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10/13/23
Invitation to Attend SciChat Event on Exoplanets and Telescope Revolution
Dear Sir/Ma'am SciChat is a concept where different people from different parts of the world meet
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Invitation to Attend SciChat Event on Exoplanets and Telescope Revolution
Dear Sir/Ma'am SciChat is a concept where different people from different parts of the world meet
10/13/23
Nirmal
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Abhay Deshpande
2
12/16/16
Events this december
anyone had any success on sighting meteors through the thick cloud cover ?? !! :P On Thu, Dec 1, 2016
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Events this december
anyone had any success on sighting meteors through the thick cloud cover ?? !! :P On Thu, Dec 1, 2016
12/16/16
Navin S
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Abhijit Kshirsagar
8
12/6/16
Fwd: Introduction to Astronomy course now enrolling
I certainly can't email them - they're on a machine in IISc, and I'm not in IISc. I have
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Fwd: Introduction to Astronomy course now enrolling
I certainly can't email them - they're on a machine in IISc, and I'm not in IISc. I have
12/6/16
Sreepathi Pai
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Nirmal
2
6/20/15
Iridium flares
The Iridium flare era is now a ending. http://www.universetoday.com/120761/iridium-next-set-to-begin-
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Iridium flares
The Iridium flare era is now a ending. http://www.universetoday.com/120761/iridium-next-set-to-begin-
6/20/15
murty dinavahi
1/26/15
Astronomy Club at the campus
Hello all A group of amateur astronomy enthusiasts of IISc intends to start an Astronomy Club at the
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Astronomy Club at the campus
Hello all A group of amateur astronomy enthusiasts of IISc intends to start an Astronomy Club at the
1/26/15
murty dinavahi
1/26/15
Huge asteroid to sweep close on January 26: Must watch
Friends, go through this link.. http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2004-bl86-to-sweep-close-on-
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Huge asteroid to sweep close on January 26: Must watch
Friends, go through this link.. http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2004-bl86-to-sweep-close-on-
1/26/15
AK
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Hari Krishna
2
11/18/14
'Scope discount on Flipkart
This is a really good scope. Buy it folks! I have a 5" Newtonian and a 3.5" Mak, but this
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'Scope discount on Flipkart
This is a really good scope. Buy it folks! I have a 5" Newtonian and a 3.5" Mak, but this
11/18/14
Sreepathi Pai
10/15/14
Simon Singh's "The Big Bang" (Book)
I just finished reading it and I highly recommend it. It maps the growth of cosmology from ancient
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Simon Singh's "The Big Bang" (Book)
I just finished reading it and I highly recommend it. It maps the growth of cosmology from ancient
10/15/14
Abhijit Kshirsagar
10/15/14
Introduction to Astronomy on Coursera
Starts Dec 1: https://www.coursera.org/course/introastro Abhijit
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Introduction to Astronomy on Coursera
Starts Dec 1: https://www.coursera.org/course/introastro Abhijit
10/15/14
Hari Krishna
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Sreepathi Pai
5
6/12/14
Sky charts and telescopes
Yes! I have a 50mm refractor at home and I've gazed at the planets from home too. The Galilean
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Sky charts and telescopes
Yes! I have a 50mm refractor at home and I've gazed at the planets from home too. The Galilean
6/12/14
Nirmal
4/8/14
UFOs and Indian Astronomy
http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/07/india-consults-astrophysicists-over-border-ufo-sightings/ nirmal
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UFOs and Indian Astronomy
http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/07/india-consults-astrophysicists-over-border-ufo-sightings/ nirmal
4/8/14
Nirmal
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murty dinavahi
4
3/30/14
Backyard telescopes discovers a Supernova.
nope, we dont. we are more an informal group of loosely interested ppl who share random events via
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Backyard telescopes discovers a Supernova.
nope, we dont. we are more an informal group of loosely interested ppl who share random events via
3/30/14
Sreepathi Pai
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Nirmal
5
2/5/14
A satellite map of Dark Sites
came across the paper which carried out this work. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001MNRAS.328..689C
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A satellite map of Dark Sites
came across the paper which carried out this work. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001MNRAS.328..689C
2/5/14
Navin S
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Nirmal
3
1/16/14
A few interesting Astronomical Events for 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Listless-year-lies-ahead-for-sky-gazers/articleshow/
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A few interesting Astronomical Events for 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Listless-year-lies-ahead-for-sky-gazers/articleshow/
1/16/14
Navin S
1/10/14
Transiting thru ISON's debris
This could actually be interesting... http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/isons-new-meteor-shower/ -
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Transiting thru ISON's debris
This could actually be interesting... http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/isons-new-meteor-shower/ -
1/10/14
murty dinavahi
, …
somnath mukherjee
5
1/8/14
Hi all...... Wanting to watch venus......
