Happy Christmas....December Updates

Dear all,
Happy Christmas to all….


Today I am writing to you to report about two activities which I have involved in the past few days. Program one is the visit to Trivandrum observatory on December 7, 2017. Program two is invited talk by Dr. Antony on the topic “Solar Corona Problem” (December 11, 2017). Let me detail to you the above events.
The first event is really one of its kind. It was a long cherished dream to go with students for a field trip outside Kariavattom campus. The main motivation behind the program was the spirits of first year students. They were willing and ready to take up the call to make a visit to observatory. We left the campus by 2:30 pm to reach Planetarium, Pattom. We watch the planetarium theatre show at 3:00 pm. All the students may have visited the place when they were kids. But to be once again the same kids after few years was really a moment to watch. The students gathered together and planned to make a visit to observatory. It was nice to see that they decided to walk the distance. By 4:30 pm, they reached the destination. They spend some quality time having a spirit of togetherness. They organised many programs such as music, dance, singing song, dub-smash and even had a group discussion on Astronomy and Astrology. Meanwhile Dr. Antony S, Assistant Professor on deputation, visited us and delivered a speech on Astronomy.  His session was active in such a manner that each student participated in the discussion with their own opinion about the topic. At 6: 15 pm, it was almost approaching darkness, so we decided to spend time out side along with the telescopes. Dr. V Biju, Director, Observatory had already made arrangements and instructed the technical assistant for showing us the sky. Students were enthusiastic and happy that a clear sky helped them to observe stars and planets. Attaching some photos of the same.

















Second event was actually a consequence of the first event. Dr. Antony Sir said that he would help us with some topics regarding the research problems in astronomy. The topic he selected was the solar corona problem. The event started on 2:00 pam, December 11, 2017. There were around 24 participants from the department. Students spend some quality time in understanding the science behind the temperature anomaly of the corona region and the photosphere. The way of narration was in such a manner that the speaker interacted in between in timely manner regarding the many aspects of sun. I thank Dr. Antony S for interacting with our students and spending his valuable time even in adverse situations. Attaching Some Photos of the same.










I will be updating new events soon…. Keep in touch
Cheers
Sibi




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