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Workshops

Open Astronomy Schools Workshop- an International Astronomical Union 100 Global Project

SWAN is getting prepared to organize training sessions under Open Astronomy Schools, an International Astronomical Union 100 Global Project. SWAN has already applied for couple of sessions and is waiting for approval. 
Open Astronomy Schools is a project that intends to invite the already existing community of teachers and trainers involved in teacher training events since 2009 in the framework of projects like the Galileo Teacher Training Program, Universe Awareness and others.
The Open Astronomy Schools global project is composed of a series of challenges and opportunities especially designed for the education community. The project will use the community building approach foreseen in the OSOS (Open Schools for Open Societies) project to involve major stakeholders.

Visit the Open Astronomy Schools website here-
 
https://open-astronomy-schools.org/
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Make Your own SWAN scope (Easy Telescope/ Solarscope*)

We organise workshops on making a telescope with easily available materials,  at an expense lesser than $2 (Rs. 150/-).

You too can try making it on your own. A PDF file of the instructions is attached below. 

Make it To Believe it!
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*Do NOT look at the Sun through your Solarscope. Solar observation should be done under the guidance of SWAN members only.
swanscope.pdf
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Astrophotography Workshop

Learn to shoot breathtaking star trails, images of the Milky Way, the Moon, the Planets and Deep Sky Objects.
The workshop involves multiple indoor and outdoor sessions-
  • Preliminary indoor orientation and presentations.
  • Handling telescopes, mounts and imagers.
  • Hands on image acquisition through telescopes.
  • Indoor discussion and image viewing.
  • Open experimentation to data acquisition by participants.
  • Indoor session on advanced data organisation and post processing.
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Astronomy and Sky watching (Evening/ Night session)

Advanced astronomical telescopes are installed for outdoor activity including LIVE sky viewing. In addition, there will be On Screen presentations.
 
Outdoor Open Sky Activity: (Any 2)
  • Sky Orientation
  • Constellation identification
  • Prominent object(s) viewing. Naked eye vs Telescopic
  • Lunar size determination
  • Planet viewing or
  • Lunar Viewing
 
On Screen demonstration and activity  on: (Any 1)
  • Sun, Earth and Moon System modeling
  • Star Size Comparison
  • India’s MARS mission, Mangalyaan. 
  • Astronomy: A fascinating subject
(Advanced topics for specially photography orientated participants group)
  • Facets of Astrophotography
  • Transformation of Cameras. From Obscura to Space Telescopes
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Day Time Astronomy (Centered on  ‘Sun: Our nearest Star’)

Advanced astronomical telescopes will be installed for outdoor activity including LIVE Solar viewing. In addition, there will be On Screen presentations.
  1. Viewing Solar Spots
  2. Determining Solar Distance
  3. Determining own Latitude
  4. Determining Solar Size
  5. Formation of Rainbow
  6. Build your own Rainbow
  7. Solar Imaging
  8. Eye Safety
  9. Sun Earth Moon system
  10. Viewing Sun with specialized Hydrogen Alpha Solar Telescope (Only for 10+2 and higher grade students).
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Our Body: The Best Tool (Outdoor)

Understating Psycho Somatic issues, Brain Body Sync, Perceptive Capability etc. Field activities including free hand measurement of -
  • Direction
  • Distance
  • Height
  • Angle 
  • On Screen presentation: Amazing Human Body
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Our Body: The Best Tool (Indoor)

Activities relating to interesting Psycho Somatic issues.
  • Fooling own Brain
  • Balancing the ‘Body Balance.’
  • Awaken the ‘HULK’ inside everyone
  • Understanding own Muscular strength
  • Perception on perceptive systems
  • On Screen presentation: Amazing Human Body
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