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About the Organisation
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Khagol Vishwa (खगोल विश्व), (Registered under, Society Registration Act, 1960) was
established on 17th Nov. 1999. In 1998, the Leonid meteor shower was expected
with outburst. Some enthusiastic students from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad area
came together to observe that event scientifically. After observing that
glorious event, all of them got inspired to do something different in Amateur
Astronomy. They decided to form an official group under which they could come
together; discuss on various topics in Astronomy, observe various events in the
Sky and contribute to present amateur astronomical world. A group of 4 - 6
amateur astronomers in 1999 is now a well-known science exploring organization
‘Khagol Vishwa’.
Khagol Vishwa carries lots of activities like Science Popularisation,
Monthly Star Gazing Programs, lectures on
Astronomy in schools and colleges, Exhibitions, Astro-photography, Scientific Observations of
Astronomical Events like Meteor Showers,
Radio Meteor shower observations, Occultation, Transit, Eclipses, Variables
Stars etc. Khagol Vishwa is also, carrying a Khagol Prasar Abhiyaan at
Schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Khagol Vishwa is working for a national Goal ‘Vision
2020’.
There are four main sections of Khagol Vishwa.
- Observation Section
- Science Popularization Section
- Research and Development Section
- Instrumentation Section
Please use the menu above to know more about these sections and their work.
खगोल विश्वची स्थापना १९९९ साली १७ नोव्हेंबर रोजी झाली. १९९८ मध्ये सिंह राषीतील उल्कावर्षाव मोठ्या प्रमाणात दिसणार होता. त्यावेळी पुणे व पिंपरी - चिंचवड
मधिल काही खगोल शास्त्राची आवड असणारे तरूण या उल्कावर्षावाची निरीक्षणे घेण्यासाठी एकत्र आले. तो अतिशय सुंदर उल्कावर्षाव पाहून प्रेरीत झालेल्या तरूणांनी हौशी खगोल शास्त्रामध्ये
भरीव कार्य करण्याच्या हेतूने एकत्र येऊन खगोल विश्व संस्थेची स्थापना केली. फक्त ४ - ६ हौशी खगोल शास्त्रज्ञांपासून सुरवात झालेल्या खगोल विश्वचे आता ५०० हून अधिक
सभासद आहेत.
पुणे व पिंपरी-चिंचवड परिसरात खगोलविश्व विविध उपक्रमांचे आयोजन करते. मुलभुत विज्ञान प्रसार, दर महिन्याला आकाश दर्शनाचे कार्यक्रम, शाळा व महाविद्यालयांमधे
खगोल शास्त्र विषयक व्याख्यानांचे आयोजन, प्रदर्शने हे उपक्रम, तसेच उल्कावर्षाव, पिधाने, प्रतियुती, अधिक्रमणे, ग्रहणे, रूपविकारी तारे इत्यादी खगोलशास्त्रीय घटनांची शास्त्रीय निरिक्षणे
खगोल विश्वतर्फे घेतली जातात. लहान वयातच खगोल शास्त्राची आवड निर्माण व्हावी या हेतूने खगोल विष्व शाळांमधे खगोल प्रसार अभियान २००५ पासून राबवत आहे.
खगोल विश्वचे संस्थेचे पुढील प्रमुख विभाग आहेत.
- खगोल शास्त्रीय निरीक्षणे
- विज्ञान प्रसार
- संशोधन व विकास
- साधन विभाग
या विभागांच्या अधिक माहिती कृपया वरील मेनुचा वापर करावा.
Observing Section
Planetary:
Planetary Observations are helpful to study changes in the surfaces and
study of satellites of Planets like Jupiter, Saturn and Saturn Rings, Lunar
Surface and as well as Transits and Oppositions of Planets. These
observations are visual and Photographic.
Variable Stars:
Visual observations of variable stars and plotting the light curves. These
observations are reporting to the organizations- AAVSO, CPA- VSS. Khagol
Vishwa has formed a special Variable Star Section- VSS for detailed study in
this field.
Occultation:
All types of eclipses, occultation of stars by planets and asteroids, lunar
occultation, Transits, timing these events, Photography and CCD observations
for study of particular Astronomical body. These observations are submitted
to IOTA for further study
Deep Sky:
This section is working for study of faint objects in the night sky.
Observations of NGS and Messier objects, comet hunting, photography of deep
sky through telescopes.
Science Popularization Section
After analyzing situation of science education and awareness in surrounding
area, Khagol Vishwa started to organize slide shows, Lectures, sky watching
Programmes, basic astronomy camps to attract school and college students and
common people towards Astronomy and basic sciences. This Section is not limited to
Astronomy. Various fields in the science come under it
Some Activities under this section:
Khagol Prasar Abhiyan is to attract highschool students towards Astronomy
and to train them as an amateur astronomer with the help of Monthly Sky
Gazing Programmes, Special Slide Shows on famous events like planet
opposition, Eclipse, Meteor Shower, Science workshops for students and
science teachers.
Akash Aplya Daari: Free Sky watching Programmes through telescopes with
slide shows in societies and villages for common people.
Newsletter ‘Dhruva’: This monthly newsletter of Khagol Vishwa informs
about monthly night sky, main events, announcements and current news in
Astronomy.
Pimpri Chinchwad Science Congress: The City level science congress is
organized after every alternate year in Pimpri - Chinchwad. Khagol Vishwa
organized first science congress with the help of Municipal Corporation of
Pimpri Chinchwad and Jnana Prabodhini Vidyalaya, Nigdi in January 2005.
Arround 1000 students from various schools participated in this 3 day
congress. The second Pimpri Chinchwad Science Congress was in January 2007.
The third Science congress was held from 12 - 15 February 2009 at S.N.B.P.
High School. Around 300 students participated in this science congress.
Keeping the International Year of Astronomy in mind, Khagol Vishwa has
decided to arrange lectures and slideshows on basic astronomy in schools and
colleges; and will encourage them to start an "Astroclub" of their own for
students. If you want to arrange our lectures and need any help in forming
an astroclub, please contact us.
We'll be glad to help.
Research and Development Section
The aim of formation of this section is to create atmosphere of research and
development in India on Amateur Level. It will be helpful to encourage more
and more students to do something, to invent something for our society and
Nation even if he/she is not with science background and working in
different types of fields.
Some main projects under progress are:
- Radio Networking on the basis of HAM for tele-education and communication
under emergency
- Mini weather stations in all main villages for knowing local environment,
helpful for students and farmers.
- Creating electricity from bio gas
- Amateur Mobile Observatory for deep sky study and study of Near Earth
Objects
- Analyzing observations taken by all observers, publishing papers, making
research projects
Instrumentation Section
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Telescope Making
workshop |
Any study and research work is not completed without good quality
instruments. Khagol Vishwa is trying to buy all kinds of quality
instruments, useful for observations and study. At the same time, all these
instruments are being constructed and developed manually under this section.
Currently, we have 8", 6", 5" and 4" reflector Telescopes. We also
have 80X20 binocular for variable star and messier objects observations. Other instruments include SLR cameras,
CCDs, Radio Antennas, Computers etc.
Some developed and under-development instruments are:
- Reflector Telescopes 6”, 12”
- Photometer: for variable star observation.
- Radio Receiver and Antenna: for observing Sun, Jupiter.
- Automatic Radio Meteor Observation setup
- Sky tracking system
- Spectroscope
- Full sky photography system
- Software for analysis of all types of Astronomical Observations
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