All Gujarat Amateur Astronomers Meet2008
Dear Friends

Some queries were there about the Gujarat Meet So here is some
clarifications and information hope you will like. Hope your presence
there
All Gujarat Amateur Astronomers Meet2008 is being organized First time
in Kutch by Kutch Amateur Astronomers Club on 26th & 27th April 2008.
The Response is very good from all over Gujarat. We are expecting 200
± participants. 100 from Kutch and 100 from Out of Kutch.

The Aim for the meet as under

As you are aware that 2009 will be celebrate as Astronomy Year. When
the program will be start we should prepare ourselves prier to that.
In Every district Astronomy Club should be form and where Astronomy
Club exist it should be more active.
The participants will know the activities going on in other part and
they can get help from others.
The participants interact with other delegates and share their experience.
The role of armature astronomers may be increased.

Activities during the Meet
The Lectures of well known amateur astronomers, Group discussions, Sky
party, Telescope exhibition, Books Exhibition, Presentations of
activities from the various part, discussion about to establish
permanent information sharing system,etc.

The Venue
The venue is Ishwar Ashram Vandhay. The Vandhay is a small village
near Deshalpar in Bhuj Taluka of Kutch District.This village is famous
pilgrimage. So lodging and boarding facilities are available from
Ishawar Ashram And Umiya Dham also.In Ishwar Ashram accommodation and
food facilities are available for 24 hours and 365 days.

How to reach
To reach Vandhay you have to reach Deshalpar. Vandhay is 2 Km away
from deshalpar.Rixa facility will be available from reception center
at Deshalpar. Deshalpar is 25 km West from Bhuj. You will get Private
as well as ST bus in every 15 minutes interval. The ticket is vary
about 12 to 15 Rs.If you are coming from out off Kutch and get bus
which are crossing Bhuj and if last stop is Naliya, Nakhtrana,
Matanamadh, Hajipir,Dayapar or Narayan Sarovar you need not down to
Bhuj You can come direct to Deshalpar. We also assist you at the Bhuj
Bus Station if you inform us about your arrival.

So don't forget, do register your name as early as possible because we
should restrict the participants up to 200, The clear and non polluted
sky is waiting for you. If any query or you need more information
please ask at narendragor@...
The Important Phone no. to be noted i.e. Narendra Gor 9428220472,
Sannjeev Sharma 9879330731 Office land line no. 02832 229654, Land
line Resident 02832 299450.Ishwar Ashram Vandhay (The Venue)0832 276230
Narendra Gor
9428220472

Hello all amateur astronomers - many of you will be having plans of
taking out a telescope to a roadside location, for the International
Sidewalk Astronomy Day - the 12th, isnt it?

I do know that the Delhi, Mumbai and the Bangalore amateur astronomers
do have some plans along these lines - any other groups?

Could I please request you all to include a little help towards naked
eye skywatching for passers by and in particular - help them identify
a few of the constellations that form part of the star counting
regions - Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major, Auriga, Taurus, Gemini and so on.

And, also give out some small written material that talks of our
concerns with light pollution and ask them to submit star counts for
limiting magnitude measurements as suggetsed in the imo website

http://www.imo.net/visual/major/observation/lm

A simple writeup discussing the star counts in the Leo region, for
April observations is here

http://nehruplanetarium.org/taarewiki/pmwiki.php?n=Site.BeginnersHelpForAprilObs\
ervations

This activity is something falling very much into the spirit of the
activities for the 12th. If people post here and let me know the
locations where such activities are likely to be held, on the evening
of the 12th - I will make a combined press release, that would alert
people in different regions. Everyone could also add with their own
press releases and so on - it would be good to alert those who might
be interested into coming to these locations and participating.

Please do consider adding the star count segment to your other planned
activities - and please do post here and give information about the
locations where you are planning to conduct sidewalk observations.

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi

We are looking at using a wiki for the archiving of the useful
discussions from all the Astronomy related yahoogroups/forums in India
(with credits and only if the owners, moderators and active members
permit), as well as for compiling data on quantifying light pollution
and/or other collaborative projects.

The very preliminary page so far created, is here

http://nehruplanetarium.org/taarewiki/pmwiki.php?n=PmWiki.TaareWiki

This is very preliminary and we are trying to learn a little more
about the wiki before having pages for archiving the discussions,
Institutional pages and individual pages for observations and so on.

Separate pages with passwords can be created for Institutions and
individuals wishing to make a large number of contributory
observations. One could also have some guest pages where anyone
wishing to submit a single or a few data points can upload them
without waiting to receive a password. The wiki will also have its own
search pages, which will be one of its very useful aspects.

I think, this would be a very useful exercise to pursue and everyone,
please do contribute with observations for quantifying light pollution
- I am working on separate writeups for every month, which would make
this excercise a possible one to do, for just about every one.


Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi

Friends

We encourage you to visit iya India pages and to check out

           IYA and U

http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~iya09ind/

And check out links there in

We already have received inputs from various organizations.  If you have
some plans do let us know – I am in the process of putting these pages up.

Even if some are just 'one person show' do let us know.

if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Arvind Paranjpye
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Scientific Officer
Public Outreach Programme
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag #4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007 - India

Phone  +91 20 2560 4100 (operator)      :: Fax   +91 20 2560 4699

               2560 4601 (direct office)
Office hrs - 09:00 to 17:30 hrs IST
             (GMT = IST - 05:30 hrs)

               2560 4421 (direct home)
             98604 55031 (mobile)


URL http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~arp

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There is an interesting asteroid occulation coming up
on 29th of Mar
the duration is too short but doable - the star is bright enough
to be spotted using 6 inch.

Even if you cannot time it - please attempt to see the event


Please visit
http://www.poyntsource.com/New/Global.htm

and check out on

Mar 29  15:18    2009 Voloshina          1.8  TYC 1878-00334-1    9.7  6.30


you will find google map here
http://www.poyntsource.com/New/Google/20080329_14540.HTM



Arvind Paranjpye
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Scientific Officer
Public Outreach Programme
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag #4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007 - India

Phone  +91 20 2560 4100 (operator)      :: Fax   +91 20 2560 4699

               2560 4601 (direct office)
Office hrs - 09:00 to 17:30 hrs IST
             (GMT = IST - 05:30 hrs)

               2560 4421 (direct home)
             98604 55031 (mobile)


URL http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~arp

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Krishnanand ji, Thank you for your comments. The group is going well
and students are slowly finding their way to it. I would request all
the Venus Transit group members to consider joining this other group,
as well as help raise awareness about it with school and college students.

WIth regards,

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi

--- In VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com, KRISHNANAND SINHA
<ksinha2000@...> wrote:
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> Dr. Rathna,
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> This is a laudable effort and I must congratulate for thinking of
it.  Many people have lot of interesting queries but they do not know
who to ask.
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> I wish you all success.
>
> K. Sinha
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> Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES,
> [Formerly (U. P.) State Observatory],
> Manora Peak, Naini Tal - 263 129, Uttarakhand, India.
> Phones : (O) +91 5942 - 232655, 233734, 233735 or 235583 (extension
211).
> Fax : (O) +91 5942 233 439.
> Phone & Fax : (R) +91 5942 224509.
> Alternate email ID ksinha2000@...<mailto:ksinha2000@...>
>
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> To: VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com
> From: rathnasree63@...
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:49:58 +0000
> Subject: [VenusTransit] "Ask an Astronomer/Educator" for IYA 2009
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> Please do join yet another yahoogroup that has been created, for
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> A different yahoogroup than all existing groups is needed because we
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> would like to
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> make this group all inclusive - everyone, just about everyone, apart
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> spammers would be welcome, and the level of discussion would need to
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> be very beginner friendly.
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> I am trying to reach as many students and interested amateur
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> astronomers as
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> possible, asking them to become members of this group
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/Astronomy_Activities_2009
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> This group could function like a "Ask an Astronomer/Educator" site.
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> Anyone can
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> put in their queries in the group and everyone of us could join in the
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> efforts
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> to discuss that, as and when we can.
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> It would also help to have discussions about possible activities,
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> telescope
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> making, observations, measurements and so on, with interested
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> students, on a
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> daily basis (as and when our busy schedules permit).
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> There are many yahoogroups existing of course, but they are all aimed at
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> discussions for amateur astronomers from a particular region. We need
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> a group
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> with wider inclusion and also a group where the young students would
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> not be
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> scared away by seeing discussions amongst experts. But, the group will
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> need to
>
> have professional astronomers, astronomy educators, seasoned amateur
>
> astronomers
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> as well as beginners and students.
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>
>
> So, please do join this yahoogroup. I will also be sending separate
e-mail
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> invitations to all the Venus Transit members.
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> The group is not yet properly active, but, I am hoping that activity
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Dr. Rathna,

This is a laudable effort and I must congratulate for thinking of it.  Many
people have lot of interesting queries but they do not know who to ask.

I wish you all success.

K. Sinha

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*******
Dr. K. Sinha
Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES,
[Formerly (U. P.) State Observatory],
Manora Peak, Naini Tal - 263 129, Uttarakhand, India.
Phones : (O) +91 5942 - 232655, 233734, 233735 or 235583 (extension 211).
Fax : (O) +91 5942 233 439.
Phone & Fax : (R) +91 5942 224509.
Alternate email ID ksinha2000@...<mailto:ksinha2000@...>
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To: VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com
From: rathnasree63@...
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:49:58 +0000
Subject: [VenusTransit] "Ask an Astronomer/Educator" for IYA 2009






















Hello everyone,



Please do join yet another yahoogroup that has been created, for

co-ordinating

Astronomy Activities for IYA 2009.



A different yahoogroup than all existing groups is needed because we

would like to

make this group all inclusive - everyone, just about everyone, apart from

spammers would be welcome, and the level of discussion would need to

be very beginner friendly.



I am trying to reach as many students and interested amateur

astronomers as

possible, asking them to become members of this group



http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/Astronomy_Activities_2009



This group could function like a "Ask an Astronomer/Educator" site.

Anyone can

put in their queries in the group and everyone of us could join in the

efforts

to discuss that, as and when we can.



