IUCAA and NCRA-TIFR Radio Astronomy Winter School 2021

We are pleased to announce that the Radio Astronomy Winter School 2021 will be held online from 20th December 2021 to 1st January 2022. As was the case last year, both faculty members of colleges and universities are welcome to apply. Each selected faculty member will be assigned as a mentor to a group of four to five students. This would give an opportunity for the students to interact with the selected faculty members in addition to interacting with the faculty and staff of IUCAA and NCRA-TIFR.

You can find out more about the School from our website
https://raws.iucaa.in/RAWS2021/candidate/welcome.iucaa
Student applicants should apply via the online form
https://raws.iucaa.in/RAWS2021/candidate/ApplyOnline.iucaa
Faculty members should apply via this online form
https://bit.ly/RAWS2021mentors
The last date for receiving all applications is 15th November 2021.

The emphasis of the Radio Astronomy Winter School is on doing hands-on radio astronomy related experiments, in addition to participating in the online lectures and discussion sessions. We have designed a few experiments which can be done with resources available at home. Please do apply if you are interested and bring it to the attention of those who may be interested.

The International Dark-Sky Conference (12-13 November 2021), learn about Importance of dark sky in astronomy and much more. Registration at https://conference.darksky.org

Ask your questions to eminent scientists on the occasion of Dark Matter Day 2021!
Date: 2nd November 2021 (Tue)
Timing: 00:30 Indian Standard Time (event will start in few hours from now)

Sign up for the event at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dark-matter-ask-me-anything-tickets-192983868947

(Event organised by: STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK)

II Workshop on Astronomy Beyond the Common Senses for Accessibility and Inclusion (Virtual), more information at official website.

Office of Astronomy for
Education (OAE) - India

India to host a Centre of the International Astronomical Union’s Office of Astronomy for
Education - will focus on astronomy teaching methods and assessment at school level
To strengthen the efforts to support astronomy education worldwide, the International Astronomical
Union (IAU) has announced the founding of four new centres in its global network of the Office of
Astronomy for Education (OAE). The OAE Centre India will be managed by the Inter-University Centre
for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, an autonomous institution under the University Grants
Commission, Ministry of Education, in association with the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (HBCSE-TIFR), Mumbai. They are the leading institutes in
Astronomy Research and Science Education in India, respectively. For more information refer attached press release and website.

Hey astronomy enthusiasths!!🙌🌠💫

Antariksh Club is back with a brand new event
✨ Astronomy After Engineering ✨

It is an online session where our former Antariksh members who are pursuing Astronomy/Physics in various prestigious institutes will share their journey with us..... from being an engineering undergraduate to pursuing their passion in astronomy/physics.

So we invite all those who are interested in pursuing astronomy as a hobby or full time either through being an engineer in astronomy/physics related fields or as a full time researcher.

This session is open to all, so mark the date and do join!🙌

📌 Date:20th February,2022
Time:4:30 pm
Link:https://meet.google.com/qmd-xcwe-mxn

For any queries contact us on
Instagram-https://instagram.com/antarikshclubvi?utm_medium=copy_link
Telegram-http://t.me/antarikshupdates

https://instagram.com/stories/antarikshclubvi/2777612221505070965?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&utm_medium=share_sheet

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*If you have any questions for the panel, ask here.*
And do join @ 4:30pm.

Hey astronomy enthusiasths!!🙌🌠

✨ Antariksh Club is conducting a talk on Optical Astronomy -Yesterday, Today, Tommorow by Mr. Jameer Manur ✨

Optical Astronomy is ‌the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light. Learn about how this field in astronomy evolved from the early ages , grown to be the most major aspect in astronomy today , its science and the recent developments of tomorrow

▪️About the speaker ▪️
He is currently working as Senior Research Staff at IUCAA (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics), Pune & mentor of our club; his research interests are Observational Astronomy, Optical Astronomy, Instrumentation, Radio Astronomy and Astro-photography.
This session is open to all, so mark the date and do join!🙌

📌 Date: 12th May, 2022
Time: 4 PM IST
Link: 👉 https://meet.google.com/gru-dosm-bqa

For any queries contact us on
Instagram: https://instagram.com/antarikshclubvi
Telegram:
https://t.me/antarikshupdates

We are starting in few minutes.

🔖QUIZ TIME 🔖
A quiz always make things more exciting and fun to learn!
✨Antariksh club is back with its weekly quiz and where you can get a DIGITAL CERTIFICATE!✨

This week's quiz is on Optical Astronomy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

▪️Quiz will be taken by means of Google form.

Instructions for the quiz:
1)The time duration to give the Quiz will be from 8:00pm to 11:00pm on 17th May 2022

2) Enter your correct email id and name which is to be added in certificate.

3)You will get a certificate if your score is 70% and above.
(You will receive your certificate in few minutes after your quiz)

4)Answer key to the quiz will be released on our telegram channel and our WhatsApp groups

Link for the quiz: https://forms.gle/8gNZ2Ygt7UmQvYWJ8

All the best!

Telegram Channel: http://t.me/antarikshupdates

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Greetings Everyone !!!

Antariksh is back again with its most awaited event. So let's begin this year with 2023's first STAR PARTY

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Come, join us as we will

#Introduce you to the Night-Sky

#Observe Celestial Objects, Milky way, and Planets through the Telescope🔭

#Chit-Chat around the Bonfire🔥🏕 figuring out the shapes of the constellations

Are you guys interested in Astrophotography📷🌌??

Then learn with us how to Capture awesome photographs of night sky in Your Cameras and Mobile phones in astrophotography sessions (enthusiasts can bring your own camera and tripod).

Some of our last Captures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XqwnELG5TcAr3z2Z3A_-VMKngaHB7rPl?usp=share_link

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Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023 to Thursday, 30 March 2023
Time: Wednesday 4:00 PM to Thursday 8:00 AM
Venue: Near Rajgad Fort, Dist. Pune.

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Fees:

For Antariksh Members:
Rs.1125/- (Non - refundable)

For Non-Antariksh Members:
Rs.1175/- (Non - refundable)

Registration has Started !!!

Limited slots !!!

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Note:

1) Fees will be NON-REFUNDABLE.

2) Transport (From VIT to VIT) is included in fees.

3) Dinner is included in fees, we will also provide you with light snacks after reaching the destination.
You can also order your own dinner at the Resort.

4) Please bring extra warm clothes since the location is by river side.

5) Tents are available on rent. ⛺

✨ Open For All ✨


For any queries Contact:
Harsh : 9359488569
Chanchal : 7397955129

To register online, here is the link:

https://forms.gle/4p5VCJJSZje4b1hM9