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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20221108T170000
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DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
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SUMMARY:Lunar Eclipse
DESCRIPTION:The Lunar Eclipse of Tuesday is trending all over the world. India will see the last part of the eclipse\, when the Moon rises\, the eclipse will already be underway. If you are in the eastern parts of India you will see more of partial phases\, and if you are in the western parts of India\, less and less of partial phases\, in twilight conditions. \nIn Delhi and environs\, Moonrise is at about 5:30 pm\, just a few minutes before sunset. Partial phases would be in twilight\, by the time twilight finishes\, the Moon will be in penumbra. \nGoing by today’s weather (smog situation) it seems that the Lunar Eclipse would be seen from Delhi. \nAperture Telescopes is organising an evening observation at our Manesar Astro Facility. \nObservation start time – 5:00 pm\nObservation end time – 8:00 pm \nWe will have a couple of large telescopes lined up. \nAll are welcome to join\, the event is free. \n 
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/lunar-eclipse/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Overnight Observation,Sky Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220916T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220916T235900
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
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SUMMARY:Neptune Closest to Earth
DESCRIPTION:On 16th September 2022\, the outermost planet Neptune will be closest to Earth. Although Neptune is not visible with naked eyes\, but as seen with a telescope\, on this date it will be at its biggest this year. \nThe Opposition of Neptune is one day later\, falling on 17th September. The date of closest of Neptune to Earth and its ‘Opposition’ always differs by about a day at its maximum or a few hours at its minimum. \nNeptune has many associated adjectives – \nThe Calculated Planet\nNeptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed. In 1846\, the planet Uranus had completed nearly one full orbit since its discovery by William Herschel in 1781\, and astronomers had detected a series of irregularities in its path that could not be entirely explained by Newton’s law of universal gravitation. These irregularities could\, however\, be resolved if the gravity of a farther\, unknown planet were disturbing its path around the Sun. In 1845\, astronomers Urbain Le Verrier in Paris and John Couch Adams in Cambridge separately began calculations to determine the nature and position of such a planet. With a prediction by Urbain Le Verrier\, telescopic observations confirming the existence of a major planet were made on the night of September 23–24\, 1846\, at the Berlin Observatory\, by astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (assisted by Heinrich Louis d’Arrest)\, working from Le Verrier’s calculations. It was a sensational moment of 19th-century science\, and dramatic confirmation of Newtonian gravitational theory. \nThe Outermost Planet\nWith Pluto no longer considered a planet but a Dwarf Planet\, Neptune becomes the outermost planet. Even otherwise Pluto’s orbit comes inside the orbit of Neptune for some of its part. In 2011 Neptune completed its first 165-year orbit since its discovery in 1846. \nThe Windy Planet\nNeptune is the windiest planet in our solar system\, whipping up momentous gusts that can reach 2\,000 kilometres an hour\, much more than the speed of a jet plane. That soothing sapphire expanse does reveal some of the whirling chaos below in the form of cloudy bands and massive gyres that look like dark smudges on its surface. Neptune rotates quickly compared to Earth\, with one day taking 16 Earth hours. But its great distance from the sun means the years are long\, requiring 165 Earth years to make one trip around our glowing star. \nThe Icy Giant\nIn 1952\, science fiction writer James Blish coined the term gas giant and it was used to refer to Jupiter\, Saturn\, Uranus and Neptune. However\, since the late 1940s the compositions of Uranus and Neptune have been understood to be significantly different from those of Jupiter and Saturn. They are primarily composed of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium\, constituting a separate type of giant planet altogether. Because during their formation Uranus and Neptune incorporated their material as either ices or gas trapped in water ice\, the term ice giant came into use. Neptune and Uranus are now referred to as ice giants. Lacking well defined solid surfaces\, they are primarily composed of gases and liquids. \nAperture Telescopes is organising an evening observation on Friday\, 16th September at its Astro Facility – Manesar. We will put up several large telescope on our terrace to see the planets. \nProminent attractions of the evening observation – \n\nSaturn rises well before sunset this evening. Saturn\, its rings and a retinue of moons will be prominent in the sky at this observation. Saturn is located in the constellation of Capricorn.