ആസ്ട്രോകേരള കോഴിക്കോട് ഘടകത്തിന്റെ ഒന്നാം വാര്ഷികം ആഘോഷിച്ചു. 2011 മാര്ച്ച് 11 ന്ന് വൈകുന്നേരം കോഴിക്കോട്ട് ഈസ്റ്റ് ഹില് ഫിസിക്കല് എഡുക്കേഷന് ഗ്രൗണ്ടില് വച്ചു കോഴിക്കോട് നമ്പര് ഒന്ന് സെന്ട്രല് സ്കൂള്,ഈസ്റ്റ് ഹില് ഹയര് സെക്കന്ററി സ്കൂള് , വെസ്റ്റ് ഹില് ചുങ്കം യു.പി.സ്കൂള്, ഈസ്റ്റ് ഹില് ഹൗസിങ്ങ് കോളനി തുടങ്ങിയ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളിലെ കുട്ടികള്ക്കായി കൂറ്റന് ടെലസ്കോപ്പുപയോഗിച്ച് വാന നിരീക്ഷണവും ജ്യോതിശാസ്ത്ര ക്ളാസും നടന്നു.അനവധി കുട്ടികളും പൊതുജനങ്ങളും സന്നിഹിതരായി.
On the centenary birthday of Indian legend in the field of astrophysics,Dr.S. Chandrasekhar, AASTRO conducts an astronomy quiz competition for High School-Higher Secondary students. The competition will start at 1.30 pm at the seminar hall of Kerala State Science and Technology Museum, PMG. From an institution, ten students can participate in the competition (5 [...]
World Space Week is observed annually from October 4 to October 10 as announced by the United Nations General Assembly and has been considered as an International Celebration of Science and Technology. This day is observed for its contribution to the improvisation of the human condition. World Space Week is supported by the United Nations [...]
Milton Humason
Milton Humason was born in Dodge Center, Minnesota in 1891. When he was 14 years old, his parents sent him to a summer camp on Mount Wilson, near Los Angeles. The mountain’s forests and soaring views of southern California stole the heart of the prairie boy. He convinced his parents to let [...]
MAY 1: A Waning Gibbous Moon is just 1 degree North of Antares at 1:30 am.
MAY 4: Mars Eastern Quadrature.
MAY 6: Last Quarter Moon.
MAY 9: A Waning Crescent Moon (25% illuminated) stands about 8 degrees West of Jupiter before dawn.
MAY 14: New Moon.
MAY 16: A Waxing Crescent Moon is just 1.5 degrees E-SE of [...]
A team of Indian space scientists has established that the indigenously built cryogenic engine had ignited for a second during the failed last GSLV mission .
"This took place for a second and then the fuel supply to power turbo got blocked. Indian Space Research Organisation chairman and we knew this on Thursday but then [...]
Astrophysicists are looking everywhere - inside the Large Hadron Collider, in deep mines and far out into space - for evidence of dark matter, which makes up about 25 percent of the energy density of the universe. Despite the recent tantalising observation of excess high-energy positrons - thought to be due to [...]
Imaged-stabilized (IS) binoculars give stunning low power views of the night sky without the dreaded “image shake” of standard binoculars. Based on technology developed for military surveillance and laser-based weaponry, IS binos are amazing high-tech wonders.
Inside the body of the binoculars, piezoelectric motion sensors detect the pitch and yaw motion caused by shaking, over-caffeinated [...]
AASTRO Thrissur District Chapter will have its first get together on Monday,19th April at KSSP Parisara Kendram,Thrissur by 4 o'clock in the evening. Astronomy enthusiasts and science popularization activists will take part in the meet.Thrissur district chapter will frame activities and programmes for the coming days and will have discussion [...]
