[Announcement] BAS Certification Program in “Visual Observation”

[Naveen Nanjundappa]

Dear Members,

Bangalore Astronomical Society proudly announces its first certification program in visual observation to appreciate the amateur astronomers for their interest in visual observations. 

“Messier Catalog Visual Observer” Level 1 & Level 2 Certification. 

Level 1 Certificate: Visual observer who has observed at least 55 Messier objects 

Level 2 Certificate: Visual observer who has observed all 110 Messier objects 

Details, conditions and tips are in documents attached. same & more details will be updated in the website soon. 

Clear skies and happy visual observing. 

Thanks,

Naveen Nanjundappa

President,

Bangalore Astronomical Society

[Akarsh Simha]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 10:39:04PM -0800, Vishwanath S K wrote:
> Naveen, Great initiative! This would certainly help visual observers to
> proceed to next level and help them to understand the importance of
> keeping log of the observations.
>
> For those willing to start-off, the following tool may help them to plan
> observations.
>
> http://members.shaw.ca/rlmcnish/darksky/messierplanner.htm
>
> Just input the co-ordinates of your location, time and observing date, it
> generates the list of Messier objects, sorted on rise and setting times.

Thanks for sharing this! This is a wonderful tool that everyone can
access easily!

Regards
Akarsh