register through www.projectdarkskies.org and receive a participation certificate. To learn the steps to participate in the Globe at Night program: http://www.globeatnight.org We except the same motivation and interest from the observers around the country this time as well.

Note, A special Globe at Night session will be conducted during Earth Hour on April 26th at India Gate at a session hosted by Astronomicans. This will enable collection of data before and during Earth Hour data when lights are switched off!

All at SPACE are invited to
A SPACE FAIR FOR
NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY
organized by SPACE and Nehru Planetarium
at
Nehru Planetarium
28th February, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come Catch meteors and save the Earth, Cook a comet in our Comet Kitchen, Take a walk through a 3D Mars landscape, Pop the rockets, Look at the sun in varied ways, see a Gyroscope in Action and Learn how to use and control Telescopes!
Compete in Hydrorocket Launches and win prizes!
Arcade games for younger students - Ring the Planets, Balloon Rocket Launch, Jigsaw Puzzles and Face Painting!
Highlight:
Talk on the Life and Work of Prof. Chandrashekhar by Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Indian Inst of Astrophysics, Bangalore from 11:00-11:50 to mark the birth centenary of the noted Astrophysicist.

The Center for Advancement of Public Understanding of Science & Technology
(CAPUST)
in association with
Physics Society, Miranda House
AND
DS Kothari Centre for Reserach & Innovation in Science Education invites you
for a lecture on
“Feast and Famine: The Life Cycle of Black Holes in the Universe”
by Prof. Priyamvada Natarajan
Invitation attached.
Priyamvada Invite

First CONTACT celebration by SPACE Partial Solar Eclipse on Jan 4th, 2011

The Year's first eclipse brought in the new year. In Delhi, the partial solar eclipse started on Jan 4th, at about 15h12m IST, with a maximum at 15h32m IST and ended at 15h52m IST. SPACE educators and scientific officers set up several modes of viewing at their premises in Janak Puri and a large group of people gathered to watch the year's first eclipse. The viewing apparatus included a telescope with a feed to a live webcast, a telescope showing the eclipse through projection method, and a telescope with special solar filter attached. Several people who were gathered around also wore safe solar viewing goggles (available at SPACE ARCADE). A large group of enthusiastic people gathered for the viewing, although here the maximum predicted coverage of the sun was only 3%.

Unfortunately, the clouds covered the eclipse for most of the time, but a few spectacular glimpses of the eclipse were seen intermittently, to much cheering especially at first contact! The precise timings of the eclipse contact happening exactly as predicted, creating awe in all the people gathered. In order to fight against the myths connected to eclipses, the people gathered shared Rasgullas and tea.

The live webcast was viewed by at least 125 people. The event was also tweeted about throughout from space and spacearcade accounts.

The following link shows some pictures of the Partial Solar Eclipse and of the event clicked from SPACE, New Delhi at about 3:25PM IST as the eclipse was ongoing. The spectacular pictures highlight a sunspot close to the missing bite from the sun! All pictures are courtesy of SPACE:
http://picasaweb.google.com/organisationspace/PartialSolarEclipseJanuary42011#

SPACE covered the eclipse at other fronts as well, and several SPACE representatives were interviewed by prominent news channels such as India TV, News 24, CNN IBN and Zee News.

SPACE will celebrate Winter Solstice at Jantar Mantar

22nd Dec, 11:00am - 3:00 pm

SPACE will celebrate Winter Solstice with Public Outreach at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi:

Learn about all the Jantar Mantar instruments and see how they were used.

STEPL (Space Technology and Education Pvt. Ltd.) will conduct competitions on 'Measuring the Sun Angle' and 'Measuring the Circumference of the Earth'

A solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme.

On the day of Winter Solstice, North Pole tilts away from the Sun and South Pole tilts towards the Sun. The Winter Solstice occurs exactly when the earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26'. So the Sun shines at lowest heights in Northern skies and at maximum heights at Southern skies. It results in the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere but at the same time it’s the longest day in Southern Hemisphere. So for people in Southern Hemisphere it’s a Summer Solstice.

