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 on it. Anyone who is interested to join AASTRO or can direct someone can contact the district organizers for the same .
Do contact
Shri.Manoj Kumar,Ph : +91-9446462637, Shri.V S Shyam Ph : +91-9447589773
Kottarakkara,Feb.09 : AASTRO Kollam district chapter is now ready for its activities throughout the district after its first meeting at DIET Kottarakkara on Feb 09th.The core committee for its activities formed in the meeting in which around 50 members participated representing various Colleges,Schools,SSA,KSSP and other bodies in the district.
AASTRO KOllam Chapter Meet
AASTRO will soon have its units in St.Johns College,Anchal,D B College Sasthamcotta,S N College Kollam and N S S College Nilamel.Some of the proposed activities are :
Forming an Academic expert group in astronomy and allied sciences
AASTRO Clubs in Colleges and Schools
District Level Astronomy camp
One day sky watching programmes throughout the district
Astronomy study tours
and many more......
The district point of contact and Co ordinator for AASTRO Kollam Chapter will be Shri.K.V.Sreenivasan Kartha,executive Engineer,KIP,Kottarakkara and co ordinator for AASTRO Clubs in the district will be Shri.G.Raju,principal,Govt Polytechnic,Punalur.
AASTRO KOLLAM CHAPTER
District co Ordinator
Shri.K.V.Sreenivasan kartha,Kottarakkara
Phone : +91-9447104909 E mail : kvskartha@gmail.com
AASTRO Club Co Ordinator
Shri.G.Raju, Punalur
Phone : +91-9447205460 E mail : rajug@sify.com
K G Sivaprasad,9745225052
P.Humam Rasheed,9747446570
K R Anil,9446232834
Ajay Kumar,9497135148
Devi S Kumar,9961437993
Adeela Beegum,9947398399
AASTRO Clubs
St.Johns college,Anchal : MidhunS ,9496327843
D B College,sasthamcotta : Sarath Prabhav, 9809089108
Thiruvananthapuram:AASTRO organised one day training for teachers from schools in and around city on January 11th in connection with Kazcha-2010,the eclipse watching mega event.Around 200 teachers from 100 schools partcipated in the workshop.Hon.Mayor Shri Jayan Babu inaugurated the workshop.AASTRO resource persons like Prof.K.Pappootty.Dr.C.P.Aravindakshan,Shri.KrishnaWarrier,Shri K.P.Sreenivasan conducted different sessions on various topics.Booklets were also distributed.
200 teachers participated in the workshop organised by AASTRO
Thiruvananthapuram : AASTRO arranged facilities for public for watching the last lunar eclipse on Dec.31st 2009 at Central Stadium.Large no.of People,especially families, turned up with extreme enthusiasm for the upcoming solar eclipse and other activities on astronomy had a wonderful new year night.AASTRO volunteers Dr.C.P.Aravindakshan,
Large no.of families and children turned for the Partial Lunar Eclipse watch organised by AASTRO on Dec.31st.
V S Shyam, Pradeep Attukal,Vaisakhan Thampi,B Ramesh were some of them present for the programme.
Prof.Dr.Susanne Huttmeister,Director,Zeiss Planetarium,Germany is addressing the audience during the inaugural function
Prof.K.Pappootty,President,AASTRO Kerala giving presidential address
Amatuer Astronomers Organisation,AASTRO Kerala is now the youngest amateur astronomy organization in the world: The German eclipse expedition team was invited to formally launch it on 14 January in Trivandrum.Daniel Fischer,Science Writer and International Astronomical Union Member from University of Bonn,Germany made the official declaration More than 250 astronomy enthusiasts were present for the Inaugural function at Priyadarshini Planetarium Hal.Prof.K.Pappootty,President,AASTRO kerala presided the function..Celebrated personalities in science popularisation and allied fields were present.Prof.Dr.Susanne Hüttemeister,Director of Zeiss Planetarium,Germany delivered a talk on Astronomy after the official function
An exhibition was also arranged by AASTRO volunteers in the venue which revealed the beauty of the Cosmos.
