Saturn Watch

Asteroid 2012 DA14 Fly-by.

This video is a set of 16 images taken at 20 second exposure each. While viewing through a telescope, the Asteroid appears like any other star and can be told apart only by its movement in relation to the other stars. However in these photographs, It appears as a small line due to the 20 second exposure while capturing the images. Images are taken by Mayuresh Prabhune, along with Spandan Waghmare, Kedar Saraf and Devdatta Urankar from the Location near Sinhagad Fort, Pune, India.

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Public Programs:

1. 4th Pimpri-Chinchwad Science Congess, 2012

We are organizing 4th Pimpri-Chinchwad Science Congress, 2012 on 2 and 3 December, at Jnana Prabodhani, Nigdi. Prior Registration is required to participate in the congress. Students from standard 8 to standard 12 are eligible to participate in lecture and documentary series. Other programs will be open for everyone. Science Congress will consist of Lecture series, Science Documentaries, Exhibition, Mini-Planetorium, Star Gazing Programs. Please contact us if you want to register. 

2. Jupitor Opposition

Jupiter will be at opposition on 3rd December, 2012 and will be at its brigihtest and closest to Earth. Khagol Vishwa has arranged a public Star Gazing session on 2 and 3 December, where people will have a chance to see Jupitor through telescope. This program is open for all. Timing: 7 pm - 10 pm at Jnana Prabodhani, Nigdi. 

Meteor Showers:

1. Geminid Meteor Shower: 13th December, 2012. 

Geminid is arguably the most beautiful meteor showers every year. Active from December 4-17, It peaks on 13th Night. ZHR for this year is given as 120. We are organizing a meteor observation session and a star gazing program on the occasion of Geminds. More information will be updated soon. 

Lonar Crater Study

Lonar crater is an impact crater Located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra State, India (19058'N, 76031'E). Lonar crater is an important geological structure. This crater formed in basalt rock of the Deccan plateau some 35 to 50 thousand years ago is only of its kind. Though now it is declared as an impact crater, from 1823 when J. E. Alexander pointed out the crater, for almost a century and half the exact type of its origin was a debatable issue. Initially it was thought to be a volcanic crater. In fact the famous geologist G.K. Gilbert in 1896 showed its similarity with the Meteor crater (Barringer crater), Arizona.