Winter Solstice indicates winter at its peak. After this, the length of the day starts increasing and it reaches a point where day and night becomes equal in length at Vernal or Spring Equinox. The day continues to grow longer till Summer Solstice, the longest day.

The Winter Solstice will take place at 23:38 UT on 21st Dec (5:08 am IST on 22nd Dec) . In New Delhi, sunrise on winter solstice day is at 7:10 am and sunset is at 5:29 pm making it a day which is about 10 hours in duration.

On Dec 22nd, SPACE will conduct a Public Outreach in collaboration with Nehru Planetarium at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

Students from various schools of Delhi will be performing activities by tracking the shadow created by the sun, and participating in the competitions.

We invite everyone to join us for this event.

Please see attachment for more details on Winter Solstice.




winter solstice day 2010

'From Black Holes to the Universe: A New View'
Chandrasekhar Centennial Lecture
by
Sir Roger Penrose, FRS,
Rouse Ball Professor Emeritus at the University of Oxford UK & Distinguished Visiting Professor, World Institute for Advanced Study
Collab: World Institute for Advanced Study, CPFS
at
India Habitat Center
Dec. 16th, Thursday, 7:00pm

Hello Astronomicans

Avid star gazers can soon witness another sky theatre spectacle in the mesmerizing night skies - the Geminids Meteor Shower, peaking on 13th/14th Dec. This is one of the best meteor showers of the year and never disappoints observers. The peak of the shower this year falls just after the first quarter Moon. Moonset is within half an hour of local midnight across the globe for the maximum, while the Geminid radiant will be overhead around 02h local time.

The source of the Geminids shower is asteroid 3200 Phaethon. There's a cloud of dust trailing the asteroid and the Earth plows through it every year in mid-December. Bits of dust traveling at 80,000 mph hit our atmosphere and turn into glowing meteors.The Geminids got its name because its radiant position, from which it appears to originate, lies in the constellation Gemini.

This is a unique opportunity for all the astronomicans to observe, record and enjoy the showers. Here I propose a great avenue for astrophotographers, meteor observers and radio astronomers to collectively observe the Geminids and record each and every passing meteor in their log books.

Astronomican Vikrant Narang has the following things planned for this observation.

1.) Taking pictures of the sky throughout the night so that we can record all the possible meteors visible in the sky.

Meteor Showers provide a wonderful photographic opportunity. Calling all the astrophotographers in this group to take out their camera and capture some fireballs in it so that all can have a personal collections.

2.) Observing all the meteors in the sky with naked eye.

The simplest and easiest way to observe the meteors is by lying on the ground looking towards the heaven and watching the smaller piece of stones falling. Why don't we count the total no. of meteors and keep a record of this? Lets all observers this time to become Citizen Scientists and record our results and report it to IMO (International Meteor Organization). Details can be found on the IMO website, listed below. Each citizen scientist who reports their observations will have the privilege to have their names and results listed on the IMO website.

3.) We propose to carry some FM radios so that we can also record the streak of passing meteors in the sky (this is just a test as some say detection of meteor using radio is possibe some say not).

This will probably be the first time when astronomicans will be using a radio telescope to observe meteors. This is a general practice and easy too. All we need is 2-3 FM reciever (like old FM radios at home, with extended antenna). This will help us in not seeing but finding a pass. The radio telescope can also be helpfull in case we have cloud cover, fog or any other problem. So this will be a real treat to all of us.

4.) General observations.

As the last successfull observation was in october where we went to Jewer and had alot of fun, lets continue the fun but this time with a new sky, new stars but same telescopes.

Interested in Joining the Observation? I already have a few astronomicans ready for this. Where are others???