It would also help to have discussions about possible activities,

telescope

making, observations, measurements and so on, with interested

students, on a

daily basis (as and when our busy schedules permit).



There are many yahoogroups existing of course, but they are all aimed at

discussions for amateur astronomers from a particular region. We need

a group

with wider inclusion and also a group where the young students would

not be

scared away by seeing discussions amongst experts. But, the group will

need to

have professional astronomers, astronomy educators, seasoned amateur

astronomers

as well as beginners and students.



So, please do join this yahoogroup. I will also be sending separate e-mail

invitations to all the Venus Transit members.



The group is not yet properly active, but, I am hoping that activity

will pick

up in a few week's time.



Rathnasree
























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Hello everyone,

Please do join yet another yahoogroup that has been created, for
co-ordinating
Astronomy Activities for IYA 2009.

A different yahoogroup than all existing groups is needed because we
would like to
make this group all inclusive - everyone, just about everyone, apart from
spammers would be welcome, and the level of discussion would need to
be very beginner friendly.

I am trying to reach as many students and interested amateur
astronomers as
possible, asking them to become members of this group

http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/Astronomy_Activities_2009

This group could function like a "Ask an Astronomer/Educator" site.
Anyone can
put in their queries in the group and everyone of us could join in the
efforts
to discuss that, as and when we can.

It would also help to have discussions about possible activities,
telescope
making, observations, measurements and so on, with interested
students, on a
daily basis (as and when our busy schedules permit).

There are many yahoogroups existing of course, but they are all aimed at
discussions for amateur astronomers from a particular region. We need
a group
with wider inclusion and also a group where the young students would
not be
scared away by seeing discussions amongst experts. But, the group will
need to
have professional astronomers, astronomy educators, seasoned amateur
astronomers
as well as beginners and students.

So, please do join this yahoogroup. I will also be sending separate e-mail
invitations to all the Venus Transit members.

The group is not yet properly active, but, I am hoping that activity
will pick
up in a few week's time.

Rathnasree

Please send your input to me at

---- arp@... ---

Arvind Paranjpye
. ... ..... ....... ........... ............. .................

Scientific Officer
Public Outreach Programme
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag #4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007 - India

Phone  +91 20 2560 4100 (operator)      :: Fax   +91 20 2560 4699

               2560 4601 (direct office)
Office hrs - 09:00 to 17:30 hrs IST
             (GMT = IST - 05:30 hrs)

               2560 4421 (direct home)
             98604 55031 (mobile)


URL http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~arp

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Dear Sir,

I, Jatin S. Rathod lecturer guide at Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai am teaching
Astronomy to Astronomy interested students from all braches. We undertake meteor
observations, night sky observation for general public and are preparing to take
up some serious amateur astronomy projects.

If you need more information please contact me on the same e-mail ID.

Regards,

Jatin


On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 arp@... wrote :
>Dear Friends,
>
>Professor Rajesh Kochhar, working on a report on teaching of astronomy in
>India for IAU Commission 46 (Astronomy Education and Development)
>requested
>me to help in making this report.
>
>In this regards I am requesting inputs from your side.  I shall be
>grateful if you can send me the details of Astronomy Education carried out
>at your organization under the following categories
>1.      Primary School
>2.      Secondary School
>3.      Graduate and Undergraduate Level
>4.      Public Teaching (lecture series etc.)
>5.      Extra-curricular astronomy teaching
>        (short astronomy courses in schools/colleges)
>
>If you know some other organization, NGO, astronomy club etc. involved in
>Astronomy Education do pass this mail to them and do let me know.
>
>This report needs to be sent in about 1 weeks time.
>Your early response would be highly appreciated.
>
>With kind regards
>
>
>Arvind Paranjpye
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Dear Sir,

Nice to hear that. I will try soon.

Regards,

Jatin
On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 arp@... wrote :
>I spotted Neptune this morning, using my 10x50
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>how about you?
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>visit this link below
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>http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~scipop/Sky/Mar_sso.htm
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>Arvind Paranjpye
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>
>Scientific Officer
>Public Outreach Programme
>Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
>Post Bag #4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007 - India
>
>Phone  +91 20 2560 4100 (operator)      :: Fax   +91 20 2560 4699
>
>               2560 4601 (direct office)
>Office hrs - 09:00 to 17:30 hrs IST
>             (GMT = IST - 05:30 hrs)
>
>               2560 4421 (direct home)
>             98604 55031 (mobile)
>
>
>URL http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~arp
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I spotted Neptune this morning, using my 10x50

how about you?

visit this link below

http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~scipop/Sky/Mar_sso.htm




Arvind Paranjpye
. ... ..... ....... ........... ............. .................

Scientific Officer
Public Outreach Programme
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag #4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007 - India

Phone  +91 20 2560 4100 (operator)      :: Fax   +91 20 2560 4699

               2560 4601 (direct office)
Office hrs - 09:00 to 17:30 hrs IST
             (GMT = IST - 05:30 hrs)

               2560 4421 (direct home)
             98604 55031 (mobile)


URL http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~arp

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Dear Friends,

Professor Rajesh Kochhar, working on a report on teaching of astronomy in
India for IAU Commission 46 (Astronomy Education and Development)
requested
me to help in making this report.

In this regards I am requesting inputs from your side.  I shall be
grateful if you can send me the details of Astronomy Education carried out
at your organization under the following categories
1.      Primary School
2.      Secondary School
3.      Graduate and Undergraduate Level
4.      Public Teaching (lecture series etc.)
5.      Extra-curricular astronomy teaching
        (short astronomy courses in schools/colleges)

If you know some other organization, NGO, astronomy club etc. involved in
Astronomy Education do pass this mail to them and do let me know.

This report needs to be sent in about 1 weeks time.
Your early response would be highly appreciated.

With kind regards


Arvind Paranjpye



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Dear Friends,

The start of International Year of Astronomy 2009 is now just about
10 months away.  As you might know Professor Ranjeev Misra who is the
Chairperson of IUCAA's  Public Outreach Programme (POP) has been
designated as the Single point of contact (SPoC) in India  for
IYA2009. I, as an officer for POP of IUCAA directly report to him.

We have now set up the IYA09 India webpage which has the inputs from
various professional institutions.

Please visit

http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~iya09ind

Please go through all the pages and do send me your inputs. If you
are an amateur astronomer or belong to an amateur astronomers
association or a NGO, please let us know your plans about
participating in IYA09 activities.   We will announce those at

http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~iya09ind/local_initiatives/activity_local_s
p.htm


Arvind Paranjpye
. ... ..... ....... ........... ............. .................

Scientific Officer
Public Outreach Programme
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag #4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007 - India

Phone  +91 20 2560 4100 (operator)      :: Fax   +91 20 2560 4699

               2560 4601 (direct office)
Office hrs - 09:00 to 17:30 hrs IST
             (GMT = IST - 05:30 hrs)

               2560 4421 (direct home)
             98604 55031 (mobile)


URL http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~arp

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Sorry for the delay m'am.Yes m'am i stay in Delhi.  Actually i ve an exam on
17th of feb, so i would join you on 24th. The meeting would be in Planeterium.
   Thanks
   KAPIL BOBAL

rathnasree63 <rathnasree63@...> wrote:
           Thank you Kapil, for your message. Where are you based? Delhi?

We have weekly meetings of our amateur astronomers every sunday
between 1:30 and 3:00 where plans for these activities are being
discussed. WHy dont you join for some of these discussions?

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi

--- In VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com, kapil bobal <kapilbobalin@...> wrote:
>
> Respected Dr. Rathnasree
>
> Thanks for your message. Though im not amateure astronomer but such
an event really boost me up. So I would want to serve as a volunteer
in these activities.
> Thanks
> KAPIL BOBAL
> 9811995852
>
> Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible
ways :-)
>
> Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
>
> I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA
2009 that can be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are
perhaps far too many activities already listed here, but, suggestions
for many more will be welcome.
>
> Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just
a subset of the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to
participate in totally different activities suggested by you.
>
> Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or help in
any way possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting
funding or sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and
activities, volunteering for the conduction of activities - any which
way that is possible, but, please do join hands with us.
>
> The structure of these activities have been made in such a manner
that there is a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving
on to views and measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on
to a virtual experience of multiwavelength studies through modern day
telescopes and finally a glimpse of the latest excitements in related
areas of explorations. The areas of explorations has been limited to
those in some way connected with observations made by Galileo with his
telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9, perhaps)
>
> There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-
>
> 1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to ensure that some
handmade telescopes and a few dedicated amateur astronomers reach as
many street corners of India as possible, to gather interested people
around the telescope and ensure that they get to see some double
stars, nebulae and clusters, the craters on the Moon, the Galilean
moons of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the phases of Venus. The taare
sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light pollution at
various locations, by trying to identify the magnitudes of the
faintest stars visible with naked eyes, from a given locality, during
different times of the year. The taare sadak par program will also
look at the Astronomical connection of almost all Indian festivals and
chart out activities for each festival. Along with these activities,
awareness against superstitious astrological beliefs will be
inculcated. And finally, the program will initiate long term projects
for some of the very interested
> students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the
growth in our understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary
stars, 2.) Star clusters and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes,
Galileo's observations of Mizar as a binary star and the Trapezium
region, with measurements of the angular separations of stars, will be
repeated by some interested groups of amateur astronomers. The latest
developments in the understanding of these objects as spectroscopic
binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be followed through
long term student projects.
>
> 2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will consist of
awareness carnivals related to Moon observations. Some of these
carnivals will be centered around Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar
Occultations. The carnivals will also involve activities to raise
awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft studies of the Moon
and the observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.
>
> 3. Brihaspati Shani mela
>
> 4. A year of Venus observations
>
> 5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects
>
> 6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities
>
> 7. A telescope treasure hunt
>
> 8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature
>
> 9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy
>
> Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm for further
details on all of these. I will also be updating many of the
incomplete pages soon, as well as adding any material suggested by
others (with credits, of course :-)
>
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Dear Dr. Chandel,

Thank you for your message. It would be wonderful working with the
State Council for Science and Technology, HP, for some of these
activities. The skies of Shimla must be wonderful compared to the
pollution ridden skies of Delhi!