\nThis evening Jupiter will have its Great Red Spot (GRS) side turned towards the Earth. We will be able to see the transit of the Great Red Spot. The opposition of Jupiter is scheduled just 10 days later on (which means that the two planets are about 10 degrees apart). Jupiter’s closest approach to Earth is on 26th September and Opposition falls on 27th\nUranus rises at about 21:06 and will be visible about 20 minutes later. When Uranus rises\, all the Giant Planets will be visible in the sky at the same time.\nMoon and Mars are close together in the sky and rise at about 22:41\, and will be visible by about 23:00.\n\nAll are welcome to join the observation.\nLearn about the telescopes that we make at Aperture Telescopes.\nObserve all the Giant Planets of our Solar System. \n \n  \nCircumstances of the Moon on the night of observation –
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/neptune-closest-to-earth/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Overnight Observation,Sky Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220625T030000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220625T060000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
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SUMMARY:Planet Parade Continues
DESCRIPTION:Stories From the Night of the Planet Parade – Read here\, post event report. \n\nALL THE PLANETS are lined up in the morning sky. This is quite a rare situation\, and is persisting for several weeks.\n \nJoin us on Saturday early morning on the 25th June\, at our Manesar Astro Facility to observe the Planet Parade with several large telescopes lined up just for you.  \nWe had organised a dawn observation on 29th May\, when Mars and Jupiter were in conjunction. \nThe Dawn Planet Parade is still continuing and favourable till the beginning of July\, after which Mercury will be difficult to spot. \nWhat is unique now that the five planets that are visible with the naked eye are lined up in their natural order in the Solar System. Mercury is closest and Saturn is the farthest from the Sun. Mercury reaches its greatest morning (western) elongation on 16th June. \nOn Saturday\, 25th June\, the line-up of the planets will stretch from southern direction where Saturn will be visible\, and going towards the eastern horizon where Mercury would be rising just before sunrise. The order of planets goes like this – Saturn in Capricornus\, Neptune\, Jupiter and Mars in Pisces\,  Uranus in Aries along with the crescent Moon\, bright Venus in Taurus\, below Pleiades and Mercury also in Taurus. \n\n\n\nPlanet\nRising Time at Manesar\nConstellation\nSize\nMagnitude\nDisk Illumi. (Phase)\n\n\nSaturn\n22:32\nCapricornus\n40″\n0.61\n100%\n\n\nNeptune\n00:01\nPisces\n2.3″\n7.87\n100%\n\n\nJupiter\n00:34\nPisces\n40″\n-2.40\n99%\n\n\nMars\n01:20\nPisces\n7.0″\n0.50\n86%\n\n\nUranus\n02:35\nAries\n3.5″\n5.83\n100%\n\n\nMoon\n02:35\nAries\n30″\n-10.57\n15%\n\n\nVenus\n03:28\nTaurus\n12″\n-3.92\n84%\n\n\nAstronomical Twilight – 03:52\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMercury\n04:08\nTaurus\n6.8″\n-0.18\n56%\n\n\nNautical Twilight – 04:27\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCivil Twilight – 04:59\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunrise – 05:25\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSeveral telescopes will be available for the available at our Astro Facility for your use. \n\n16-Inch Aperture Telescope\, Dobsonian\,\n‘ORANGE’ 8-Inch Aperture Telescope\, Dobsonian\,\n14-Inch Celestron SCT on CGE-Pro mount\,\n8-Inch Celestron SCT on Atlas EQ6 mount.\n\nWe welcome you to come & observe the All Planet Parade at our Astro Facility. \n \nPlanet Parade from Ajay Talwar on Vimeo. \n 
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/planet-parade-2/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Overnight Observation,Sky Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220529T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220529T000000