Geminids Details are as follows:

Maxima - Dec 14th at 11h UT or 16:30 h IST ZHR (Zenith Hourly Rate) - around 120.

The best time to watch the activity near the peak in India is on 13th December night/early morning on 14th after moonset.

Location is Taal- Vriksh (Sariska)

Date of observation: 13th night (Monday)

Cost of Trip: Rs 2,500 (max) towards accomodation at Tiger Den, Food and transport included.

PS: It is encouraged that astronomicans bring their cars and some others can share the cost of fuel. A morning Jungle Safari will have extra charges.

Relevant Websites:

SPACE Meteor Shower blog (linked from main webpage) has these handouts and details as well:
http://meteorshowersindia.blogspot.com/

SPACE astrophotography pictures of previous Geminids showers:
http://picasaweb.google.com/organisationspace/Geminids2009#

IMO website reporting location:
http://www.imo.net/visual/major/observation

Enjoy the last meteor shower of the Year.

Avid star gazers can soon witness another sky theatre spectacle in the mesmerizing night skies - the Geminids Meteor Shower, peaking on 13th/14th Dec.This is one of the best meteor showers of the year and never disappoints observers. The peak of the shower this year falls just after the first quarter Moon. Moonset is within half an hour of local midnight across the globe for the maximum, while the Geminid radiant will be overhead around 02h local time.

The source of the Geminids shower is asteroid 3200 Phaethon. There's a cloud of dust trailing the asteroid and the Earth plows through it every year in mid-December. Bits of dust traveling at 80,000 mph hit our atmosphere and turn into glowing meteors.The Geminids got its name because its radiant position, from which it appears to originate, lies in the constellation Gemini.

SPACE has the following handouts and suggestions to ensure that each one of you can go out and observe this wonderful spectacle:

Observe and Photograph the Geminids:

SPACE suggests that students, amateur astronomers and the public go out on Dec 14th early morning to a dark site away from lights and observe this nightsky spectacle. Details about timing and observing suggestions can be found in the attachment, and is listed below.

Meteor Showers provide a wonderful photographic opportunity. A second attachment provides details on techniques and suggestions by SPACE to employ for meteor photography.

SPACE will webcast a workshop on 'Meteor Showers and the Geminids' on 14th Dec. For details, please check the SPACE website at www.space-india.org.

Record and Report:

This year we would like all observers to become Citizen Scientists and record their results and report it to IMO (International Meteor Organization). Details can be found in the attachment, as well as on the IMO website, listed below. Each citizen scientist who reports their observations will have the privilege to have their names and results listed on the IMO website.

Interested in Joining an Observation?

If you or a group from your school would be interested in joining a tour to observe and photograph these spectacular fireballs, then contact STEPL representative rishabhj@stepl.org for further details.

SPACE Plans:

SPACE plans to send a scientific team to witness and record the Geminid Meteor Showers to a dark site away from Delhi. In 2009, SPACE observed and created a very successful report for the IMO.

Geminids Details:

Maxima - Dec 14th at 11h UT or 16:30 h IST

ZHR (Zenith Hourly Rate) - around 120.

The best time to watch the activity near the peak in India is on 13th December night/early morning on 14th after moonset.


Attachments:
geminids meteor shower 2010 details.doc
Photographing Geminids (Word doc)

Relevant Websites:

SPACE Meteor Shower blog (linked from main webpage) has these handouts and details as well:
http://meteorshowersindia.blogspot.com/


SPACE astrophotography pictures of previous Geminids showers:
http://picasaweb.google.com/organisationspace/Geminids2009#


IMO website reporting location:
http://www.imo.net/visual/major/observation

Enjoy the last meteor shower of the Year.

Event: Cosmic Treasures: Online Observing Event with Virtual Telescope

Date: December 1

Time: 22:00 UT

http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/projects/online-observing/495.html

Cosmic Treasures is an online event giving you a unique opportunity of experiencing Universe through the Virtual Telescope at Bellatrix Observatory in Italy. You will be able to see beautiful cosmic treasures of the Universe such as galaxies, nebulae and clusters of stars in real time, with live commentary by astrophysicist Dr. Gianluca Masi.

