Star chart for September 2010 with constellations
P R Chandramohan/AASTRO
ASTRO NEWS
Written By: aastrokerala on August 29, 2010
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NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front of, or transiting, the same star.
The transit signatures of two distinct Saturn-sized planets were seen in the data for a sun-like star designated “Kepler-9.” The planets were named Kepler-9b and 9c. The discovery incorporates seven months of [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on May 9, 2010
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AASTRO Kerala Thrissur chapter inaugurated yesterday here by by Prof K Pappootty CMS Higher Secondary School, Thrissur on a function presided by eminent amateur astronomer and AASTRO Thrissur Chapter Chairman Shri.P R Chandramohan.District coordinator Shri.K S Sudheer gave the welcome address and Shri.Venugopalan delivered vote of thanks.Astronomy and science popularisation activists ,teachers,students and public from various parts of [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on April 21, 2010
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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 [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on April 16, 2010
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Thiruvananthapuram : India’s top space scientists are meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday to analyse the data and find the cause for failure of GSLV-D3 rocket that was launched for the first time on Thursday using an indigenously made cryogenic engine. As per the initial indications, the problem could have been related to the ignition of [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on April 2, 2010
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APRIL 1: Venus and Mercury are 3 degrees apart, very low near horizon in West at 7:50pm.
APRIL 4: A Waning Gibbous Moon stands around 5 degrees E-SE of Antares.
APRIL 6: Last Quarter Moon.
APRIL 9: Mercury Greatest Eastern elongation.
APRIL 12: A very thin Crescent Moon will be nearly 6.5 degrees N of Jupiter just before dawn. [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on April 2, 2010
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AASTRO Kerala will organize vivid programmes through out the state on the backdrop of Global Astronomy Month (GAM 2010),an international project in April which is a follow up to IYA 2009.AASTRO joined other astronomy groups worldwide to share their enthusiasm ans innovation,and to connect people through skies.
The official launch of AASTRO GAM 2010 activities will [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on March 24, 2010
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On the backdrop of Global Astronomy Month in April and other upcoming activities,AASTRO will have it general body meet on 28th March 2010,Sunday 3.30 PM at Thiruvananthapuram Planetarium.AASTRO Members ,office bearers,Science popularisation activists,Academicians,students and astronomy enthusiasts are supposed to take part in the general body .AASTRO President Prof.K.Pappootty,Planetarium Director Shri.Arun Jerald Prakash,ISRO-VSSC-IIST personalities will make their presence.The meet [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on February 10, 2010
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After a lot of complications, Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator is resuming operation on February 20, ramping up to a beam intensity of 3.5 TeV (trillion electron volts) sometime in March. It will then run for a period of 18 to 24 months, and will then shut down in early 2012 for winter [...]
Written By: aastrokerala on February 10, 2010
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Kozhikkode : AASTRO Kozhikkode Team is in a busy schedule conducting a series of astronomy popularisation programmes in various parts of the district.AASTRO district fractionconducted more than half a dozen programmes with in two weeks after its formation.Some of them include Skywatching session in Providence Womens College,Elathur CMS Girls High school and so on…
