National Workshop on “Daytime Astronomy in preparation for Transit of Venus" 2012

Workshop Schedule:

March 1 , 2012

08.30 – 09.30    Breakfast

09.00 – 10.00    Registration and filling up of TA forms

10.00 – 12.10     Inaugural Programme –

10.00 – 10.05    Welcome : Dr. Arvind Ranade / TVVenkateshwaran

10.05 – 10.10    Importance of this workshop – Dr. Vivek Monteiro

10.10 – 10.40    Universalizing the Universe for Universalization of Quality Science education : Dr. Sabyasachi Chaterjee

10.40 – 12.10    Inauguration of DVD and DTA kit – screening of DVD.

12.10- 12.30 TEA

12.30 – 1.30     Nano Solar System – Dr. Vivek Monteiro, Naresh Bhoir

01.30 – 02.30   Lunch

2.30 – 3.30       Pin hole, Magic mirror, Ball mirror, projections, Darkroom - Dr. Vivek Monteiro

3.30 - 04.30     Convex lens, Magic of 110 , distance finding, How far is the Sun Dr. Vivek Monteiro

4.30-4.45    tea

04.45 – 06.00     Telescope Making, making the ball mount, portable darkroom – Geeta Ladi, Purushottam Tripathi

06.00 – 07.00      Free Time: Completion of TA formalities

07.00 – 08.30      Evening Sky : Dr. Aniket Sule , Observation of Moon Phase and Venus Phase

Post Dinner night sky watching : Dr. Aniket Sule, Prakash Parkhe

Screening of resource materials including Cosmic zoom, Cosmic Voyage, VP film on TOV, etc. in hostel foyer

March 2, 2012 :

08.30 – 09.00     Breakfast

09.00 - 09.45     Transit of Venus from First to Last : Dr. Arvind Ranade

09.45 – 10.45     Spectroscopy in Astronomy - Dr. Arvind Paranjpye

10.45 – 11.30     Role Play – TVVenkateshwaran and Anshumala

11.30 – 11.45     tea

11.45 – 12.30     Role Play and Solar noon – TVVenkateshwaran and Anshumala

12.30 – 01.30     Solar noon, Finding north, Geosynchron, safe viewing of sun : Geeta Mahashabde, Subodh Kembhavi

01.30 – 02.30    Lunch

2.30 – 3.15        Angle dangle meter , disappearing stars , Distance Finding, experiments with graph paper : Dr. Vivek Monteiro

03.15 – 04.15    Transit of Venus and Distance measurement calculations : Dr. Vivek Monteiro

04.15 – 04.30    Tea

04.30 – 05.30    discussion and experience sharing by participants. Follow up Plans for TOV campaign

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05.30 – 06.00    Concluding session