Open Campus Day on 26 February at Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics to focus on Indian Solar Astronomy and Aditya L1 mission
OPEN CAMPUS DAY at IUCAA -
the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune on 26th Feb, 2023 is being
organised to celebrate the National Science Day. This is one of the
most popular events in this region.
The website for the event is https://bit.ly/iucaansd2023. The schedule is
also available on the website.
This year the highlights are:
Indian Solar Astronomy and
Aditya-L1 mission, that is planned to be launched soon by
ISRO. It is vital to understand our own Sun, its surroundings, and its
effects on the Earth. Aditya-L1 is going to be a advanced observatory, located
in space, studying the Sun 24x7 and giving a boost to the research in
India. Many parts of it have been made in IUCAA.
This mission and the research at IUCAA will be showcased to
everyone. There will be models and 3D printed demos along with posters. Special
public interactions with the scientists and engineers who are actually leading
the work on this have also been arranged.
Along with these, there will be the regular attractions for everyone
in person to see, guided by well informed IUCAA volunteer team. The gates will
open at 10 and people can visit the main campus up to 5.30 pm and attend a
public scientist interaction in the Chandrasekhar Auditorium till 7 pm.
There will be models and 3D printed demos along with
posters. Special public interactions with the scientists and engineers who are
actually leading the work on this have also been arranged.
IUCAA is located inside the SP Pune University Campus..
Live Sun Observations will
be done with special telescopes showing the current active regions on it's
face.
Inspiring the Future Women of
Science will be the theme of a special panel session which
will be relevant to everyone. It will highlight the efforts, successful ideas
and focus on positive solutions.