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Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
UPDATE: Kosmandu will be unable to be in Gaighat during the Eclipse as their members are dispersed in many places now. There are still some school going past-members who live in Gaighat without equipments. If you plan to visit there bring your own equipments and Solar Filters. Do not ever look at the sun wihout the use of proper solar filters. The authors of this code do not accept any liability for any injury that may arise. Contact Nepal Astronomical Society to arrange something http://astronomy-nepal.blogspot.com/ email at chikursharma at gmail.com. Thank you!If you are somewhere in Eastern Nepal in the morning of 22 July the sky will turn black, and stars will be visible on the daytime! On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan's Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6 min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean. Begin planning for the eclipse NOW! Also, Nepal is going to witness total eclipse after many years so it is going to be an spectacle.However, the capital and western parts will only see partial eclipse. Visit one of the hill stations in the east or any other city in terai, like Gaighat or Biratnagar |
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 |
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If you are a high school educator in Nepal looking to get involved with SEDS, please contact us at at: seds.nepal[at]kossmandu.com In the USA, high-school[at]seds.org Or by downloading our chapter expansion kit: http://www.seds.org/chair/ChapterExpansionKit30.pdf (Be warned this file is several megabytes in size) More information about SEDS can be found at: http://www.seds.org/about/ or see here. |
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Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
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Comet Lulin that is now approaching the inner solar system will brighten into naked-eye range in the southeast sky this month. It will be brightest on Feb 24 and will be easily spotted by people as it will appear close to planet Saturn. If you go out to look for planet Saturn on Feb 23rd, the comet will be just about 2 degrees away from it. Though the two celestial objects may appear close, they are not. Comet Lulin is very much nearer to us than Saturn is. However Saturn is very much brighter than the Comet Lulin. With binoculars you might observe its tail. If you also check Saturn, this planet's magnificent rings will look thinner than what you might have observed before; the rings might completely disappear by September! But not to panic, its only because of the two planet's different orbital planes that we are going to view its rings from sideways. The rings are so thin that when observed from sideways they completely disappear form the view. Amateur astronomers are taking pictures of Comet Lulin. Check them out at spaceweather.com |
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Tuesday, 10 February 2009 |
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It is completely vague to propose that the month of Chaitra be struck off and be referred to as Baisakh, starting 2067. Bikram era calendar is a Vedic calendar that comprises of both Solar and Lunar calendars. The solar month in this calendar is the time it takes for the sun to traverse a sign of zodiac, which is roughly 30 degrees. Thus, in a year the sun traverses a total of 30×12=360 degrees. Since, all the months are created in accordance with the position of the sun in the sky (i.e. Sun resides in Aries during Baisakh, Taurus during Jestha and so on.) it is vague to make any such changes as proposed by the Calendar reform committee.* |
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
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UKSEDS has invited the national chapters around the world to attend the 3rd SEDS International Conference (SEDSIC 08) to be held on the 28th of September. The 3rd SEDS International Conference (SEDSIC 08) is being hosted this year by British branch of SEDS, UKSEDS. Thanks to the support of the British Interplanetary Society (www.bis-spaceflight.com), the conference will take place at the Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre and will include such speakers as Ian Pearson (UK Minister for Science) and Pier Sellers (NASA astronaut). It will take place the day before the 59th International Astronautical Congress which is being held at the same venue. The main aim of the conference is to strengthen the global SEDS network and to allow for the exchange of ideas between branches. It also aims to encourage more communication and cooperation in general between international SEDS branches. The conference will be centred around presentations by SEDS branches on their history and activities. Presentations about other international student projects will also be included. There will be opportunities to network at a lunch buffet and an evening social. Most importantly SEDSIC 08 aims to be an inspiring and fun time for like-minded students! The conference website is not up yet. Visit UK SEDS: www.uk.seds.org |
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