*could not* actually :P Somnath Mukherjee Prof. Sosale Chandrasekhar's Lab Dept. of Organic
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Hi all...... Wanting to watch venus......
*could not* actually :P Somnath Mukherjee Prof. Sosale Chandrasekhar's Lab Dept. of Organic
1/8/14
Nirmal
1/8/14
Skywatch at IIA, Kormangala
http://www.iiap.res.in/iiaoutreach/?q=node/18# also includes a talk by Prof. Biman Nath of RRI. other
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Skywatch at IIA, Kormangala
http://www.iiap.res.in/iiaoutreach/?q=node/18# also includes a talk by Prof. Biman Nath of RRI. other
1/8/14
Navin S
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Nirmal
7
1/7/14
Now is the time to see Jupiter!
the numbers just indicate intensity. the colors are false colors indicative of how bright the source
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Now is the time to see Jupiter!
the numbers just indicate intensity. the colors are false colors indicative of how bright the source
1/7/14
Sreepathi Pai
1/6/14
Good time to begin Skywatching
Orion is high up in the sky around 9/10PM, so it is super easy to learn how to read the sky. Mostly
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Good time to begin Skywatching
Orion is high up in the sky around 9/10PM, so it is super easy to learn how to read the sky. Mostly
1/6/14
Abhay Deshpande
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Navin S
6
1/5/14
Quadrantids
Tried spotting them from the hostel terraces... Too much of light pollution from the surrounding
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Quadrantids
Tried spotting them from the hostel terraces... Too much of light pollution from the surrounding
1/5/14
Navin S
1/2/14
Meteor Shower this weekend
Astronomy Magazine's newslink on the Quadrantids meteor shower this weekend: http://cs.astronomy.
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Meteor Shower this weekend
Astronomy Magazine's newslink on the Quadrantids meteor shower this weekend: http://cs.astronomy.
1/2/14
Nirmal
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Sreepathi Pai
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12/14/13
Comet ISON
cloudy :( But I did get to see one bright meteor on the night of 12th at 8:17PM. I doubt it was the
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Comet ISON
cloudy :( But I did get to see one bright meteor on the night of 12th at 8:17PM. I doubt it was the
12/14/13
Sreepathi Pai
, …
Madhu N
16
9/5/13
Got my IIA telescope
Hello Srinath, The specs are available at the following location - http://www.iiap.res.in/files/
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Got my IIA telescope
Hello Srinath, The specs are available at the following location - http://www.iiap.res.in/files/
9/5/13
Madhu N
8/12/13
Perseids
With all the clouds around in the sky, not sure if this is useful, but here is a link for the Perseid
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Perseids
With all the clouds around in the sky, not sure if this is useful, but here is a link for the Perseid
8/12/13
Gokul D
2
6/28/13
Kickstarter: ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone
Correction - this: http://www.phdcomics.com/arkyd/ instead of this: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/
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Kickstarter: ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone
Correction - this: http://www.phdcomics.com/arkyd/ instead of this: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/
6/28/13
Nirmal
5/4/13
Send a message to MARS
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/may/HQ_13-125_MAVEN_Name_to_Mars.html May 01, 2013 Dwayne Brown
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Send a message to MARS
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/may/HQ_13-125_MAVEN_Name_to_Mars.html May 01, 2013 Dwayne Brown
5/4/13
Nirmal
2
4/18/13
Armchair Astronomy
And well arm-chair astronomers now have their first joural paper in an Astronomy journal.
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Armchair Astronomy
And well arm-chair astronomers now have their first joural paper in an Astronomy journal.
4/18/13
Madhu N
4/9/13
Lyrids 2013
People might want to mark their calendars for the next meteor shower this year - Lyrids are showing
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Lyrids 2013
People might want to mark their calendars for the next meteor shower this year - Lyrids are showing
4/9/13
Siva Prasad
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Nirmal
2
3/16/13
IISc Undergraduate Astronomy Club
Hi Siva, It would be very nice if we could merge the two. The only task required for that would be to
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IISc Undergraduate Astronomy Club
Hi Siva, It would be very nice if we could merge the two. The only task required for that would be to
3/16/13
Sreepathi Pai
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Windy +
9
3/11/13
Geminids on Dec 13/14
Ridiculous name for a comet, On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Madhu N <madhu...@gmail.com>
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Geminids on Dec 13/14
Ridiculous name for a comet, On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Madhu N <madhu...@gmail.com>
3/11/13