Please do see the pages here, related to small preparatory workshops for the
Total Solar Eclipse that we are planning to conduct, at the Delhi planetarium,
inviting students and amateur astronomers from the totality belt, Delhi and
other locations.

http://www.nehrupla netarium. org/eclipsewiki/ pmwiki.php? n=Site.Preparato
ryWorkshopsForTS E2009

I would also like to ask for collaborations from any organisation that could
give us some serious help with conducting these workshops - interested
organisations could let me know what help would be provided by them. It would be
very useful to have collaborative help from any interested amateur astronomers
organisation or NGO or any government body.

The March workshop details are here

http://www.nehrupla netarium. org/eclipsewiki/ pmwiki.php? n=Site.Preparato
ryWorkshopOnThe2 8th-29thOfMarch2 009

And, one can enter the expression of interest for the March workshop here:

http://www.nehrupla netarium. org/eclipsewiki/ pmwiki.php? n=Site.Expressio
nOfInterest- March2009

and, for the April Workshop, here

http://www.nehrupla netarium. org/eclipsewiki/ pmwiki.php? n=Site.Expressio
nOfInterestForTh eAprilWorkshop

These workshops will be mostly in a very informal format of amateur astronomers
discussing with each other, about their eclipse plans.

There are pages on the eclipsewiki, to also put together everyone's plans in one
place so that any new member who wishes to join at any location, will have an
idea of what is already planned there.

I hope all the Bangalore, Bhuj and Vadodara amateur astronomers (and others too)
who would not be able to make it to the March workshop, will be able to come for
the April workshop. Please enter your expression of interest and make the ticket
bookings accordingly.

Anyone who is unable to make it to the March and the April workshops - well, it
is likely we will have another one in May.

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi.