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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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Workshop On Astronomy and Cosmology
In the period of academic development, with constant webinars and online lectures, PAAC also organized a series of lectures online for astronomers from all across India. The sessions were held on 18th and 19th of June 2020 in a complete online format with the participants and speakers participating and presenting remotely. The Speakers Included, Prof.... 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
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Solar Eclipse 21st June 2020 : All you need to know
The Earth is approaching June Solstice and the Moon is approaching the Ascending Node so as to form a perfect alignment between the Earth, Moon and the Sun for an eclipse to occur. With the Moon at 387,969 km away from us, at an apparent diameter of 0° 31′ 17.56″ and the Sun’s apparent diameter... Continue Reading