And yes, we will of course be collaborating with the Vigyan Prasar on
this - I am preparing letters and some other material to be sent
across to Prof. Kamble preparatory to this.

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi

--- In VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com, Shyam Chandel <chandel_shyam@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear Dr Rathnasree
>
> I would like to plan activities suggested by you
> through State Council for Science Technology &
> Environment, HP at Shimla if further details are
> provided . I think  Some activities be planned in
> collaboration with Vigyan Prasar /NCSTC/DST GOI like
> vEnus Transit programme. We may plan & talk to people
> there
>
> What's your view on this ?
>
> Dr SS Chandel
>
> --- kapil bobal <kapilbobalin@...> wrote:
>
> > Respected Dr. Rathnasree
> >
> > Thanks for your message. Though im not amateure
> > astronomer but such an event really boost me up. So
> > I would want to serve as a volunteer in these
> > activities.
> >   Thanks
> >   KAPIL BOBAL
> >   9811995852
> >
> > Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...>
> > wrote:
> >           Dear Friends,
> >
> > I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very
> > many possible ways :-)
> >
> > Please do look at
> >
> http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
> >
> > I have outlined here some thoughts for possible
> > activities for IYA 2009 that can be done -
> > collaboratively by all of us - there are perhaps far
> > too many activities already listed here, but,
> > suggestions for many more will be welcome.
> >
> > Collaborating with these activities could mean
> > helping out with just a subset of the activities
> > that tickle your interest or asking us to
> > participate in totally different activities
> > suggested by you.
> >
> > Please do join us for any of these groups of
> > activities, or help in any way possible through -
> > feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting funding
> > or sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and
> > activities, volunteering for the conduction of
> > activities - any which way that is possible, but,
> > please do join hands with us.
> >
> > The structure of these activities have been made in
> > such a manner that there is a beginning with simple
> > naked eye observations, moving on to views and
> > measurements through moderate aperture telescopes,
> > on to a virtual experience of multiwavelength
> > studies through modern day telescopes and finally a
> > glimpse of the latest excitements in related areas
> > of explorations. The areas of explorations has been
> > limited to those in some way connected with
> > observations made by Galileo with his telescopes
> > (other than activity groups 6 and 9, perhaps)
> >
> > There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-
> >
> > 1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to
> > ensure that some handmade telescopes and a few
> > dedicated amateur astronomers reach as many street
> > corners of India as possible, to gather interested
> > people around the telescope and ensure that they get
> > to see some double stars, nebulae and clusters, the
> > craters on the Moon, the Galilean moons of Jupiter,
> > Saturn's rings and the phases of Venus. The taare
> > sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light
> > pollution at various locations, by trying to
> > identify the magnitudes of the faintest stars
> > visible with naked eyes, from a given locality,
> > during different times of the year. The taare sadak
> > par program will also look at the Astronomical
> > connection of almost all Indian festivals and chart
> > out activities for each festival. Along with these
> > activities, awareness against superstitious
> > astrological beliefs will be inculcated. And
> > finally, the program will initiate long term
> > projects for some of the very interested
> > students, wherein they can look at archived data and
> > visualise the growth in our understanding of 1.)
> > Visual and spectroscopic binary stars, 2.) Star
> > clusters and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes,
> > Galileo's observations of Mizar as a binary star and
> > the Trapezium region, with measurements of the
> > angular separations of stars, will be repeated by
> > some interested groups of amateur astronomers. The
> > latest developments in the understanding of these
> > objects as spectroscopic binary stars, variable
> > stars, and OB stars will be followed through long
> > term student projects.
> >
> > 2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will
> > consist of awareness carnivals related to Moon
> > observations. Some of these carnivals will be
> > centered around Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar
> > Occultations. The carnivals will also involve
> > activities to raise awareness related to
> > multiwavelength spacecraft studies of the Moon and
> > the observations expected from the Chandrayaan
> > mission.
> >
> > 3. Brihaspati Shani mela
> >
> > 4. A year of Venus observations
> >
> > 5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects
> >
> > 6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities
> >
> > 7. A telescope treasure hunt
> >
> > 8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art
> > and Literature
> >
> > 9. India's masonry and other heritage related to
> > Astronomy
> >
> > Please do look at the website I mentioned
> >
> http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
> > for further details on all of these. I will also be
> > updating many of the incomplete pages soon, as well
> > as adding any material suggested by others (with
> > credits, of course :-)
> >
> > Please do give feedback on this.
> >
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Thank you Kapil, for your message. Where are you based? Delhi?

We have weekly meetings of our amateur astronomers every sunday
between 1:30 and 3:00 where plans for these activities are being
discussed. WHy dont you join for some of these discussions?

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi

--- In VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com, kapil bobal <kapilbobalin@...> wrote:
>
> Respected Dr. Rathnasree
>
> Thanks for your message. Though im not amateure astronomer but such
an event really boost me up. So I would want to serve as a volunteer
in these activities.
>   Thanks
>   KAPIL BOBAL
>   9811995852
>
> Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...> wrote:
>           Dear Friends,
>
> I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible
ways :-)
>
> Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
>
> I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA
2009 that can be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are
perhaps far too many activities already listed here, but, suggestions
for many more will be welcome.
>
> Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just
a subset of the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to
participate in totally different activities suggested by you.
>
> Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or help in
any way possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting
funding or sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and
activities, volunteering for the conduction of activities - any which
way that is possible, but, please do join hands with us.
>
> The structure of these activities have been made in such a manner
that there is a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving
on to views and measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on
to a virtual experience of multiwavelength studies through modern day
telescopes and finally a glimpse of the latest excitements in related
areas of explorations. The areas of explorations has been limited to
those in some way connected with observations made by Galileo with his
telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9, perhaps)
>
> There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-
>
> 1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to ensure that some
handmade telescopes and a few dedicated amateur astronomers reach as
many street corners of India as possible, to gather interested people
around the telescope and ensure that they get to see some double
stars, nebulae and clusters, the craters on the Moon, the Galilean
moons of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the phases of Venus. The taare
sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light pollution at
various locations, by trying to identify the magnitudes of the
faintest stars visible with naked eyes, from a given locality, during
different times of the year. The taare sadak par program will also
look at the Astronomical connection of almost all Indian festivals and
chart out activities for each festival. Along with these activities,
awareness against superstitious astrological beliefs will be
inculcated. And finally, the program will initiate long term projects
for some of the very interested
> students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the
growth in our understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary
stars, 2.) Star clusters and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes,
Galileo's observations of Mizar as a binary star and the Trapezium
region, with measurements of the angular separations of stars, will be
repeated by some interested groups of amateur astronomers. The latest
developments in the understanding of these objects as spectroscopic
binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be followed through
long term student projects.
>
> 2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will consist of
awareness carnivals related to Moon observations. Some of these
carnivals will be centered around Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar
Occultations. The carnivals will also involve activities to raise
awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft studies of the Moon
and the observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.
>
> 3. Brihaspati Shani mela
>
> 4. A year of Venus observations
>
> 5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects
>
> 6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities
>
> 7. A telescope treasure hunt
>
> 8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature
>
> 9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy
>
> Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm for further
details on all of these. I will also be updating many of the
incomplete pages soon, as well as adding any material suggested by
others (with credits, of course :-)
>
> Please do give feedback on this.
>
> Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi.
>
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Krishnanand ji, thank you for your message. AT the moment, these are
all very preliminary plans and I will try and put in changes based on
all the feedback.

Jantar Mantar activities are actually always ongoing with our team. We
have done a lot of work with the calibration of the Jantar Mantar
instruments and also towards ensuring that students use the
instruments for learning projects related to positional astronomy.

But, yes, work at the Jantar Mantar obsrevatories willd efinitely be
one major ingredient of our possible activities :-)

Rathnasree

--- In VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com, KRISHNANAND SINHA
<ksinha2000@...> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Dr. Rathnasree
>
> Thanks for your message.  At the moment, my schedule is too tight,
but I would certainly like to help you.  May be when I superannuate in
Nov. 2008, I shall be in a better position!
>
> What about training volunteers in observations with Jantar Mantar ?
  I can't do that, but I remember an article by Dr. G. S. D. Babu
detailing with  all this.  If appropriate you may contact Dr. Babu on
babugsd@...
>
> Best wishes,
>
> K. Sinha
>
>
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> Manora Peak, Naini Tal - 263 129, Uttarakhand, India.
> Phones : (O) +91 5942 - 232655, 233734, 233735 or 235583 (extension
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> To: VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com
> From: rathnasree63@...
> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 11:08:37 +0000
> Subject: [VenusTransit] Plans for IYA 2009 Activities
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>             Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible
ways :-)
>
>
>
> Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
>
>
>
> I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA
2009 that can be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are
perhaps far too many activities already listed here, but, suggestions
for many more will be welcome.
>
>
>
> Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just
a subset of the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to
participate in totally different activities suggested by you.
>
>
>
> Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or  help in
any way possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting
  funding or sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and
activities,  volunteering for the conduction of activities - any which
way that is possible,  but, please do join hands with us.
>
>
>
> The structure of these activities have been made in such a  manner
that there is a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving
on to  views and measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on
to a virtual experience of multiwavelength  studies through modern day
telescopes and finally a glimpse of the  latest excitements in related
areas of explorations. The areas of explorations has been limited to
those in some way connected with observations made by Galileo with his
telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9, perhaps)
>
>
>
> There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-
>
>
>
> 1. Taare sadak par  - A program that  is meant to ensure that some
handmade telescopes and a few dedicated amateur  astronomers reach as
many street corners of India as possible, to gather  interested people
around the telescope and ensure that they get to see some  double
stars, nebulae and clusters, the craters on the Moon, the Galilean
moons  of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the phases of Venus. The taare
sadak par program  will also aim at quantifying light pollution at
various locations, by trying to  identify the magnitudes of the
faintest stars visible with naked eyes, from a given locality,  during
different times of the year. The taare  sadak par program  will also
look at the Astronomical connection of almost all Indian festivals and
  chart out activities for each festival. Along with these activities,
awareness  against superstitious astrological beliefs will be
inculcated. And finally,  the program will initiate long term projects
for some of the very interested
>
>  students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the
growth in our  understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary
stars, 2.) Star clusters  and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes,
Galileo's observations of Mizar as a  binary star and the Trapezium
region, with measurements of the angular  separations of stars, will
be repeated by some interested groups of amateur  astronomers. The
latest developments in the understanding of these objects as
spectroscopic binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be
followed  through long term student projects.
>
>
>
> 2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program  will consist of
awareness  carnivals related to Moon observations. Some of these
carnivals will be centered around Eclipses of the Moon  and Lunar
Occultations. The carnivals will also involve activities to raise
awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft studies of the Moon
and the  observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.
>
>
>
> 3. Brihaspati Shani mela
>
>
>
> 4. A year of Venus observations
>
>
>
> 5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects
>
>
>
> 6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities
>
>
>
> 7. A telescope treasure hunt
>
>
>
> 8. Sky as a Muse  - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature
>
>
>
> 9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy
>
>
>
> Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm   for further
details  on  all of these. I will also be updating  many of the
incomplete pages soon, as well as adding any material suggested by
others (with credits, of course :-)
>
>
>
> Please do give feedback on this.
>
>
>
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Hello Prashant,

Do come to the Planetarium any sunday and we could discuss various
possible ways in which we could work together, towards implementing
some of these activities. Help from people like you who work with
school children and make them do hands on astronomy activities would
be very useful.

