Khagol_113_January 2018

| KHAG L | No. 113 - JANUARY 2018 | 11 Workshop onVisualisingTextbookAstronomy The workshop on Visualising Textbook Astronomy was conducted on October 30, 2017, for secondary school teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas at Regional Training Centre, Khadki Cantonment Board. The workshop was organised by Sakal NIE in collaboration with IISER, Pune, and IUCAA. Thirty teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas from different states of the country participated in the workshop. Basic astronomy concepts involved in Science and Geography books were explained along with a few demonstrations, role-play, etc. to visualise andunderstand these concepts better. IUCAAOutreach Programmes International Observe theMoonNight Every year, International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is celebrated in the month of September or October by Astronomers Without Borders. This year, InOMN was celebrated worldwide on October 30, 2017. The special sky-watch session was arranged at IUCAA on this occasion with the theme: The Moon. About 60 enthusiasts of different age groups enjoyed the view of our closest celestial object through telescope. PuLastya Science Festival To commemorate the birth anniversary of Late Shri Pu La Deshpande, November 8, the PuLastya Science festival was organised during Nobember 8 - 10, 2017 at IUCAA. The programme included day-time sessions for school students, including astronomy without telescopes, and interaction with IUCAAPhD students. The 3 public lectures in series by IUCAA faculty members, Durgesh Tripathi, Sukanta Bose and Joydeep Bagchi, followed by sky- watching sessions with the help of volunteers from local amateur astronomers organisations were delightful for public. About 2,500 people visited IUCAAon this occasion. Nobel CurtainRaiser Talks National Center for Cell Sciences (NCCS, Pune), in collaborationwith IUCAAorganised public talks at the NCCSAuditorium on the Nobel prizes awarded during 2017. The talks were delivered by experts fromrespective fields onDecember 04, 2017. SolarOutreachProgramme As a part of the Solar Outreach Programme, HelenMason (University of Cambridge) along with Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA) interacted with school students during November 28 - 30, 2017. School students fromMIT Gurukul (Pune), Barshi (Solapur), St Mary's School (Pune), and BVB Paranjapye High School (Pune) gained very much about the Sun, and enjoyed the lively interactionwithHelen.