Khagol issue_116

SallyRide EarthKAM,Mission 63 For the first time, IUCAAparticipated in the Sally Ride EarthKAM (Earth KnowledgeAcquired byMiddle school students) run by NASA, and was organised at theModernHigh School (EnglishMedium), Shivajinagar, Pune, on September 30, 2018. The programme invites students and teachers around the world to explore the earth from the perspective of the International Space Station (ISS). The camera onboard ISS has a dedicated time slot for capturing the pictures of geographical locations requested by student participants. Thirty two students took part in this year programme, and successfully received the images of different parts of the globe with various geological features. The programme was coordinated by ShivomGupta (IUCAA). Science andAstronomyOutreachProgrammes The Science andAstronomyOutreach Programmes were organised at Belagavi, Karnataka, during September 29 - October 1, 2018. On the first day, the Belagavi Science Centre, organised a science toys workshop for eighty middle school students. Sonal Thorve was the resource person. Along with a few toys, the students also made CD spectroscopes and observed spectra from different types of sources. On the evening of September 30, a public sky-watching session was organised, and on October 1, Sonal Thorve delivered a talk on Current Developments and Career Paths in Astronomy and Astrophysics, at K.L.E. Society’s Raja Lakhamagouda Science Institute, Balagavi, which was attended by 120 college students | KHAG L | No. 116 - OCTOBER 2018 | 13