On May 4, 5, 6, we are conducting an advanced workshop for high school students currently joining or having passed out grades 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th. This is aimed from the angle of getting them inclined to astronomy as a potential career or semi-career.

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On 4th May, in Thane West city, will be an indoor day-long (9 am - 6 pm) set of presentations granting the student knowledge or theory of practical – for once, not only theory again. On 5th & 6th May, for 2 nights, we're headed to Dark Matters Observatory outside Thane city off Shahpur town in Maharashtra to experience a sophisticated privately owned astronomy observatory.

 

This is a night sky observing tour aimed especially for youngsters into astronomy who want to learn the advanced aspects of the night sky from one of India's BEST night sky specialists with a flair for astronomical teaching. The participant will also get to lay down under the night sky as well as learn it by keeping themselves engaged in observing through 2 big computerized telescopes of advanced amateur observatory grade, a 14-inch reflector and 6-inch refractor, both on advanced mounts. This is a rare opportunity for the Indian students to face-off with such advanced equipment not found in Indian territory.

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Here the participants will get to learn in-depth on aspects and insights of amateur astronomy, visual observing, how to make logs and sketches of Deep Sky Objects (DSOs) like binary stars, star clusters, globular clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. The youngsters will themselves get to participate and partake in the processes of the vast, deep field called Amateur Astronomy, and especially Observational Astronomy – away from the books sitting indoors, for once. At the end of 1 day & 2 nights, they'll not anymore be new to the landscape of the night sky and its constellations as well as making advanced visual observations, having already stepped onto the next level of observational / practical astronomy, and even ready to converse with professional astronomers!

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What is more? We, co-incidentally, have the chance of seeing some nice meteors streak in the sky. May 6 & 7 is the peak of the yearly Eta Aquarids meteor shower – from the trail of dust & debris left behind by the famous Halley’s Comet – which produce up to 20 to 40 meteors per hour at their peak. The students have a good chance of spotting the 'zippers' in the night sky – provided they keep their gaze hooked upwards. Be prepared for constant exclamations whenever you see even one!

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Join Astronomy Journeys to be part of an Indian advanced amateur observatory at a location outside of a major urban centre of Thane-Mumbai and learn the night sky like how literally no one in India can show it to you – it is NOT a mere hobby or sky-gazing for us, we are VERY well-versed in speaking the language of amateur astronomy for the last 20 years full-time.