This is a free event and open to anyone. You can also chat with others online during the event, interact with the Dr. Masi in real time, or just watch and listen while exploring the Universe. Experience One People, One Sky as we share the sky together.





Event: Seasons without Borders 4

Date: December 21

http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/projects/seasons-without-borders/488.html

When the Northern Hemisphere will experience their “shortest” day while the Southern Hemisphere will celebrate their “longest” day of the year, AWB invites astronomy groups around the world to join in with the 4th Seasons Without Borders event to celebrate solstice which will occur on December 21st, 2010, officially at 23:38 UTC.

SPACE will be performing public outreach at Jantar Mantar for winter solstice as part of this. Details later.

Join with AWB in December to explore the beauty of Universe and enjoy the feeling of One Sky One People. Spread the message!

The Leonids meteor shower will send trails of shooting stars in the sky on the dawn of Nov 18th. This shower is created by the Earth moving through the debris of comet Tempel-Tuttle. The shower will peak at 2:45 am IST. However, this year the moon is quite full and moonset will only occur around 3:30 am, therefore the shower will be washed out and not offer a good view.

To try and observe it, find a dark area and look during early morning of 18th November (night of 17th).

leonids meteor shower nov 2010.doc

SPACE is happy to invite you to join another exciting opportunity that we are bringing for schools and citizen scientists to be involved in a prestigious real time astronomy project, the Great Indian Star Count which will be conducted from Oct 29th – Nov 12th, 2010. SPACE is proud to be conducting this program in India on behalf of the Great Worldwide Star Count this year.

This international event encourages everyone to go outside, look skywards after dark, count the stars they see in certain constellations (Cygnus for Northern Hemisphere), and report what they see online. This 'Windows After Dark' citizen science event is designed to raise awareness about light pollution and the night sky and encourage learning in astronomy.

SPACE invites you to join us in this citizen science project, where each observer gets a chance to estimate and report their results, and contribute to creating a light pollution map of the local area.

See the SPACE Project Dark Skies (http://projectdarkskies.org/) website to register and also see the following for details: http://windows2universe.org/citizen_science/starcount/index.html

Please join us in this program, as each observation will contribute data about light pollution in your local area and contribute to building a light pollution map for India. SPACE will award participation certificates to each registered participant. For queries, please write to info@projectdarkskies.org or call 9212669934.

Check out Disappearance and reappearance of theta Ophuchi, taken by SPACE team. For reappearance of star look closely near central right side of the moon for following link: http://picasaweb.google.com/organisationspace/ObservationOfOccultationOfThetaOphichuiByMoonDuringWSW2010#

We celebrated SPACE DAY in DPS, Sonepat on 8th October 2010 as part of World Space Week 2010.

Please Check the PDF on thiis link:SPACE DAY 8TH OCTOBER 2010

Congrats to everyone who worked hard to make it a success.

There is a fairly bright occultation of a 3 mag star by Moon today in twilight skies. The details have been posted in the SPACE calender as well as the SPACE occultation blog. We will be observing it from office premises this evening (12-oct-2010).

World Space Week continues... Astronomicans are holding the following events at the SPACE office. Please join in these activities to learn more about the science and have some hands-on fun:

WEDNESDAY (TODAY) - HydroRocketry Workshop at 4:00 pm at SPACE office and Launch- About 5pm at SPACE office

THURSDAY - Overnight observing trip to Javer

SATURDAY - Comet making Workshop at 4pm at SPACE

Please Contact Shikha for this number: 9212669953,

SPACE and Russian Center invites you to join us for a movie and presentation
at
Seminar Room, Russian Center for Science and Culture, 24 Feroze Shah Road, New Delhi
on
Oct 4th, 2010, 11:00AM - 1:00PM to commemorate the start of World Space Week (Oct 4th - celebrates the Launch of 1st Sputnik in 1957)

Itinerary:

11:00am Welcome
11:10am Presentation on Sputnik by C.B. Devgun, President, SPACE
11:30am Movie (in 2 Parts):

Part I. In the future with confidence.
This film is about the history and modern development of space technology. From launching of first Sputnik in 1957 to contemporary technology of space exploration, monitoring of environment, Global Navigation System etc. The film demonstrates phases of development of ISS and international cooperation in space.

