A file photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bengaluru. Many occasions have been individually deliberate protecting in thoughts guests and college college students who will likely be in a position to interact in varied actions from January 31 to February 4, 2024.
| Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR Ok
Bengaluru will host the most important annual gathering of astronomers from India when the forty second assembly of the Astronomical Society of India will likely be held within the capital of Karnataka.
According to the Astronomical Society of India, scientific discourses focussing on the Sun, planets, black holes and past will likely be held from January 31 to February 4. About 750 astronomers will likely be in attendance.
Many occasions have been individually deliberate protecting in thoughts guests and college college students who will likely be in a position to interact in varied actions all through the week.
Special points of interest this yr embody the discharge of the decadal astronomy imaginative and prescient doc, which is the end result of a nationwide train to think about the longer term of cosmic exploration from India, a workshop on the lately launched AdityaL1 mission – India’s first house based mostly photo voltaic observatory, plenary lectures highlighting India’s planetary exploration program and pulsar timing array initiatives, and recognition of college students and scientists for excellent contribution to astronomy and astrophysics analysis and capability constructing actions. More particulars can be found at this web site.
The Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India is partnering with native organisers and astronomy industries to host standard lectures on themes starting from house exploration to the position of astronomy in defining time and calendars. Lectures have been deliberate on astrophotography with a particular showcase on the evening skies of the Indian Himalayas, and the necessity to protect the heritage of the skies. Solar and evening sky remark occasions have been organised, and a star occasion is being deliberate at the J.N. Planetarium.
An in depth agenda of occasions open to the general public is offered at this web site.
The assembly of the Astronomical Society of India is being collectively organised by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the J.N. Planetarium. The formal inauguration of the occasion will happen on February 1 at 9 a.m. at J.N. Tata auditorium, IISc.
Schedule of occasions: What you can look forward to at assembly of Astronomical Society of India
| Day & Date | Time | Event | Venue | Speaker |
| Tuesday, January 30 | 12 Noon | Solar Observations and Interactions with Scientists | Kendriya Vidyalaya, IISc | |
| Tuesday, January 30 | 4 pm | Special Colloquium on Industry-Academia Interface with IISc Department of Physics. Title: Catalysing Academic and Private Partnerships within the Use of Big Data for Space Exploration and Human Benefit: The Frontier Development Lab | Physics Department Auditorium, IISc | Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA |
| Tuesday, January 30 | 5.30 pm | Astronomy Discovery Lecture for Students Topic: Planetary and Lunar Exploration Science | Old Physics Building, IISc | Shyama Narendranath, ISRO |
| Tuesday, January 30 | 6.15 pm | Astronomy Discovery Lecture for Students Topic: Time and Calendars | Old Physics Building, IISc | Aniket Sule, HBCSE-TIFR |
| Tuesday, January 30 | 7.30 pm | Night Sky Watching | Main constructing floor, IISc | |
| Wednesday, January 31 | 6.30 pm | The Himalayan Night Skies from Ladakh | J.N. Tata Auditorium, IISc | Dorje Angchuk, IIA |
| Wednesday, January 31 | 7.15 pm | Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography | J.N. Tata Auditorium, IISc | Aloke Kumar, IISc |
| Thursday, February 1 | 4.30 pm | The Sun by the Eyes of India’s AdityaL1 | J.N. Planetarium | Durgesh Tripathi , IUCAA |
| Saturday, February 3 | 12 midday | Solar observations | J.N. Tata Auditorium, IISc | |
| Saturday, February 3 | 2.30 pm | Space Tech Demonstration Workshop for Students and Public | J.N. Planetarium | Team: Kalam Labs |
| Saturday, February 3 | 4.30 pm | Stories of the Universe from AstroSat | J.N. Planetarium | S. Seetha, RRI |
| Saturday, February 3 | 6 pm | Star Party for Students and Public | J.N. Planetarium | Team: Kalam Labs, IISc Astrae and J.N. Planetarium |
| Sunday, February 4 | 4.30 pm | The Himalayan Night Skies from Ladakh | J.N. Tata Auditorium, IISc | Dorje Angchuk, IIA |
