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PAAC helps schools set-up telescopes
AKEDUSAT and Rotary Club Manipal came together and decided to provide 7 schools across Udupi district with telescopes and develop Space Clubs in these schools enabling students to take interest in space science and astronomy; in this venture they chose to associate with PAAC for help on astronomy. Rotary Club members invited Dr. A.P. Bhat... Continue Reading
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Skywatch at Manipal PU College
PAAC was invited by the Rotary Club of Manipal, who, in association with the AK-EDUSAT program, donated 5 telescopes to schools in and around Udupi. Among the schools was the host of the event, the Manipal Pre-University College on 14th January 2021. On this occasion, the PAAC team was invited to organize a sky-watch but... Continue Reading
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Sky this Month : January
We are back with a guide to January Skies Episode Two: The Sky This Month : January With the Pleiades at Zenith, listen as Dr. A.P. Bhat describes the night sky around it and see the stars for yourself. The English version is voiced by Atul Bhat. The audio is designed to guide you through... Continue Reading
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Quadrantids Meteor Shower : All you need to know.
2020 ended with a good note astronomically with the Geminids and the Great conjunction. If you’ve enjoyed spotting the large number of meteors during the Geminid meteor shower or if you’ve missed the sight, another great Meteor shower, the Quadrantids, is here. Quadrantids is another of the three meteor showers with a projected rate of... Continue Reading
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The Great Conjunction – Watched and Streamed from PPC
The Great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn was witnessed by hundreds at Poornaprajna College on Monday 21st December 2020. The two planets were in conjunction after 20 years and would not be visible for another 20 years. However to see them so close to each other, in a single telescopic view, one would have to... Continue Reading