I am sorry about the delay in my replying - I have been working very
hard towards updating the webpages related to this and also putting
together other work in place so that the activities could take off.

Rathnasree

--- In VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com, Prashant Mishra
<prashantkmishra11@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Madam,
>                      Its great to know about this amazing series of
activities.It's a fantastic plan to popularize astronomy,thus bringing
folks and people more and more close to Astronomy,the mother of all
sciences.I would like to help in many possible ways such as providing
telescopes for observstions,voluntaring diffrent observational
programs,providing resource persons for these jobs.I would like to
suggest that for all these activities we need a strong coordination in
between volunteers,amature astronomers and N.Planetarium.So,better we
should have some meetings in regard to this project.
>   once again ,i would  like to thank you for mailing the details,as
i want to contribute a lot to most of the astronomical activities but
we are not informed about that,even though we are a member of AAA.
>   Thanks
>   Prashant K Mishra
>   9911403089
>
> Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...> wrote:
>           Dear Friends,
>
> I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible
ways :-)
>
> Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
>
> I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA
2009 that can be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are
perhaps far too many activities already listed here, but, suggestions
for many more will be welcome.
>
> Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just
a subset of the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to
participate in totally different activities suggested by you.
>
> Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or help in
any way possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting
funding or sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and
activities, volunteering for the conduction of activities - any which
way that is possible, but, please do join hands with us.
>
> The structure of these activities have been made in such a manner
that there is a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving
on to views and measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on
to a virtual experience of multiwavelength studies through modern day
telescopes and finally a glimpse of the latest excitements in related
areas of explorations. The areas of explorations has been limited to
those in some way connected with observations made by Galileo with his
telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9, perhaps)
>
> There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-
>
> 1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to ensure that some
handmade telescopes and a few dedicated amateur astronomers reach as
many street corners of India as possible, to gather interested people
around the telescope and ensure that they get to see some double
stars, nebulae and clusters, the craters on the Moon, the Galilean
moons of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the phases of Venus. The taare
sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light pollution at
various locations, by trying to identify the magnitudes of the
faintest stars visible with naked eyes, from a given locality, during
different times of the year. The taare sadak par program will also
look at the Astronomical connection of almost all Indian festivals and
chart out activities for each festival. Along with these activities,
awareness against superstitious astrological beliefs will be
inculcated. And finally, the program will initiate long term projects
for some of the very interested
> students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the
growth in our understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary
stars, 2.) Star clusters and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes,
Galileo's observations of Mizar as a binary star and the Trapezium
region, with measurements of the angular separations of stars, will be
repeated by some interested groups of amateur astronomers. The latest
developments in the understanding of these objects as spectroscopic
binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be followed through
long term student projects.
>
> 2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will consist of
awareness carnivals related to Moon observations. Some of these
carnivals will be centered around Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar
Occultations. The carnivals will also involve activities to raise
awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft studies of the Moon
and the observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.
>
> 3. Brihaspati Shani mela
>
> 4. A year of Venus observations
>
> 5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects
>
> 6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities
>
> 7. A telescope treasure hunt
>
> 8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature
>
> 9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy
>
> Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm for further
details on all of these. I will also be updating many of the
incomplete pages soon, as well as adding any material suggested by
others (with credits, of course :-)
>
> Please do give feedback on this.
>
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Dear Dr Rathnasree

I would like to plan activities suggested by you
through State Council for Science Technology &
Environment, HP at Shimla if further details are
provided . I think  Some activities be planned in
collaboration with Vigyan Prasar /NCSTC/DST GOI like
vEnus Transit programme. We may plan & talk to people
there

What's your view on this ?

Dr SS Chandel

--- kapil bobal <kapilbobalin@...> wrote:

> Respected Dr. Rathnasree
>
> Thanks for your message. Though im not amateure
> astronomer but such an event really boost me up. So
> I would want to serve as a volunteer in these
> activities.
>   Thanks
>   KAPIL BOBAL
>   9811995852
>
> Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...>
> wrote:
>           Dear Friends,
>
> I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very
> many possible ways :-)
>
> Please do look at
>
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
>
> I have outlined here some thoughts for possible
> activities for IYA 2009 that can be done -
> collaboratively by all of us - there are perhaps far
> too many activities already listed here, but,
> suggestions for many more will be welcome.
>
> Collaborating with these activities could mean
> helping out with just a subset of the activities
> that tickle your interest or asking us to
> participate in totally different activities
> suggested by you.
>
> Please do join us for any of these groups of
> activities, or help in any way possible through -
> feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting funding
> or sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and
> activities, volunteering for the conduction of
> activities - any which way that is possible, but,
> please do join hands with us.
>
> The structure of these activities have been made in
> such a manner that there is a beginning with simple
> naked eye observations, moving on to views and
> measurements through moderate aperture telescopes,
> on to a virtual experience of multiwavelength
> studies through modern day telescopes and finally a
> glimpse of the latest excitements in related areas
> of explorations. The areas of explorations has been
> limited to those in some way connected with
> observations made by Galileo with his telescopes
> (other than activity groups 6 and 9, perhaps)
>
> There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-
>
> 1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to
> ensure that some handmade telescopes and a few
> dedicated amateur astronomers reach as many street
> corners of India as possible, to gather interested
> people around the telescope and ensure that they get
> to see some double stars, nebulae and clusters, the
> craters on the Moon, the Galilean moons of Jupiter,
> Saturn's rings and the phases of Venus. The taare
> sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light
> pollution at various locations, by trying to
> identify the magnitudes of the faintest stars
> visible with naked eyes, from a given locality,
> during different times of the year. The taare sadak
> par program will also look at the Astronomical
> connection of almost all Indian festivals and chart
> out activities for each festival. Along with these
> activities, awareness against superstitious
> astrological beliefs will be inculcated. And
> finally, the program will initiate long term
> projects for some of the very interested
> students, wherein they can look at archived data and
> visualise the growth in our understanding of 1.)
> Visual and spectroscopic binary stars, 2.) Star
> clusters and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes,
> Galileo's observations of Mizar as a binary star and
> the Trapezium region, with measurements of the
> angular separations of stars, will be repeated by
> some interested groups of amateur astronomers. The
> latest developments in the understanding of these
> objects as spectroscopic binary stars, variable
> stars, and OB stars will be followed through long
> term student projects.
>
> 2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will
> consist of awareness carnivals related to Moon
> observations. Some of these carnivals will be
> centered around Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar
> Occultations. The carnivals will also involve
> activities to raise awareness related to
> multiwavelength spacecraft studies of the Moon and
> the observations expected from the Chandrayaan
> mission.
>
> 3. Brihaspati Shani mela
>
> 4. A year of Venus observations
>
> 5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects
>
> 6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities
>
> 7. A telescope treasure hunt
>
> 8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art
> and Literature
>
> 9. India's masonry and other heritage related to
> Astronomy
>
> Please do look at the website I mentioned
>
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm
> for further details on all of these. I will also be
> updating many of the incomplete pages soon, as well
> as adding any material suggested by others (with
> credits, of course :-)
>
> Please do give feedback on this.
>
> Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi.
>
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Respected Dr. Rathnasree

Thanks for your message. Though im not amateure astronomer but such an event
really boost me up. So I would want to serve as a volunteer in these activities.
   Thanks
   KAPIL BOBAL
   9811995852

Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...> wrote:
           Dear Friends,

I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible ways :-)

Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm

I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA 2009 that can
be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are perhaps far too many
activities already listed here, but, suggestions for many more will be welcome.

Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just a subset of
the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to participate in totally
different activities suggested by you.

Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or help in any way
possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting funding or sources
for materials, sharing your thoughts and activities, volunteering for the
conduction of activities - any which way that is possible, but, please do join
hands with us.

The structure of these activities have been made in such a manner that there is
a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving on to views and
measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on to a virtual experience of
multiwavelength studies through modern day telescopes and finally a glimpse of
the latest excitements in related areas of explorations. The areas of
explorations has been limited to those in some way connected with observations
made by Galileo with his telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9,
perhaps)

There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-

1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to ensure that some handmade
telescopes and a few dedicated amateur astronomers reach as many street corners
of India as possible, to gather interested people around the telescope and
ensure that they get to see some double stars, nebulae and clusters, the craters
on the Moon, the Galilean moons of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the phases of
Venus. The taare sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light pollution
at various locations, by trying to identify the magnitudes of the faintest stars
visible with naked eyes, from a given locality, during different times of the
year. The taare sadak par program will also look at the Astronomical connection
of almost all Indian festivals and chart out activities for each festival. Along
with these activities, awareness against superstitious astrological beliefs will
be inculcated. And finally, the program will initiate long term projects for
some of the very interested
students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the growth in our
understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary stars, 2.) Star clusters
and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes, Galileo's observations of Mizar as a
binary star and the Trapezium region, with measurements of the angular
separations of stars, will be repeated by some interested groups of amateur
astronomers. The latest developments in the understanding of these objects as
spectroscopic binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be followed
through long term student projects.

