34th Annual Report (2021-22)

94 This conference was held by the from 2 - 4 August 2021. Samir Dhurde gave an invited talk on the topic “ Reaching out while staying distanced: some positive ideas ” and also chaired the session on “ Usingmediain Indian Institute of Astrophysics Public Engagement in Astronomy in the Pandemic Era. This year GHOU 21 conference was held virtually from 23 to 27th August 2021. A workshop for educators across the globe on " Zero Shadow Day for Tropical countries ” was conducted by Samir Dhurde and Sonal Thorve from IUCAA SciPOP along with Alok Mangaogane at the Global Hands-On Universe Conference 2021 (virtual). In the Global Hands-on Universe Conference (GHOU-2021)- 23 to 27th August 2021 Held online from the 20th to the 22nd of July 2021, bringing together the global networks of the four IAU Offices. The meeting had 30+ sessions on astronomy The IAU Offices Family Meeting novel ways ”. Shivani Pethe and Atharva Pathak delivered a combined talk on the “ Use of Apps and Video series for effective Astronomy Outreach and Pro-Am Engagement ”. Sonal Thorve presented on “ StimulatingIndividualandVernacular Engagement by Utilizing Online Tools ”. In this, they shared various events organised by IUCAA SciPOP as well as shared the experiences and the footsteps of how they were executed. workshop, Samir Dhurde shared the details of the zero shadow day and how it occurs. Alok Mandaogane explained the features and use of relevant android apps and websites. Sonal Thorve demonstrated how shadows are formed and how one can use themto track the Sun in the sky. Rupesh Labade delivered an oral presentation on the topic of Bringing Astronomy to the students and teachers using “Appstronomy” and also took an online workshop on the topic of Learning Science at home during the lockdown. education, teaching, outreach, equity, and more. Samir Dhurde participated in this as the IAUNational Outreach Coordinator, India andmoderated two sessions on the themes - “ Research in classrooms” and “Astronomy education in low-income communities ”. The following lectures were organised as a part of the Basic Course in Practical Astronomy organised by Jyotirvidya Parisanstha, Pune. December 03 – Samir Dhurde delivered a talk on " MultiwavelengthAstronomy ". December 04 – Dr Surhud More delivered a t a l k on " D i f f e r ence imag i ng f o r Astronomicaldiscoveryoftransients ". December 05 – Bhushan Joshi delivered a talk on " Advancedinstrumentation ". December 08 – Prof. Somak Raychaudhury delivered a talk on " Cosmology ". December 09 – Prof. Ajit Kembhavi delivered a talk on " White dwarfs and neutronstars ". Astronomy webinars on different topics were organised by different institutes with SciPOP resource persons as guest speakers. October 08 – Sonal Thorve delivered a talk on “ Talk on Nobel Prize Physics 2020 ” at MSSHighschool, Chinchwad. WEBINARS AND TALKS on “ History of Telescopes ” at October 10 – Tushar Purohit delivered a talk on “ Observing Meteor Shower ” at December 17 – Samir Dhurde delivered a talk on " Try out Planetary Science yourself " at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai. November 01 – Chasing Shadows: Citizen Science opportunities in occultation recording, by Ted Blank, Senior Member of IOTA (International Occultation Timing Association) December 06 – Research theSolar System with Shooting Stars , by Karl Antier, IMO (International Meteor Organisation) December 06 – RecordingMeteorShowers - Live simulations and training , by Arvind Paranjpye, Director, Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai December 13 – Tonight'sGeminidsand Kaylan Pradeshik Lok Vigyan Kendra, Bhavnagar, Gujarat as a part of World Space Week celebrations. Smart Circuits Innovation, Chandigarh as a part of World SpaceWeek celebrations. other meteor showers over India , by Peter Jenniskens, Principal Investigator of the C a m e r a s f o r A l l S k y M e t e o r Surveillance(CAMS) project of SETI Institute, NASA 30th July, 2021 - " The World of Large Telescopes " by Samir Dhurde for the Department of Physics, Gauhati University, coordinated by IUCAA Associate Dr Sanjeev Kalita. 15th September 2021 - Talk by Rupesh Labade on Magnetism at Rani Laxmibai Saniki Mulinchi Shala, Pirangut for the 250 Students of 8th and9thStandard. 17 September 2021 - " Introduction to Astronomy andAstrophysics " with talks by Samir Dhurde and Ranjan Gupta for the Physics department, St. Joseph College, Jakhama, Nagaland.