Happy Christmas and Happy New Year
Dear all, It is long time since I had post any activities in our department. Actually I was waiting so that I could post it BIG. Any way I wish you (belated) Happy Christmas and Happy New Year. Let me take this opportunity to share some information about Observatory and its prospects with regard to our development of our Department. Let me give its title as Our Dream The Thiruvananthapuram Observatory stands on a hill, about 60 feet high, and 200 feet above the level of sea from which it is distant, in a straight line, about two miles. It commands an extensive and beautiful view of an undulating and finely variegated country towards north, the east, and the south-and of the sea horizon to the west. The eastern view is terminated by the Ghat Mountains. The geographical situation of the Observatory is 8 degree 30 min northern latitude and 76 degree 59 min eastern longitude . The Observatory which functions today as part of the Department of...