2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will consist of awareness carnivals
related to Moon observations. Some of these carnivals will be centered around
Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar Occultations. The carnivals will also involve
activities to raise awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft studies of
the Moon and the observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.

3. Brihaspati Shani mela

4. A year of Venus observations

5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects

6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities

7. A telescope treasure hunt

8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature

9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy

Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm for further details on
all of these. I will also be updating many of the incomplete pages soon, as well
as adding any material suggested by others (with credits, of course :-)

Please do give feedback on this.

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Top Ten reasons why you should be at the Milky Way Voyage

1.       The 1st and the largest star party in India. Its a start of a culture.
We have waited long for such a professionally oraganised star party.
2.       A fleet of Jumbo sized telescopes lined up at the ‘Telescope
Grounds’ including several of the largest amateur telescopes in India.
3.       Interact with best amateur astronomers from all over India.
4.       The best telescope manufacturers and vendors will be present; you can
touch, feel and buy all the astronomical equipment.
5.       Where else would you get a chance to visually observe through an
observatory 22" telescope.
6.       Demos on - Observing techniques at the eyepiece; advanced
astrophotography from best astrophotographers in India; and, of course, tour the
Milky Way with Naked Eye.
7.       A chance and a wide receptive audience to showcase your telescope work,
your innovation and your astronomy organisation.
8.       Get some real work done under the clear and dark skies of Nainital.
9.       Want a greater challenge than finishing the Messier Marathon? Join in
to complete the Milky Way Voyage - A New Wonder List.
10.       We bet you’ve never seen 300 magnificent astronomers with their
light machines together on an observing ground around a 40" dome.

Dear Voyagers, Very Exciting things have been happening in anticipation of the
Milky Way Voyage.
      The Wonder List of Milky Way Voyage is now complete! A brand new list for a
brand new star party. It contains 149 beautiful, spectacular and record holder
deep-sky wonders in the Milky Way. The List is organised according to the
galactic longitude of the object. Voyage objects are named from V-1 to V-149 and
all lie between 15° & -15° Galactic Latitude. Some exceptional objects which
lie between 20° and -20° galactic latitude have also been included. Examples
are  Network, Cooling Tower, Northern Jewel Box, Fireworks Galaxy along with the
famous Lagoon Nebula, Omega Centauri, Eta Carinae etc. The Wonder list can
easily be completed with the help of a 8" or a 10" telescope. The Wonder List
contains objects distributed all round the Milky Way, consequently some objects
will not be visible from Nainital.
      ARIES has agreed to make available 22” the second largest telescope at
Manora Peak the 22-inch for the use of Milky Way Voyage Participants.
      Three largest telescopes ever built by amateurs in India will be unveiled
and have their First Light Ceremony at ARIES. Its really exciting to work
towards the Voyage!
      Our aim is to gather Amateurs, Planetarium & Observatory Outreach,
Telescope Vendors to interact under the clear skies of Nainital. Awareness of
Amateur Astronomy in India is growing quickly and such a star party has become a
necessity. Such events are totally missing from the Indian Astronomy Calendar.
Milky Way Voyage wants to be an annual stage where fellow astronomers meet,
image, visually use instruments, see each other working and learn various simple
& effective practices followed by each other. The other important aspect of
Milky Way Voyage is the Telescope Showcase. Amateur Astronomers are encouraged
to bring their home-brewed telescopes and innovations in the showcase.
      The logo of Milky Way Voyage is actually the Milky Way as seen from
Nainital, on March 8th at about 0200 Hrs. Looking east, our logo depicts a 180°
view. A little artistic license has been used, the Milky Way has been depicted
fully above and below the horizon. The direction is that of the famous Cygnus
Rift. We’re sure this logo will make a connection while you are at looking at
stars rising over the Himalayas of Uttarakhand. Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada -
1st February, 2008

‘The Beginning’ of a Voyage of a Life-Time

       The amazing sky above has always had the intriguing element in it. It has
made man to be afraid; wonder and respect it. You can’t even realise the
extent of impact of astronomy and astronomical events on our lives till you
actually take time out and ponder. You start to find it and simply get amazed.
Twinkle Twinkle little star is first poem that a kid learns, we celebrate all
our festivals according to the position of moon, sun or nakshatras, Christmas
marks the beginning of the upward motion of the sun from the Topic of Capricorn
towards the Tropic of Cancer, one will not be surprised by the fact that this
day was celebrated even before Christ.
The sky is the laboratory that is available to all and it is the teacher that
has always taught mankind. I am sure Milky Way Voyage will be an event that the
astronomy fraternity will be proud of, for years to come. We present you our
mother galaxy in a new make up. The motivation to look at it and say ‘Wow,
What a Beauty’. I hope that The Voyage will add a new dimension of thoughts to
all who participate. Sachin Bahmba, Founder and General Secretary, S.P.A.C.E.
      Competitions Two competitions are running at the Milky Way Voyage. First is
the Best Astro-Photo Competition, & other is the Telescope showcase.

      Astrophoto Competition, Rules & Regulations:
1.  Images submitted must be suitable under the heading of ‘Astrophotography
or Night Sky Photography or Space Photography’. A possible exclusion would be
bright red evening clouds over an observatory dome, noctilucent clouds would be
included! Submissions must feature the beauty of celestial objects, and show
technical merit.
2.  Images entered must be submitted by a registered participant in the Milky
Way Voyage.
3.  Images can be taken with any kind of imaging technique or medium (film,
digital, CCD, drawing), telescope or mount.
4.  One or more participants may contribute to & submit one image.
5.  Any number of images may be submitted by a person or team.
6.  Any digital image format may be used. Image(s) can be submitted in a Print,
CD, Pen drive etc. (ensure digital media are virus free, else your submission
will be rejected)
7.  Title and describe the image suitably. Submission must include time, date
and location of photograph, duration & number of sub exposures, full details of
processing done, Camera used, Telescope or lens used. Include name(s) of
photographer(s), astronomy association affiliation (or none). Include a
description of the target and methods and equipment used to acquire the image.
8.  Images can be submitted via email to at@... or in person at Nainital.
Images can be submitted till 1700 Hrs, 7th March.
9.  Contestants must be very careful about processing their digital images.  Any
false colour introduction, misleading collage, mosaics, falsely
increasing/decreasing  the size of objects will be viewed seriously and the
submission rejected. A clarification- this does not mean that collages and
mosaics are not allowed.
10. Prizes will be announced and awarded at Milky Way Voyage.
11. Copyrights to the image will remain with the photographer; Milky Way Voyage
will have the rights to use the photograph on their website and promotional
material.
12. These rules are subject to change as we discover our inadvertent errors and
omissions or other unforeseen events occur.

Telescope Showcase:
Telescope showcase will be held in the evening (before astronomical twilight) of
8th March. All participants who have
      a.    made their own telescope,
      b.    home brewed their own mount,
      c.     constructed an innovation to be used with a telescope,
      d.    built a gadget to be used with a telescope or astronomical activity,
can enter the telescope showcase. All entries will be lined up on the west &
south side of the 40” building on the telescope grounds. Participants will get
10-12 minutes to personally explain their home built creation to the judges. The
telescope (or innovation) has to be physically present to be eligible for the
contest. Photographs or charts, or an unfinished idea will certainly be
encouraged, but will not be eligible to participate in the showcase.

      Shuttle Services: A full shuttle service will be provided to registered
participants of Milky Way Voyage, between Tallital bus stand and the
Observatory. Particiapants can transport their telescopes & equipment in the
shuttle. Shuttle service will remain in constant operation in the evening time,
and the morning return time. A few shuttle services will operate at night too.
Shuttle taxis will be marked with the Milky Way Voyage stickers and will start
from the Tallital bus stand, exact location is adjoining the Nainital Lake. When
the participants have any telescope and equipment to transport to the telescope
grounds, the taxi will go up to the telescope grounds. On other instances the
taxi will drop participants without any equipment at Hanuman Garhi, from where
the observatory is a pleasant and scenic one km walk on a trail. It takes 10
minutes to reach the Observatory from Hanuman Garhi.

      Registration Desk: A Registration desk will be maintained at Hotel Sarovar,
Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) Tourist Rest House, Tallital (05942-235570,
231503), apart from the Voyage grounds. This desk will start operating from Noon
of 7th March. Here paritcipants can intimate their arrival at Nainital, inform
their hotel name, collect their registration material. The location for your
telescope will be allotted at the registration desk. Inquiries will also be
handled at the registration desk.

      Telescope Grounds: All participant telescopes will be accommodated in an
area called the ‘Telescope Grounds’. The area is on top of the Manora Peak
around the 40” telescope building. Since the observatory is located at the
same location, any one spot will not be able to access the whole sky. Some small
portion of the sky will be behind the 40” dome. You are welcome to change the
position of your telescope anytime during the observation; there will be enough
space on the telescope grounds to do so. Do keep in mind that the shifting has
to be completed without the use of any bright light and minimum disturbance to
other voyagers. Keeping this in mind, you may ask for a particular location on
the telescope grounds at the registration desk. Possible locations are South,
West, North & East. Electricity will be provided for your telescope and
observation related equipment. While moving around on the telescope grounds,
please ensure that you do not
  trip over someone’s electric line, or disturb other voyagers’ observation.
BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ANY TIME DURING THE LIGHTS-OFF PERIOD, RED
TORCHES TO POINT TOWARDS THE GROUND AT ALL TIMES.

      Accommodation: It is participants’ own responsibility to arrange
accommodation at Nainital. There is an extensive list of hotels and their
telephone numbers at the accomodation page on our website
www.milkywayvoyage.org. Links to the hotels’ websites have also been provided.
There have been a few enquiries from participants about tents being setup on the
telescope grounds. ARIES has agreed and allotted a space for participants’
tents to be setup very close to the telescope grounds. Do keep in mind that bare
minimum facilities will exist to those who elect to stay in their own tents
inside the observatory premises.
      Demos: We are arranging several demonstration sessions from experts in
their particular fields. The demonstrations planned are: Observing techniques at
the eyepiece; touring the Milky Way with naked eye; Basic astrophotography
techniques; Advanced astrophotography techniques. Help will be on hand to
complete the Milky Way Voyage and the Messier Marathon. And not to forget the
manual use of  observatory’s 22” telescope.