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SUMMARY:All Planet Parade
DESCRIPTION:Post Event Report\n \nIn the Sky – Saturn at the upper right corner\, Conjunction of Mars & Jupiter in the middle and Venus shining at the lower left side.\nOn the terrace\, starting from the left – 12-inch SCT\, 14-inch SCT\, 16-inch Aperture Telescope and ‘Orange’ 8-inch Dobsonian\nOn the left – View of Mars & Jupiter together in the same field of view on the 14-inch telescope\, shot with a cell phone. \nAll Planet Night Observation – Aperture Telescopes Astro Facility – Manesar\nThe evening and the early night was 100% clouded over\, completely overcast\, creating apprehension in the minds of the observers. Checking the weather prediction it seemed that the cloud cover would start to dissipate at around 2:00 – 2:30. Much to our happiness the prediction came exactly true. \nFirst to appear was Saturn. As we turned our telescopes towards we were able to see Titan alongwith. \nIt was a beautiful sight. The conjunction of Mars & Jupiter was the main attraction of the all planet night. The steady clockwork rhythm of our solar system has brought the two planets\, Mars & Jupiter\, in close proximity of less than a degree as seen from the planet Earth. But in reality there was a distance of about 3.85 Astronomical Units separating them. We were able to see the two planets in the same field of view of the telescope. \nA mixed group of about 35\, consisting of amateur astronomers mingled together with beginners in astronomy at our Astro Facility. \n\nEnd of May and first half of June 2022\, the planets are aligned in such a way that ALL the planets can be seen before dawn. \nIt is an infrequent occurrence to see all of the planets in the Solar System observable in one night. Sometimes there are nights when all of the planets are visible from dusk to dawn\, some planets are visible in the evening after sunset and some visible in the morning before sunrise\, but to see all of the planets in the same quadrant of the sky at the same time is indeed rare. \nOn Sunday\, 29th May\, the line-up of the planets will stretch from southern direction where Saturn will be visible\, and going towards the eastern horizon where Mercury would be rising just before sunrise. The order of planets goes like this – Saturn in Capricornus\, Neptune\, Jupiter and Mars in Pisces\, just across the border of Aquarius\, bright Venus on the other side in Pisces adjacent to the border with Aries\, Uranus in Aries and Mercury in Taurus. Thin crescent Moon would be rising just after Uranus in Aries constellation. \nThe best part of the night is that Jupiter and Mars are in close conjunction\, less than a degree apart and visible in the same field of view of a telescope. \nJoin us on Sunday early morning on the 29th May\, at our Manesar Astro Facility to observe and photograph the planets with several large telescopes lined up just for you.  \nPlanetary Astrophotographers welcome\, two large telescopes will be dedicated for astrophotography. \n(The image above was clicked in February 2016\, at Binsar in the Himalayas\, when five planets were visible at dawn. A time-lapse video of the planet parade on the same night can be seen below.) \n  \n\n\n\nPlanet\nRising Time at Manesar\nConstellation\nSize\nMagnitude\nDisk Illumi. (Phase)\n\n\nSaturn\n00:20\nCapricornus\n39″\n0.76\n100%\n\n\nNeptune\n01:47\nPisces\n2.3″\n7.91\n100%\n\n\nJupiter\n02:10\nPisces\n37″\n-2.23\n99%\n\n\nMars\n02:11\nPisces\n6.4″\n0.69\n88%\n\n\nVenus\n03:31\nPisces\n14″\n-3.97\n77%\n\n\nAstronomical Twilight – 03:54\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUranus\n04:15\nAries\n3.4″\n5.85\n100%\n\n\nNautical Twilight – 04:28\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMoon\n04:34\nAries\n30′\n-8.38\n2%\n\n\nCivil Twilight – 04:59\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMercury\n05:01\nTaurus\n12″\n3.54\n4%\n\n\nSunrise – 05:26\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSeveral telescopes will be available for the available at our Astro Facility for your use. \n\n20-Inch Aperture Telescope\, Dobsonian\,\n16-Inch Aperture Telescope\, Dobsonian\,\n14-Inch Celestron SCT on CGE-Pro mount\,\n12-Inch Meade SCT on LX200 mount\,\n8-Inch Celestron SCT on Atlas EQ6 mount.\n\nWe will also be have the ‘First Light’ our new Planetary Dobsonian\, the 10-inch f/10 truss tube telescope\, on this observation night. \nWe welcome you to come & observe the All Planet Parade at our Astro Facility\, any time after midnight\, till dawn. \n \nPlanet Parade from Ajay Talwar on Vimeo.