In connection with the inauguration and Annular Solar Eclipse outreach activities,AASTRO arranged talks,interactions and various programmes in different colleges in the city.
The solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 was an of the with a of 0.9190. A solar eclipse occurs when the passes between and the , thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's is smaller than the Sun, causing the sun to look like an (ring), blocking most of the Sun's light. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometers wide.
It was the longest annular of the millennium, and the longest until December 23, 3043, with a maximum length of 11 mins and 7.8 seconds. (The , was longer, at 11 minutes, 41 seconds, occurring in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.)
The eclipse was visible as only a partial eclipse in much of , , the and . It was seen as an annular eclipse within a narrow stretch of 300 km (190 mi) width across Central Africa, , South (India), South (), and parts of , and .
The eclipse started in the , traversed , and , passed through , entered the and reached its greatest eclipse over the Indian Ocean.After that it entered , where it was the longest on land with 10.8 viewable minutes. This made the tiny islands of Maldives the best spot for viewing this eclipse from land. The annular eclipse at Malé, the capital city of Maldives, started at 12:20:20 and ended at 12:30:06 Maldives local time (UTC+5). This was also the longest duration of any eclipse with an international airport in its track.
At approximately 13:20 , the annular solar eclipse entered India at (Trivandrum), and exited India at , ..The eclipse was viewable for 10.4 minutes in India. After Rameswaram, it entered Sri Lanka at , exited at in Sri Lanka, crossed the and re-entered India in Thiruvananthapuram, which was the entry point of the eclipse in India, was equipped with telescopes and announced facilities for the public to view the eclipse., situated in Trivandrum, analysed the atmospheric-ionospheric parameters during the eclipse. Many scientists camped in the city to witness and study the eclipse. AASTRO made special arrangements and its photography team to chase the eclipse.
At , the Sunrise was not visible due to thick cloud all around the sky. But it started getting clear at around 9 AM local time and became almost totally clear by the time Eclipse began. But sky had a thin layer of Cyrus cloud till 2:30PM making things a little bit tough for the serious Eclipse chasers. , which falls on the central line of the eclipse, was a good place to view the eclipse. The northern most limit of shadow in India was Cuddalore, Neyveli, Erode, Kodaikanal, Madurai. Other prime viewing locations in Tamil Nadu include and , 22 km north of the center line.The exact location of the line is between the NH end and the Dhanushkodi ruins. Dhanushkodi is about 2 km east of the central line. The degree difference is about 0.2 between the central line – Kodandaramar Temple and Dhanushkodi ruins vice versa. Dhanushkodi is about 5 km from the Kodandaramar Temple.
After South Asia, annularity passed and before leaving the Earth.
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Eclipse picture from Thiruvananthapuram,Soth Kerala, where the eclipse was 94%
Eclipse picture from Thiruvananthapuram,where the eclipse was 94%
Solar eclipse, whose visibility was long and clear in Kerala, turned out to be a "solar festival" not only for scientists but also for the people at large.A large number of people including children turned up to witness the rare spectacle of the century across the state where special arrangements were made by AASTRO and for viewing the celestial phenomenon.
The eclipse started becoming visible here and the adjoining areas at 11.30 am.Leading scientific institutions including Science and Technology Museum, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation,AASTRO Clubs in various colleges and schools made special arrangements for viewing the eclipse, for which glasses and filters were distributed.
The maximum crowd was gathered at the Kanakakunnu Palace hill and Central Stadium in the heart of the city. The first signs of the celestial marvel was seen around 11.05 a.m. and by 1.05 p.m. excitement mounted when 95 per cent of the sun was covered by the moon.
Daylight dimmed around 1 p.m for around 10 minutes. People could also feel a drop in the temperature, though an hour earlier it was rather warm. Slowly, the light started getting better and by around 3.23 p.m., it was back to normal.A large number of people standing by the roadside held dark transparent sheets, trying to catch a glimpse of the eclipse. Many were seen sporting sun glasses.
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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 on it. Anyone who is interested to join AASTRO or can direct someone can contact the district organizers for the same .