      Your Presentations: A room will be made available for the use of
participants’ presentations. Your can bring along your presentations on a CD
or a pen drive. A period of 10-12 minutes will be allotted to each participant.
Your presentations may be about telescope making, observing, a special
photograph, or a special observation trip etc. A computer and projector will be
provided in the presentation room.

      There is full cellphone coverage at the telescope grounds from various
companies. Cell phones are a cause of an inadvertant light pollution and
participants must take care not to display the lighted screen prominently, move
sufficiently away before taking out from their pockets.

     Registration is now open at www.milkywayvoyage.org. Participation is limited
to a total of 300. Please register yourself early to avoid disappointment. The
last date for registration is 15th February 2008. The fee for registration is
Rs. 500/- per participant. (which includes Voyage material, Snacks & Tea/coffee,
shuttle services between Nainital city and ARIES & and other facilities. See the
facilities page on our website.) The registration amount does not include
lodging, boarding.
      Payment options:
1.  By cash at our Administrative office in Mumbai, address given below.
2.  Send DD, MO or Cheque in favour of Milky Way Voyage payable at Mumbai to:
Milky Way Voyage 503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane, Ghatkopar (W),           Mumbai
- 400086.
      Phone: 022-25119195, 09323554536, 09821082487
3.  Direct deposit or fund transfer to Milky Way Voyage account with SBI.
Account No 66019691677 account name: Milky Way Voyage. Please inform us after
you deposit / transfer the money. Retain your copy of pay-in slip for the
confirmation.
4.  Online bank transfer to our above SBI Bank Account
5.  By Credit Card on www.milkywayvoyage.org
6.  Pay by cash at SPACE office.
      Milky Way Voyage is presented by Ajay Talwar, Nilesh Vayada & Science
Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE). Co-organised
by Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers (CIAA), Amateur Astronomers
Association of Delhi (AAAD).
      Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) has
graciously agreed to host the Voyage at Nainital.


      
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Dear Dr. Rathnasree

Thanks for your message.  At the moment, my schedule is too tight, but I would
certainly like to help you.  May be when I superannuate in Nov. 2008, I shall be
in a better position!

What about training volunteers in observations with Jantar Mantar ?  I can't do
that, but I remember an article by Dr. G. S. D. Babu detailing with  all this. 
If appropriate you may contact Dr. Babu on babugsd@....

Best wishes,

K. Sinha

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To: VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com
From: rathnasree63@...
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 11:08:37 +0000
Subject: [VenusTransit] Plans for IYA 2009 Activities




















             Dear Friends,



I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible ways :-)



Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm



I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA 2009 that can
be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are perhaps far too many
activities already listed here, but, suggestions for many more will be welcome.



Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just a subset of
the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to participate in totally
different activities suggested by you.



Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or  help in any way
possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting  funding or
sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and activities,  volunteering for
the conduction of activities - any which way that is possible,  but, please do
join hands with us.



The structure of these activities have been made in such a  manner that there is
a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving on to  views and
measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on to a virtual experience of
multiwavelength  studies through modern day telescopes and finally a glimpse of
the  latest excitements in related areas of explorations. The areas of
explorations has been limited to those in some way connected with observations
made by Galileo with his telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9,
perhaps)



There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-



1. Taare sadak par  - A program that  is meant to ensure that some handmade
telescopes and a few dedicated amateur  astronomers reach as many street corners
of India as possible, to gather  interested people around the telescope and
ensure that they get to see some  double stars, nebulae and clusters, the
craters on the Moon, the Galilean moons  of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the
phases of Venus. The taare  sadak par program  will also aim at quantifying
light pollution at various locations, by trying to  identify the magnitudes of
the faintest stars visible with naked eyes, from a given locality,  during
different times of the year. The taare  sadak par program  will also look at the
Astronomical connection of almost all Indian festivals and  chart out activities
for each festival. Along with these activities, awareness  against superstitious
astrological beliefs will be inculcated. And finally,  the program will initiate
long term projects for some of the very interested

  students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the growth in
our  understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary stars, 2.) Star
clusters  and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes, Galileo's observations of
Mizar as a  binary star and the Trapezium region, with measurements of the
angular  separations of stars, will be repeated by some interested groups of
amateur  astronomers. The latest developments in the understanding of these
objects as  spectroscopic binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be
followed  through long term student projects.



2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program  will consist of awareness 
carnivals related to Moon observations. Some of these carnivals will be centered
around Eclipses of the Moon  and Lunar Occultations. The carnivals will also
involve activities to raise  awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft
studies of the Moon and the  observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.



3. Brihaspati Shani mela



4. A year of Venus observations



5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects



6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities



7. A telescope treasure hunt



8. Sky as a Muse  - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature



9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy



Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm   for further details  on
all of these. I will also be updating  many of the incomplete pages soon, as
well as adding any material suggested by others (with credits, of course :-)



Please do give feedback on this.



Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi.



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Hello Madam,
                      Its great to know about this amazing series of
activities.It's a fantastic plan to popularize astronomy,thus bringing folks and
people more and more close to Astronomy,the mother of all sciences.I would like
to help in many possible ways such as providing telescopes for
observstions,voluntaring diffrent observational programs,providing resource
persons for these jobs.I would like to suggest that for all these activities we
need a strong coordination in between volunteers,amature astronomers and
N.Planetarium.So,better we should have some meetings in regard to this project.
   once again ,i would  like to thank you for mailing the details,as i want to
contribute a lot to most of the astronomical activities but we are not informed
about that,even though we are a member of AAA.
   Thanks
   Prashant K Mishra
   9911403089

Rathnasree Nandivada <rathnasree63@...> wrote:
           Dear Friends,

I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible ways :-)

Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm

I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA 2009 that can
be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are perhaps far too many
activities already listed here, but, suggestions for many more will be welcome.

Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just a subset of
the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to participate in totally
different activities suggested by you.

Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or help in any way
possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting funding or sources
for materials, sharing your thoughts and activities, volunteering for the
conduction of activities - any which way that is possible, but, please do join
hands with us.

The structure of these activities have been made in such a manner that there is
a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving on to views and
measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on to a virtual experience of
multiwavelength studies through modern day telescopes and finally a glimpse of
the latest excitements in related areas of explorations. The areas of
explorations has been limited to those in some way connected with observations
made by Galileo with his telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9,
perhaps)

There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-

1. Taare sadak par - A program that is meant to ensure that some handmade
telescopes and a few dedicated amateur astronomers reach as many street corners
of India as possible, to gather interested people around the telescope and
ensure that they get to see some double stars, nebulae and clusters, the craters
on the Moon, the Galilean moons of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the phases of
Venus. The taare sadak par program will also aim at quantifying light pollution
at various locations, by trying to identify the magnitudes of the faintest stars
visible with naked eyes, from a given locality, during different times of the
year. The taare sadak par program will also look at the Astronomical connection
of almost all Indian festivals and chart out activities for each festival. Along
with these activities, awareness against superstitious astrological beliefs will
be inculcated. And finally, the program will initiate long term projects for
some of the very interested
students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the growth in our
understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary stars, 2.) Star clusters
and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes, Galileo's observations of Mizar as a
binary star and the Trapezium region, with measurements of the angular
separations of stars, will be repeated by some interested groups of amateur
astronomers. The latest developments in the understanding of these objects as
spectroscopic binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be followed
through long term student projects.

2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program will consist of awareness carnivals
related to Moon observations. Some of these carnivals will be centered around
Eclipses of the Moon and Lunar Occultations. The carnivals will also involve
activities to raise awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft studies of
the Moon and the observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.

3. Brihaspati Shani mela

4. A year of Venus observations

5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects

6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities

7. A telescope treasure hunt

8. Sky as a Muse - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature

9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy

Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm for further details on
all of these. I will also be updating many of the incomplete pages soon, as well
as adding any material suggested by others (with credits, of course :-)

Please do give feedback on this.

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Dear Friends,

I am mailing to all of you asking for help in very many possible ways :-)

Please do look at http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm

I have outlined here some thoughts for possible activities for IYA 2009 that can
be done - collaboratively by all of us - there are perhaps far too many
activities already listed here, but, suggestions for many more will be welcome.

Collaborating with these activities could mean helping out with just a subset of
the activities that tickle your interest or asking us to participate in totally
different activities suggested by you.

Please do join us for any of these groups of activities, or  help in any way
possible through - feedback, sharing of resources, suggesting  funding or
sources for materials, sharing your thoughts and activities,  volunteering for
the conduction of activities - any which way that is possible,  but, please do
join hands with us.

The structure of these activities have been made in such a  manner that there is
a beginning with simple naked eye observations, moving on to  views and
measurements through moderate aperture telescopes, on to a virtual experience of
multiwavelength  studies through modern day telescopes and finally a glimpse of
the  latest excitements in related areas of explorations. The areas of
explorations has been limited to those in some way connected with observations
made by Galileo with his telescopes (other than activity groups 6 and 9,
perhaps)

There are 9 groups of activities listed here :-

1. Taare sadak par  - A program that  is meant to ensure that some handmade
telescopes and a few dedicated amateur  astronomers reach as many street corners
of India as possible, to gather  interested people around the telescope and
ensure that they get to see some  double stars, nebulae and clusters, the
craters on the Moon, the Galilean moons  of Jupiter, Saturn's rings and the
phases of Venus. The taare  sadak par program  will also aim at quantifying
light pollution at various locations, by trying to  identify the magnitudes of
the faintest stars visible with naked eyes, from a given locality,  during
different times of the year. The taare  sadak par program  will also look at the
Astronomical connection of almost all Indian festivals and  chart out activities
for each festival. Along with these activities, awareness  against superstitious
astrological beliefs will be inculcated. And finally,  the program will initiate
long term projects for some of the very interested
  students, wherein they can look at archived data and visualise the growth in
our  understanding of 1.) Visual and spectroscopic binary stars, 2.) Star
clusters  and 3.) Nebulae. With modest telescopes, Galileo's observations of
Mizar as a  binary star and the Trapezium region, with measurements of the
angular  separations of stars, will be repeated by some interested groups of
amateur  astronomers. The latest developments in the understanding of these
objects as  spectroscopic binary stars, variable stars, and OB stars will be
followed  through long term student projects.