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/all-planet-parade/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Overnight Observation,Sky Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220211T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220211T233000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20220129T110217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220129T115549Z
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SUMMARY:Photograph the Moon\, The Golden Handle
DESCRIPTION:Amateur Astronomers love to watch the Terminator day after day. \nNo\, no\, not Arnold Schwarzenegger in that movie with the same name\, but on our Moon. \nDefinition of Terminator – the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon’s or a planet’s disk. In plain language – the line dividing the day and night on the Moon. \nIt’s a well-known truth among amateur astronomers that the best place to look on the moon is along the line between light and dark. Many observers study the moon along the terminator\, because the deep shadows there make crater rims and walls on the line pop in relief. Day by day the terminator changes position on the Moon\, illuminating different craters\, rilles and mountain ranges. When the sunlight appears on the Moon’s surface from a low angle\, i.e. at sunrise or sunset interesting lighting effects are created\, which can be observed quite well from the Earth. \nA well-known effect is the so called “Golden Handle”. This is when the Jura Mountains (Montes Jura) are just illuminated 4 to 5 days before the full moon and appear as a bright arc\, in front of the still darkened Sea of Showers (Sinus Iridum) of the Mare Imbrium. This is reinforced by the terminator\, runs directly through this area at this time. The Golden Handle shines rather brightly\, as one side is darkness\, and on the other side is the relatively darker Sinus Iridium. \nOn Friday 11th February\, 2022\, when the Moon rises at in the afternoon from Manesar\, it will be 9.83 days old. Around sunset the Golden handle will be in darkness\, but by midnight it will be fully illuminated by sunshine. A spectacular transition in about 4-5 hours. \nAperture Telescopes is organising an evening observation on Friday\, 11th February\, 2022 to observe this spectacular transition on the terminator. \nWould you like to learn how to photograph the Moon is great detail\, USING YOUR OWN CELLPHONE? We will have a big telescope all set up for YOU to photograph the Moon using YOUR cellphone. \nDo carry your best one along! See you on the 11th. \nAjay Talwar\, Aperture Telescopes.
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/photograph-the-moon-the-golden-handle/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Astrophotography Live Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220126T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220126T220000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20220107T174654Z
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SUMMARY:Adornments of the Winter Milky Way - Star Clusters
DESCRIPTION:Numerous Open Star Clusters are spread all over the winter Milky Way. Even city dwellers can enjoy these decorations in the Akash Ganga. Some of the clusters can be seen with the naked eyes\, Krittika (Pleiades) being the famous one. Should I mention some of the other famous ones\, viz. Salt & Pepper; Hyades; Double Cluster; M35 at the feet of the Gemini Twins; Little Beehive; The Scorpion and many many more. In January these clusters are hanging high up in the sky. \nSo what kind of telescopes do we need to see these clusters? Some of the clusters are large\, like Pleiades Hyades – best seen with wide field binoculars. Some of the clusters are small and densely packed with stars like Salt & Pepper\, which require long focal length. Some clusters are faint\, requiring fast focal ratio\, some can be found by star hopping while some may need accurate goto telescope to locate. \nWe are organising an observation with numerous\, and all kinds of telescopes. In this observation you will have telescopes that you can use on your own\, large telescopes such as our 20-inch Dob\, accurate telescope like the 14-inch SCT\, giant binoculars\, small dobs. A whole lot of telescopes! \nDo join us for this “Star Clusters Observation Session” at our Astro Facility at Manesar. \nDO NOTE – Two things could adversely effect the observation\, viz. covid regulations\, or inclement weather. Final go-ahead will be decided on the morning of the observation date.
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/winter-star-clusters/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20211022T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20211022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20211017T092620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211017T093718Z
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SUMMARY:Planet Observation with the 20-Inch Aperture Telescope
DESCRIPTION:We are bringing out our largest telescope\, the 20-inch Truss Tube Dobsonian\, under the night sky\, join us this Friday at our astro facility at Manesar. \nHighlights of the evening – \nBright Venus in crescent shape\,\nThe Ringed Planet – Saturn\,\nKing of Planets -Jupiter and its Great Red Spot.\nMoon will rise just after sunset and will be almost full\, showing all its ‘Ray Craters’ beautifully. \nDo join us for this planet observation session.
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/the-20-inch-aperture-telescope/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210912T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20210727T100142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T100142Z
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SUMMARY:Telescope Collimation Expertise
DESCRIPTION:The Dreaded Telescope Collimation\, will be made easy. \nAperture Telescopes invites you to this session of “Telescope & Their Intricacies“. In this session you will learn how to easily align your telescope optical part to perfection. \nWe will have several different types of telescopes on hand and will describe their collimation in detail. You will learn about the tools of the trade that are used for precise collimation\, as well as software that are used for collimation. We will learn to collimate the telescope indoors as well as collimating on a star outdoors. Do let us know in advance if you would like to bring your own telescope to this session on collimation. \nAfter attending this session the dreaded word “Collimation” will become an easy routine task for you. \nThe session will end with the observation of First Quarter Moon (almost).
