An Introduction to Our Nearest Star: The Sun
Prof Dipankar Banerjee
About the Talk:
This talk will be an introduction to our nearest star the Sun. It aims to convince the physics students that how Sun provides an ideal laboratory to test the various laws of physics. This talk will also take you into the exciting journey from the core of the Sun and let you venture into the interplanetary space.
Astronomical Co-ordinate Systems
Dr Alok Gupta
About the Talk:
This lecture is meant for graduate and post-graduate students in Physics who wish to explore the field of astronomy and astrophysics. In astronomy, a celestial coordinate system (or celestial reference system) is a system for specifying positions of satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects. The different astronomical coordinate systems will be briefly described.
Optical Telescopes
Dr Brijesh Kumar
About the Talk:
This lecture is meant for graduate and post-graduate students in Physics who wish to explore the field of astronomy and astrophysics. It will cover basic principles of an optical telescope including purpose of a telescope and image formation. The optical and mechanical configurations as well as telescope mirror control technology will also be briefly described. Finally, the performance of optical telescopes will be covered.
An Overview of Optical Astronomy
Dr Brijesh Kumar
About the Talk:
This lecture aims to provide an overview of the optical astronomy field to graduate and postgraduate students in Physics. It starts with reviewing discovery moments in astronomy in general and covers the importance of optical astronomy in particular with a tour of present optical astronomy facilities within India and over the globe.