2. Gali mein aaj chand nikla - This program  will consist of awareness 
carnivals related to Moon observations. Some of these carnivals will be centered
around Eclipses of the Moon  and Lunar Occultations. The carnivals will also
involve activities to raise  awareness related to multiwavelength spacecraft
studies of the Moon and the  observations expected from the Chandrayaan mission.

3. Brihaspati Shani mela

4. A year of Venus observations

5. Suraj ki garmi se - sunspot observation projects

6. Total Solar Eclipse 2009 activities

7. A telescope treasure hunt

8. Sky as a Muse  - The influence of Astronomy in Art and Literature

9. India's masonry and other heritage related to Astronomy

Please do look at the website I mentioned
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/IYA2009/activities.htm   for further details  on
all of these. I will also be updating  many of the incomplete pages soon, as
well as adding any material suggested by others (with credits, of course :-)

Please do give feedback on this.

Rathnasree, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi.





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Thankyou Dr Sinha,

Amateur astronomers thrive on encouragement from people like you.
ARIES will provide a good setting for a National Star Party, I am thankful that
permission has been granted to Milky Way Voyage.

Ajay Talwar


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From: KRISHNANAND SINHA <ksinha2000@...>
To: venustransit@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:02:49 AM
Subject: RE: [VenusTransit] Milky Way Voyage, First Annuoncement


Good news Ajay.

K. SDinha

************************************************************

Dr. K. Sinha,

Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES,

[Formerly (U. P.) State Observatory],

Manora Peak, Naini Tal - 263 129, Uttarakhand, India.

Phones : (O) +91 5942 - 232655, 233734, 233735 or 235583 with extension 211.

Fax : (O) +91 5942 233 439.

Phone & Fax : (R) +91 5942 224509.

Alternate email ID ksinha2000@...

************************************************************


To: VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com
From: ajaytalwar80@...
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:13:08 +0000
Subject: [VenusTransit] Milky Way Voyage, First Annuoncement




















             Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada Present the Milky Way Voyage,

in asociation with Science Popularisation Association of

Communicators and Educators, (SPACE).



The Milky Way Voyage (MyWave'08) organising committee for Year 2008

extends its warmest greetings to all readers of this First

Announcement. We are pleased to inform you that planning for

MyWave'08 is well under way, bringing a wide array of Amateur

Astronomers, Planetarium & Observatory outreach Personnel from all

over the India to Nainital in the Spring of 2008. This is the First

ever National Star party being organised in India. Milky Way Voyage

wants to be an annual event, evolving and getting better with each

passing year.



Milky Way Voyage will take place at Aryabhatta Research Institute of

Observational Sciences, ARIES, Manora Peak, Nainital, Uttrakhand,

India on the March 7th - 8th, 2008. The location will be Telescope

Grounds, between the 40" Sampurnanand Telescope and 22" Telescope

Building at ARIES. Milky Way Voyage will start in the afternoon of

March 7th, with a few light hearted presentations. Telescopes will

gather under the crystal clear skies of Nainital on two nights near a

new moon. The largest amateur telescopes in India will be on site for

viewing the heavens.



Invitation is extended to all Amateur Astronomers, Planetarium

Educators, Observatory Outreach persons and Telescope Vendors in

India. Milky Way Voyage will be able to offer a wide platform for

interactions between Amateur Astronomers themselves and with

Planetariums and Observtories across India. The current level of

amateur astronomy in India is growing quickly. This star party will

certainly be an eye opener for some, and oppurtunity to interact with

people of similar interests for others. We are sure that all

connected with astronomy in India will take advantage of this

opportunity. Milky Way Voyage organizers are striving to create an

national gathering that will provoke, question, enrich, and inspire

all attending astronomy community members. Participants are

encouraged to bring along their telescopes to the Milky Way Voyage. A

strict lights-off philosophy will be enforced at the Voyage for best

visual and photographic observations.

The skies at Nainital are legendary, and will be remembered for many

years to come.



The activities planned at site are the The Milky Way Voyage - A

voyage of 135 beautiful Deepsky wonders, all within the River in the

Sky, Messier Marathon, Best Astrophoto Contest, Best homemade

telescope or telescope innovation in the telescope showcase.



Registration is now open at www.milkywayvoyage.org. Participation is

limited to a total of 300. Please register yourself early to avoid

dissappoinment. The last date for registration is 15th February,

2008. The fee for registration is Rs 500/- per participant. (which

includes voyage materials, Snacks & Tea/coffee, shuttle services

between Nainital city and ARIES. The registration amount does not

include lodging & boarding)

We offer following payment options:

1.Pay cash at our Administrative office in Mumbai, address given

below.

2.Send Demand Draft or Money Order or Cheque in favour of Milky Way

Voyage payable at Mumbai.

Address at which payment is to be sent -

     Milky Way Voyage

     503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane,Ghatkopar (W), Bombay 400086.

     Tel: 022-25119195 / 09323554536 / 09821082487

3.Direct Deposit or Fund transfer to Milky Way Voyage account with

SBI. Account details: Account No 66019691677 Account Name: Milky Way

Voyage. Please inform us after you deposit / transfer the money.

Retain your copy of pay in slip for the confirmation.

4.Online Bank transfer to our above SBI Bank Account

5.Payment by Credit Card on our website www.milkywayvoyage.org



Join the discussion group regarding all topics related to the Milky

Way Voyage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/milkywayvoyage



Hotel Accommodation

ARIES campus is situated 9kms from Nainital city (by road) although

it is only 4 kms walking distance. There are numerous hotels in this

tourist heaven. March 7th & 8th happens to be in the middle of off-

Season, when maximum discounts are applicable on hotel rates. We have

identified 3 hotels which we recommend to the participants.

Telephonic reservations are available in two, namely Welcome Park and

Evelyn. We have tied up with these two hotels to get maximum discount

possible for participants. Hotel Sarovar, which is run by the Kumaon

Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) has a booking facility at Janpath, New

Delhi. We will endeavour to make a bulk booking in Hotel Sarovar.

Booking will be made on 100% advance basis. The last date for making

payment to us is 15th January, 2008. Alternatively online booking is

available and there are a number of booking centres all over India

for this hotel. More accomodation information is available on our

website www.milkywayvoyage.org



About Nainital

Nainital is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with

scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources . Dotted with

lakes , Nainital has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of India .

The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills .

Nainital has a varied topography . Some of the important places in

the district are Nainital, Haldwani, Kaladhungi, Ramnagar, Bhowali,

Ramgarh, Mukteshwar, Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukuchiatal. Nainital's

unending expense of scenic  beauty is nothing short of a romance with

awe-inspiring and pristine Mother nature.



Milky Way Voyage is presented by Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada,

in Association with Science Popularisation Association of

Communicators and Educators, (SPACE).

Co-Organised by Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers (CIAA),

Amateur Astronomers Association of Delhi (AAAD).

ARIES has graciously agreed to host the Voyage at Nainital.



Milky Way Voyage

503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane,Ghatkopar (W), Bombay 400086.

Tel: 022-25119195 / 09323554536 / 09821082487

E-mail: starparty@...

Web site: www.milkywayvoyage.org



Calendar of Events

25th Dec, 2007    Registration Begins

15th Jan, 2008    Sarovar Hotel booking deadline

1st Feb, 2008    Second Announcement

15th Feb, 2008    Registration Ends

15th Feb, 2008    Astrophotography competition submission deadline

7th Mar, 2008    Voyage starts in the afternoon

9th Mar, 2008    Voyage ends at dawn
























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Good news Ajay.

K. SDinha

************************************************************

Dr. K. Sinha,

Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES,

[Formerly (U. P.) State Observatory],

Manora Peak, Naini Tal - 263 129, Uttarakhand, India.

Phones : (O) +91 5942 - 232655, 233734, 233735 or 235583 with extension 211.

Fax : (O) +91 5942 233 439.

Phone & Fax : (R) +91 5942 224509.

Alternate email ID ksinha2000@...

************************************************************


To: VenusTransit@yahoogroups.com
From: ajaytalwar80@...
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:13:08 +0000
Subject: [VenusTransit] Milky Way Voyage, First Annuoncement




















             Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada Present the Milky Way Voyage,

in asociation with Science Popularisation Association of

Communicators and Educators, (SPACE).



The Milky Way Voyage (MyWave'08) organising committee for Year 2008

extends its warmest greetings to all readers of this First

Announcement. We are pleased to inform you that planning for

MyWave'08 is well under way, bringing a wide array of Amateur

Astronomers, Planetarium & Observatory outreach Personnel from all

over the India to Nainital in the Spring of 2008. This is the First

ever National Star party being organised in India. Milky Way Voyage

wants to be an annual event, evolving and getting better with each

passing year.



Milky Way Voyage will take place at Aryabhatta Research Institute of

Observational Sciences, ARIES, Manora Peak, Nainital, Uttrakhand,

India on the March 7th - 8th, 2008. The location will be Telescope

Grounds, between the 40" Sampurnanand Telescope and 22" Telescope

Building at ARIES. Milky Way Voyage will start in the afternoon of

March 7th, with a few light hearted presentations. Telescopes will

gather under the crystal clear skies of Nainital on two nights near a

new moon. The largest amateur telescopes in India will be on site for

viewing the heavens.



Invitation is extended to all Amateur Astronomers, Planetarium

Educators, Observatory Outreach persons and Telescope Vendors in

India. Milky Way Voyage will be able to offer a wide platform for

interactions between Amateur Astronomers themselves and with

Planetariums and Observtories across India. The current level of

amateur astronomy in India is growing quickly. This star party will

certainly be an eye opener for some, and oppurtunity to interact with

people of similar interests for others. We are sure that all

connected with astronomy in India will take advantage of this

opportunity. Milky Way Voyage organizers are striving to create an

national gathering that will provoke, question, enrich, and inspire

all attending astronomy community members. Participants are

encouraged to bring along their telescopes to the Milky Way Voyage. A

strict lights-off philosophy will be enforced at the Voyage for best

visual and photographic observations.