Part II. Russia the space power.
This documentary is about the key role of Russia in development of modern space technologies, Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos). It shows the stages of creation of launch vehicle, artificial satellites, and sophisticated equipment to explore space.

11:50am Vote of Thanks by Russian Center
12:15 High Tea

Please note, as most Delhi and NCR schools will be closed, please show up and encourage family, friends, neighbours etc. to attend. Please call or register at the following contact as soon as possible if you plan to attend. Contact: Shikha Chanana at worldspaceweek@space-india.org, 9953419502

Lets' make this WSW another grand one like 2009!

Celebrate Autumn Equinox with SPACE at Jantar Mantar - 23rd September, 11:00 - 4:00

September 23rd, Autumnal equinox day marks the beginning of Autumn in the Northern hemisphere. On this day, day and night are approximately equal in length. SPACE will perform public outreach at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on September 23rd, 11:00am – 4:00pm on the occasion of Autumnal Equinox. Telescopes will be set up for solar observations. A competition titled ‘Scientist of the day’ where schools can participate and measure the circumference of the earth will also be conducted by SPACE, and exciting prizes will be given. About 100 students from 15 schools have already signed up.

September 23rd, marks the beginning of Autumn in the northern hemisphere. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day are approximately equally long. An equinox happens twice each year, when there is a location on the Earth's Equator where the centre of the Sun can be observed to be vertically overhead, occurring approximately around March 20/21 (Vernal) and September 22/23 (Autumnal) each year. This time the Autumnal equinox is on Sept. 23rd, 2010 at 03:09AM UT ( 08:39AM IST).

SPACE will be performing public outreach at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Autumnal equinox day to explain these concepts of equinox to the public using the ancient instruments located at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Telescopes and solar filter goggles will be set up for solar observations.

A competition titled 'Scientist of the Day' will also be conducted where school students will measure the circumference of the earth using Eratosthanes experiment. Exciting prizes will be awarded.

Date: 23rd September, 2010
Event: SPACE celebrates Autumnal Equinox at Jantar Mantar
Location: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Timings of event:
Public Outreach – 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Solar Observations – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
‘Scientist of the Day’ Competition – 11:00 am - 1:30 pm (Briefing at 10:30)

PLEASE NOTE, IN CASE OF RAIN OR CLOUDY WEATHER PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING TO CHECK IF THE COMPETITION IS ON OR CANCELLED:
www.space-india.org (Will have a status update)

A Talk by Dr. Vishnu Reddy, North Dakota University, Asteroid Expert and part of NASA mission to asteroid Vesta

SPACE cordially invites you for a talk and interaction with well known Asteroid Hunter and research professor Dr Vishnu Reddy, currently working on NASA’s DAWN mission. Closely following our successful program ‘All India Asteroid Search Campaign’, SPACE is excited to present Dr. Reddy who as an amateur astronomer had found many such asteroids! Through such programs, SPACE continues to provide stimulating and interesting opportunities in Astronomy to our schools.

Itinerary:

10:00 AM Talk by Dr. Vishnu Reddy
11:00 AM Interaction
11:15 AM Vote of Thanks
11:30 AM High Tea
Venue: Auditorium, American Center, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi
Date: Monday, 27th September 2010 , 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Dr Vishnu Reddy is a research professor at the Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota, USA. He is currently working on NASA’s Dawn mission to asteroid Vesta. As an amateur astronomer, Dr Reddy has discovered 23 main belt asteroids, discovered 6 binary asteroids, and one supernova.

