| Event ID: | 11655 |
| Contact Name: | Amanpreet Kaur |
| Contact Email: | amanpreet.k@space-india.com |
| Contact Phone: | 8558812942 |
| Organization: | Space India- Springdales Sr. Sec. Public School, Sherpur Road, Ludhiana |
| Event Web Site: | http://www.springdaleludhiana.com/ |
| Dates: | 30th September 2016 to 1st October 2016 |
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| Type: | School |
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| Country: | India |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| City: | Ludhiana |
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| Location: | Ludhiana |
| Event Name: | Space India- Overnight Excursion to one of the darkest site of Punjab, India |
| Event Description: | Space India organized an overnight excursion for students of Springdales Sr. Sec. Public School, Sherpur Road, Ludhiana on October 1, 2016 and October 2, 2016. Students were taken to one of the darkest site of Punjab where they enjoyed observing stars, planets, galaxies, star clusters, nebulae and other celestial objects. They learned to find directions by using a pole star. Also, they got to know how to locate a pole star with the help of constellations Cassiopea and Ursa Major. They learnt about Zenith and Nadir, i.e. the highest and lowest points in the sky. They learned the concepts of Dark Adaptation and Light pollution. They learned to find constellations by using planisphere. They learned to handle 8 inches Reflector Telescope along with its parts and working. |
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| Report on the Results: | Space India organized an overnight excursion for aprox. 30 students of Springdales Sr. Sec. Public School, Sherpur Road, Ludhiana on October 1, 2016 and October 2, 2016. Students enjoyed observing the sky by using planisphere. They learned to find directions by using pole star. They Also, they got to know how to locate a pole star with the help of constellations Cassiopea and Ursa Major. They learnt about Zenith and Nadir, i.e. the highest and lowest points in the sky. They learned the concepts of Dark Adaptation and Light pollution. They learned to find constellations by using planisphere. They learned to handle 8 inches Reflector Telescope along with its parts and working. They made patterns of constellations in the sky by joining the stars. They vpointed telescope towards brightest stars and nebulae. |
| Attendance: | 30 |
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