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/telescope-collimation-expertise/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Telescopes & Their Intricacies
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210829T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210829T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20210727T071536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T075121Z
UID:2428-1630260000-1630270800@aperturetelescopes.com
SUMMARY:Astrophotography from a Plane Window
DESCRIPTION:No doubt that the endeavour is difficult\, but you can catch some very interesting phenomena and images when you point your camera out of the plane window at night. \nThis unusual talk will be delivered by Neelam Talwar\, who is a senior Air Hostess with Air India\, that’s her profession. She is also a Baker\, Marathon Runner and Astrophotographer by choice! \nNeelam will be talking about the intricacies of shooting the night sky outside a plane window\, what are the preparations required and what are the pitfalls that you may encounter. She will be showcasing some of her photos and videos clicked in the recent years\, from the window of various air-planes and on different flight routes over the Earth. Meteors\, Zodiacal Light\, Extended Dawn\, Comet\, Aurorae\, Colours of our Atmosphere\, Glory and the Himalayas\, are just some of the images that are part of the presentation. Neelam was on the first ever Indian flight over the North Pole\, on 15th August 2019\, which she documented in a video. \n \nThe presentation will be followed by a visual planet observation using the 20-inch Aperture Telescope (weather dependant).
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/astrophotography-from-a-plane-window/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Astrophotography Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210829T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210829T183000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20210727T160918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T163605Z
UID:2458-1630260000-1630261800@aperturetelescopes.com
SUMMARY:Astrophotographer's Calendar 2022 Release
DESCRIPTION:It’s ready!\nAstrophotographer’s Calendar 2022 – {Astrophotography from a Plane Window}\nHere’s a wall calendar chock full of astro-events listed for the entire next year. Be prepared much in advance with equipment\, location & plan appropriate for the future event. Emphasis is towards events happening in the night sky over India. Extensive listing of all astronomical events throughout the year. Get to know and plan your astrophotos much in advance\, and not after the media frenzy starts. All kinds of astrophotography events\, viz. landscape\, deepsky\, planetary\, conjunctions\, occultations are calculated and listed in the calendar.\nThe calendar features twelve of the best images captured\, flying over the Earth. The calendar is printed on high quality heavy paper\, 13 inch X 19 inch\, to be put on a wall. The printing is of good quality. The Astrophotographer’s calendar is being published since many years now\, and is a valuable year long companion.\nThe new 2022 calendar will be released on this date. All those present at the release would be able to get a copy for a heavily reduced price.
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/astrophotographers-calendar-2022-release/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Astrophotography Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210822T230000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210823T020000
DTSTAMP:20260413T011501
CREATED:20210720T063217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210821T031338Z
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SUMMARY:Two Shadows on Jupiter & Opposition of 2021 (Regretfully CANCELLED due weather)
DESCRIPTION:Its never an easy decision to cancel astronomy observation plans. The weather prediction looks bad on the night of two shadows\, all weather sites are predicting heavy cloud cover. \nThe event\, regretfully\, stands cancelled. \nLate Night Astrophotography Get-Together \nOn the night of 22nd August 2021\, shadows of Ganymede & Europa will fall on the surface of Jupiter. This relatively rare event is occurring just two days after the Opposition of Jupiter. Aperture Telescopes is organising a get together to photograph the interesting event at our facility at Manesar. \nThe session will be conducted by Planetary Photographer – Sona Sahani Shukla. Sona will give you an introduction of planetary imaging technique. Talk will be followed by photography of the event. A short session to process the capture before we end the get-together. \nWe will be setting up our Celestron 14-inch to photograph the event. The telescope has a focal length 0f 3910 mm at f/11\, which will be able to resolve fine details on the planet’s surface. If the atmosphere is steady\, we may be able to double the focal length for even better images. \nAdditionally we will also have a couple of large telescopes setup\, ready for visual observations of this interesting event.
URL:https://aperturetelescopes.com/event/two-shadows-on-jupiter-opposition-of-2021/
LOCATION:Aperture Telescopes’ Facility\, Aperture Telescopes\, 75\, Sector 1\, Manesar\, Gurgaon\, Haryana\, 122052\, India
CATEGORIES:Astrophotography Live Session
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