SPACE in Collaboration with Nehru Planetarium celebrates

Moon and Venus Carnival - A celebration of Astronomy

at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

on Saturday, 11th of September

from 2:00 PM to 8 PM.

Schedule:

2:00 - 5:00

Public Outreach - Find out about the Ancient Instruments at Jantar Mantar! also, A daytime viewing of Moon and Venus using the Ram Yantra

6:30 - 8:00

Observe the Moon and the planets through Telescopes.The moon and Venus will appear very close and present a beautiful view

Please join us at Jantar Mantar.

Bring your friends and neighbours for a chance to observe the skies from within this ancient monument.

Hello all,

We have formed following group who will be doing the observation of meteors on 12th Night. Geminids meteor shower was successfully observed by group of 3 astronomicans in december 2009 and lets hope that the persieds observation would yield good observation results.

Briefing would be done at the observation site at 8:00 pm

Group 1
Iram Ghufran
Natasha Llorens
Radhika Murthy
Amitabh

Group2
Rohini Devasher
Rohini Devasher-1
Deepankar Gohain
Goutam Ghosh

Group 3
Aastha Chauhan
Ishant
Rishabh Jain

Group 4
Prafull Sharma
Ayush Raina
Vishal Jindal
Arjun Nair

Group 5
Shruti Das Gupta
Puneet Bhatia
chintan Gupta
Chirag

Group 6
Gaurav
Tanisha
Tanya
Nikita Vadhera

Come August and we have one of the best annual celestial fireworks shows – Presides Meteor Shower. Right now the earth is passing through fragments and dust trails created by the comet swift Tuttle and this means the Perseids meteor shower has started and will be getting stronger each day until its peak on 12th August 2010. Only bad weather and clouds can deprive us from this wonderful display of fireworks from the skies. The presides Meteor showers of August is one of the most famous Astronomical Summer time events. Some call the presides "old Reliable" because every year it seems to deliver an extraordinary exhibit in the August skies. Let’s pack our bags and spend a night under the stars far away from city light.

Also see the article about the presides in the file sections.
As in our last meeting, astronomicans decided to go for observation, following are the details about the observation.

Overnight observation of Presides Meteor Shower 2010

Date: 12th August 2010
Day: Thursday
Venue: Sakaras, SPACE's new observation Site (120km from SPACE office)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=27.8536995&lon=76.9726396&z=18&l=0&m=b

Astronomical Data for the site:
Sunset                                                                    19:01pm
Astronomical twilight ends                                  20:28pm
Astronomical twilight begins                               04:25am
Assembly point:                                                     SPACE office
Reporting time:                                                      2:30 pm
Departure for site:                                                 3:30 pm
Departure for SPACE office from the site:          6:00 am (13 aug)
Arrival at SPACE office:                                         9:30 am
Cost:                                                                         600 (approx)

The cost includes the logistics at the site and the transportation which will depend on number of participants and will be either cab or bus. Food is not included in the cost.

So what are you waiting for pick up bags and cameras, and chase the meteor shower!!

Kindly confirm it before 9th August 2010 with Ms Shikha (9953419502).

Note: The whole programme is weather dependent

We are glad to inform you that SPACE is organizing ISS EarthKAM event from 14th to 16th July. It is an international educational outreach program sponsored by NASA in which middle school students get an opportunity to take pictures of our Earth from a digital camera on board the International Space Station.

This program is open four times in a year and SPACE is the only organization that has brought it to Indian schools. We have done this event 4 times earlier also, first time it was done in the office premises only with almost 20 participants. Next three times, we did it in few schools. This time we are doing it in 10 schools for the first time. 10 students, one coordinator and principal of these schools will be participating in the event. Our education team will be going to these 10 schools and guide the participant to take the pictures.