Jyotirvidya Parisanstha (known as JVP to people of Pune) is the oldest association of amateur astronomers in India. On August 22, 1944 eminent citizens of Pune formed JVP, primarily for the spread of knowledge of astronomy among the public and also to make their own contribution as far as possible. It was the first association of its kind and remained so far for a few decades. more...
| Date | Lecturer | Topic | Venue |
| 7 May 2012 | Dr. Ajit Kembhavi, Director, IUCAA | Gravitational Waves | Tilak Smarak Mandir Basement Hall |
| 17 May 2012 | Mr. Mohan Apte | Ancient Indian Astronomy | Tilak Smarak Mandir Basement Hall |
13 May 2012: Zero Shadow Day Celebration by Jyotirvidya Parisanstha at Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune from 12 to 1 pm. Click here for more info.
Jyotirvidya Parisanstha, Pune has arranged an overnight Star-party on May 19, 2012 at Gokul Lawns near Pirangut, Dist. Pune. It is a good opportunity to observe crescent Venus, rings of saturn in this period. Along with telescopic viewing of Venus and Saturn, one can observe Moon; Mars; galaxies and nebulae, etc. and necked eye star gazing has also been arranged by the Jyotirvidya Parisanstha. For more information, please contact Mr. Aniruddha Deshpande: 9822612737. Registration on the spot.
Basic Astronomy course will be conducted in the month of May, between 7 to 28 May 2012. Venue: Tilak Smarak Mandir, Basement Hall Timing: 7 pm to 9 pm. Registration open at JVP office in the evening between 6 to 8 pm.
Schedule of the Course
Date |
Topic |
Lecturer |
Lecture content |
7-5- 2012 |
Inauguration and lecture on Gravitational waves |
Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, |
Gravitational waves and their observations, LIGO, etc. |
8-5-2012 |
History of Astronomy |
Mr. Shekhar Phatak, Ex. President, JVP |
History of Indian and western astronomy. How observational techniques, laws in astronomy evolve with time. Necked eye and telescopic evolution of observational astronomy, etc. |
10-5-2012 |
Solar System |
Mr. Sumit Purohit, Executive committee member, JVP |
Birth of solar system, introduction to each planet and dwarf planet; laws of planetary motion, etc. |
| 11-5-2012 | Time and Measurement | Mr. V. V. Sovani, Ex. President, JVP | Panchang and its astronomical significance, Hindu and Gregorian calendars, astronomical co-ordinates and measurements, etc. |
12-5-2012 |
New telescopes of this century |
Large telescopes set up by professional observatories, space telescopes |
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| Cosmic Microwave Background | Dr. Tarun Souradeep, Professor, IUCAA | COBE Space Telescope | |
14-5-2012 |
Astronomical instruments and Astrophotography |
Mr. Parimal Dave, Executive committee member, JVP |
Basics of optical instruments, binoculars, refractor and reflector telescopes, astrophotography using digital cameras, webcams, etc. |
15-5-2012 |
Cosmology |
Mr. Mujtaba Lokhandwala, President, JVP |
Stars, classification of stars, birth and death of stars, galaxies, classification of galaxies, etc. |
17-5-2012 |
प्राचीन भारतीय खगोलशास्त्र (OPEN LECTURE) |
Mr. Mohan Apte |
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19-5-2012 |
Observational Session |
Mr. Deepak Joshi, Vice-president, JVP |
Overnight observational session outside the city of Pune. Introduction to constellations, sketching of constellations, handling of telescopes, etc. |
22-5-2012 |
Extrasolar planetary systems |
How extrasolar planetary systems are discovered, systems discovered till now and their observation. |
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24-5-2012 |
Search for extra terrestrial life |
Dr. Prakash Tupe, Ex. President, JVP |
Basic needs for life, favourable habitats, work in progress towards search of new life, etc. |
25-5-2012 |
Events and Phenomena |
Dr. Sagar Gokhale, Secretary, JVP |
Eclipses (Solar and Lunar), occultation (lunar, planetary and asteroid), transits of inner planets |
28-5-2012 |
Radio Astronomy |
Lecturer not yet finalized |
History of radio astronomy, radio observations, radio telescopes across the world, radio astronomy for amateurs, etc. |
29-5-2012 |
Comets and Meteors |
Mr. Aniruddha Deshpande, Vice-president, JVP |
Comets and their orbits around sun, structure and composition of comet, tails of comets, meteors and meteor showers, meteorites |
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Test, questions and answers, certificate distribution. |
All lecturers. |
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For more information, contact Deepak Joshee (8888856359); Aniruddha Deshpande (9822612737); Sagar Gokhale (9920514394).
