After a very successful Total Solar Eclipse watch on July 22nd. The Amateur Astronomers Association is now packing its bag to go to yet another location to view The Annular Solar Eclipse on January 15, 2010, and this time at an even greater scale.

AAAD this time will be at 4 different locations capturing and showing public this beautiful celestial event

The first team is off to Kanyakumari (at the center line) The Second one at a spot below chennai(the eastern edge of the eclipse line), third at varkala, Kerala(the western edge of the eclipse line)and off course there will be Amitabh Pandey who will be on his mountain bicycle some where between all the teams showing the night sky to the locals (he will join one of the teams on the eclipse day).

The forth and the most important one at The Nehru Planetarium, Delhi in the Teen Murti lawns, doing a Public Sky Watch from here,

As the crowds here can go into thousands.So preparing for it, we are having a dress rehearsal of the eclipse watch on Januaray 3rd, 2010.

All Amateur Astronomers are hereby invited to come for the preparation of the Eclipse Watch (on Jan 3rd)and volunteer for it(on Jan 15th)

The preparation Dress Rehearsal is on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 ,12 noon onwards:

Be There

Attendance of all participating AAAD members would be mandatory

Click Here to RSVP

On 22-24 October 2009, the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone Project, Galilean Nights, will see amateur and professional astronomers, enthusiasts and the public taking to the streets all around the globe, pointing their telescopes to the wonders that Italian astronomer Galileo observed 400 years ago.

Spread over three nights, astronomers will share their knowledge and enthusiasm for space by encouraging as many people as possible to look through a telescope at our planetary neighbours. The focus for Galilean Nights is the objects that Galileo observed, including Jupiter and the Moon, which will be well-positioned in the night sky for observing.

The Amateur Astronomers Association, New Delhi (AAAD)will be at The connaught place celebrating on 24th October, Saturday
1900 hrs onwards in front of the inner circle Mc Donalds look out for people with telescopes

We also require volunteers and telescopes if any body is willing to help please contact us at +91-9990224091

Other Galilean Nights activities in Delhi:

SPACE, will be organizing a public watch at INDIA GATE
(junction of Rajghat and Mansingh Road) on 22nd October 2009.(contact Shikha:9212669953 for this event)

Amitabh pandey on his red mountain bike will carry a 3" reflector going all over Delhi till October 30th contact him on +91-9810685030 to know when he is coming to your area

If any body else as any more events planned please let us know we will publish it here

you may register your event at http://www.galileannights.org/register_event.html

contact for any Delhi related information
Raghu Kalra
raghukalra@gmail.com
+91-9990224091