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Sky This Month: December
It's been in the works for long and we are finally ready with an Audio Guide to the night sky. With the Great Square of Pegasus at Zenith, listen as Dr. A.P. Bhat describes the night sky around it and see the stars for yourself.... Continue Reading
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Sky watch at Bhairumbe
Sri Sharadamba High school at Bhairumbe, Sirsi recently procured 16″ reflector telescope with a GOTO tracker along with other astronomy equipment. A long-time associate of PAAC, they invited us to organize a Sky-Watch program there, under the guidance of Dr. A. P. Bhat. The sky watch was organized on the evening of 17th November 2020... Continue Reading
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Measuring the Sky at your Fingertips
Embedded deep into astronomy is the measure of Angles. You don’t need to be mathematician to deal with Angles and their measurements; it was something you all learnt in school. It is not wrong if someone says Angles are used more than Telescopes in astronomy, there’s no argument there. While telescopes are synonymous with Astronomy,... Continue Reading
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Webinar on Opportunities in Space Science and Astronomy
After the Online workshop last month, the feedback motivated us to organize another event for amateur astronomers and space enthusiasts. This time it was a webinar by a very inspiring personality. The Webinar was on the topic Opportunities in Space Science and Astronomy which was organized on 23rd July 2020. The speaker was : Dr. P. Sreekumar,... Continue Reading
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Partial Eclipse 21st June – Streamed Live & Photos
During the Lockdown when everyone is required to maintain social distancing, it was impractical to invite people to Poornaprajna College campus and celebrate the eclipse again. So we at PAAC decided to stream the 21st June Annular eclipse (Partial at Udupi) LIVE via. YouTube so that all PAAC members and astronomy enthusiasts could watch it... Continue Reading