  The skies at Nainital are legendary, and will be remembered for many

years to come.



The activities planned at site are the The Milky Way Voyage - A

voyage of 135 beautiful Deepsky wonders, all within the River in the

Sky, Messier Marathon, Best Astrophoto Contest, Best homemade

telescope or telescope innovation in the telescope showcase.



Registration is now open at www.milkywayvoyage.org. Participation is

limited to a total of 300. Please register yourself early to avoid

dissappoinment. The last date for registration is 15th February,

2008. The fee for registration is Rs 500/- per participant. (which

includes voyage materials, Snacks & Tea/coffee, shuttle services

between Nainital city and ARIES. The registration amount does not

include lodging & boarding)

We offer following payment options:

1.Pay cash at our Administrative office in Mumbai, address given

below.

2.Send Demand Draft or Money Order or Cheque in favour of Milky Way

Voyage payable at Mumbai.

Address at which payment is to be sent -

     Milky Way Voyage

     503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane,Ghatkopar (W), Bombay 400086.

     Tel: 022-25119195 / 09323554536 / 09821082487

3.Direct Deposit or Fund transfer to Milky Way Voyage account with

SBI. Account details: Account No 66019691677 Account Name: Milky Way

Voyage. Please inform us after you deposit / transfer the money.

Retain your copy of pay in slip for the confirmation.

4.Online Bank transfer to our above SBI Bank Account

5.Payment by Credit Card on our website www.milkywayvoyage.org



Join the discussion group regarding all topics related to the Milky

Way Voyage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/milkywayvoyage



Hotel Accommodation

ARIES campus is situated 9kms from Nainital city (by road) although

it is only 4 kms walking distance. There are numerous hotels in this

tourist heaven. March 7th & 8th happens to be in the middle of off-

Season, when maximum discounts are applicable on hotel rates. We have

identified 3 hotels which we recommend to the participants.

Telephonic reservations are available in two, namely Welcome Park and

Evelyn. We have tied up with these two hotels to get maximum discount

possible for participants. Hotel Sarovar, which is run by the Kumaon

Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) has a booking facility at Janpath, New

Delhi. We will endeavour to make a bulk booking in Hotel Sarovar.

Booking will be made on 100% advance basis. The last date for making

payment to us is 15th January, 2008. Alternatively online booking is

available and there are a number of booking centres all over India

for this hotel. More accomodation information is available on our

website www.milkywayvoyage.org



About Nainital

Nainital is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with

scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources . Dotted with

lakes , Nainital has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of India .

The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills .

Nainital has a varied topography . Some of the important places in

the district are Nainital, Haldwani, Kaladhungi, Ramnagar, Bhowali,

Ramgarh, Mukteshwar, Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukuchiatal. Nainital's

unending expense of scenic  beauty is nothing short of a romance with

awe-inspiring and pristine Mother nature.



Milky Way Voyage is presented by Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada,

in Association with Science Popularisation Association of

Communicators and Educators, (SPACE).

Co-Organised by Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers (CIAA),

Amateur Astronomers Association of Delhi (AAAD).

ARIES has graciously agreed to host the Voyage at Nainital.



Milky Way Voyage

503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane,Ghatkopar (W), Bombay 400086.

Tel: 022-25119195 / 09323554536 / 09821082487

E-mail: starparty@...

Web site: www.milkywayvoyage.org



Calendar of Events

25th Dec, 2007    Registration Begins

15th Jan, 2008    Sarovar Hotel booking deadline

  1st Feb, 2008    Second Announcement

15th Feb, 2008    Registration Ends

15th Feb, 2008    Astrophotography competition submission deadline

  7th Mar, 2008    Voyage starts in the afternoon

  9th Mar, 2008    Voyage ends at dawn
























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Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada Present the Milky Way Voyage,
in asociation with Science Popularisation Association of
Communicators and Educators, (SPACE).

The Milky Way Voyage (MyWave'08) organising committee for Year 2008
extends its warmest greetings to all readers of this First
Announcement. We are pleased to inform you that planning for
MyWave'08 is well under way, bringing a wide array of Amateur
Astronomers, Planetarium & Observatory outreach Personnel from all
over the India to Nainital in the Spring of 2008. This is the First
ever National Star party being organised in India. Milky Way Voyage
wants to be an annual event, evolving and getting better with each
passing year.

Milky Way Voyage will take place at Aryabhatta Research Institute of
Observational Sciences, ARIES, Manora Peak, Nainital, Uttrakhand,
India on the March 7th - 8th, 2008. The location will be Telescope
Grounds, between the 40" Sampurnanand Telescope and 22" Telescope
Building at ARIES. Milky Way Voyage will start in the afternoon of
March 7th, with a few light hearted presentations. Telescopes will
gather under the crystal clear skies of Nainital on two nights near a
new moon. The largest amateur telescopes in India will be on site for
viewing the heavens.

Invitation is extended to all Amateur Astronomers, Planetarium
Educators, Observatory Outreach persons and Telescope Vendors in
India. Milky Way Voyage will be able to offer a wide platform for
interactions between Amateur Astronomers themselves and with
Planetariums and Observtories across India. The current level of
amateur astronomy in India is growing quickly. This star party will
certainly be an eye opener for some, and oppurtunity to interact with
people of similar interests for others. We are sure that all
connected with astronomy in India will take advantage of this
opportunity. Milky Way Voyage organizers are striving to create an
national gathering that will provoke, question, enrich, and inspire
all attending astronomy community members. Participants are
encouraged to bring along their telescopes to the Milky Way Voyage. A
strict lights-off philosophy will be enforced at the Voyage for best
visual and photographic observations.
  The skies at Nainital are legendary, and will be remembered for many
years to come.


The activities planned at site are the The Milky Way Voyage - A
voyage of 135 beautiful Deepsky wonders, all within the River in the
Sky, Messier Marathon, Best Astrophoto Contest, Best homemade
telescope or telescope innovation in the telescope showcase.

Registration is now open at www.milkywayvoyage.org. Participation is
limited to a total of 300. Please register yourself early to avoid
dissappoinment. The last date for registration is 15th February,
2008. The fee for registration is Rs 500/- per participant. (which
includes voyage materials, Snacks & Tea/coffee, shuttle services
between Nainital city and ARIES. The registration amount does not
include lodging & boarding)
We offer following payment options:
1.Pay cash at our Administrative office in Mumbai, address given
below.
2.Send Demand Draft or Money Order or Cheque in favour of Milky Way
Voyage payable at Mumbai.
Address at which payment is to be sent -
     Milky Way Voyage
     503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane,Ghatkopar (W), Bombay 400086.
     Tel: 022-25119195 / 09323554536 / 09821082487
3.Direct Deposit or Fund transfer to Milky Way Voyage account with
SBI. Account details: Account No 66019691677 Account Name: Milky Way
Voyage. Please inform us after you deposit / transfer the money.
Retain your copy of pay in slip for the confirmation.
4.Online Bank transfer to our above SBI Bank Account
5.Payment by Credit Card on our website www.milkywayvoyage.org

Join the discussion group regarding all topics related to the Milky
Way Voyage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/milkywayvoyage

Hotel Accommodation
ARIES campus is situated 9kms from Nainital city (by road) although
it is only 4 kms walking distance. There are numerous hotels in this
tourist heaven. March 7th & 8th happens to be in the middle of off-
Season, when maximum discounts are applicable on hotel rates. We have
identified 3 hotels which we recommend to the participants.
Telephonic reservations are available in two, namely Welcome Park and
Evelyn. We have tied up with these two hotels to get maximum discount
possible for participants. Hotel Sarovar, which is run by the Kumaon
Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) has a booking facility at Janpath, New
Delhi. We will endeavour to make a bulk booking in Hotel Sarovar.
Booking will be made on 100% advance basis. The last date for making
payment to us is 15th January, 2008. Alternatively online booking is
available and there are a number of booking centres all over India
for this hotel. More accomodation information is available on our
website www.milkywayvoyage.org


About Nainital
Nainital is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with
scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources . Dotted with
lakes , Nainital has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of India .
The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills .
Nainital has a varied topography . Some of the important places in
the district are Nainital, Haldwani, Kaladhungi, Ramnagar, Bhowali,
Ramgarh, Mukteshwar, Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukuchiatal. Nainital's
unending expense of scenic  beauty is nothing short of a romance with
awe-inspiring and pristine Mother nature.

Milky Way Voyage is presented by Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada,
in Association with Science Popularisation Association of
Communicators and Educators, (SPACE).
Co-Organised by Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers (CIAA),
Amateur Astronomers Association of Delhi (AAAD).
ARIES has graciously agreed to host the Voyage at Nainital.

Milky Way Voyage
503A, Prem Kunj, Navroji Lane,Ghatkopar (W), Bombay 400086.
Tel: 022-25119195 / 09323554536 / 09821082487
E-mail: starparty@...
Web site: www.milkywayvoyage.org

Calendar of Events
25th Dec, 2007    Registration Begins
15th Jan, 2008    Sarovar Hotel booking deadline
  1st Feb, 2008    Second Announcement
15th Feb, 2008    Registration Ends
15th Feb, 2008    Astrophotography competition submission deadline
 7th Mar, 2008    Voyage starts in the afternoon
 9th Mar, 2008    Voyage ends at dawn

ALL THE BEST ARVIND SIR!


Thanking You,
                         Yours faithfully,
                            SALIL KAMAT.
                  (Khagol Mandal,Mumbai-INDIA)
Khagol Mandal-is the largest association of amateur astronomers in Mumbai,INDIA.
www.khagolmandal.com

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Good to hear that Arvind. I last heard you on TV when
there was a meteorite fall in Gujarat last year.

Best wishes

Manoj
--- arp@... wrote:

> hi
>
> I am likely to be on Aaj Tak tonight from 8 p.m. for
> a live
> mars show.
>
> Arvind
>



      
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