Interest Groups

 ASTRONOMY CLUB


Register yourself to be a member of the club here.

Join The Google Group http://groups.google.co.in/group/astronomyclubiitd


Update: You can find a repository of some astronomy e-books and freewares at a local server here

Session 2: Saturday, 13th March 2010, Lawns in front of Block-I: Observation session by Mr. Raghu from AAA, Delhi.

Session 1:  Wednesday, 17th Feb 2010, VI-LT-2, 5-6.30 PM: Theory session on Basic observational astronomy by Anant.

Session 0: Friday, 29th Jan, 2010, VI-LT-2, 5-6 PM: Introductory session by Anant, Abhishek Sharan and Abhishek Surana.

 


Objective

The objective of setting up an Astronomy Club at IIT Delhi, is to provide its students an exposure to the amazing field of astronomy as well as to provide the amateur astronomers/ hobbyists a community of fellow students with the same passion.

Goals

  • To provide astronomy hobbyists/ amateur astronomers a medium to pursue their hobby as well as to bring together students who have a common passion for astronomy.  
  • To provide amateur astronomers a platform to pursue their research work, which might include some small projects like mapping/ discovering small binaries/ variable stars etc.
  • To contribute to the astronomical research being done in the country.

Proposed activities: 

The Astronomy Club of IIT Delhi, while working on the lines of its counterparts in other IITs, will be holding the following activities:

 

  • Fornightly/ Monthly meetings/ sessions: These include:

    • Theory sessions: Each member will be free to discuss any idea that he/ she comes up with or give a lecture/ presentation on a pre-decided topic that everybody wants to learn about. Alternatively, the club coordinator can invite an amateur astronomer/ prominent scientist/ professor to give a guest lecture to inspire the students to pursue technological research in this field.. 

       

    • Observation sessions: To be held immediately after the theory session. The members would be free to use the telescopes/ binoculars/ star maps with the club to pursue their hobby of star gazing/ astrophotography or even research.

  • Excursion to an observation site once a semester: Depending upon the interest of the students as well as depending upon whether some interesting astronomical event is about to occur.

  • Planetarium Visits

You can register for the club here. Upon joining the club, you will receive the invite for the google group.

For further details about anything related to the club, feel free to contact:

Anant Jain: M +91 98-71-724072; or mail at anant90[at]gmail.com

Core team members: 

  1. Abhishek Sharan, 3rd year EP
  2. Abhishek Surana, 2nd year EE
  3. Nitin Jain, 1st year CSE

      and Anant Jain, 2nd year EE

We are looking forward to expand our core team to involve more of members in planning and organizing sessions. Please feel free to contact either of us anytime :)