Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS Open Day for Public - Saturday, February 28, 2015

We welcome you to explore IUCAA freely from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

( Programmes are subject to change & if not timed, will repeat at regular intervals )

Aryabhata & Kund

The Foucault Pendulum, Statues of four Great Scientists, introduced by volunteers.

Bhaskara 1

Spectroscopy Demonstration (duration 20 min each)

Bhaskara 2 & Outside

Optics related Demonstrations (duration 20 min each)

Radio Astronomy Experiment Demonstration

Bhaskara 3 lobby, Sky Dome and Bramhagupta area

Posters Presentation: Overview of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the research at IUCAA.

Bhaskara 3

Talks by Astrophysicists (duration 30 min each)

10:30 am Kaustubh Vaghmare Scientific Thinking

11:15 am Shabbir Shaikh 12:00 pm Anuradha Gupta Exoplanets: ? 12:45 pm Bhooshan Gadre

Outside Varahamihira

Scientific Models, IUCAA Scale Model and Roche lobes.

Chandrasekhar Auditorium

Foyer: IUCAA Megaprojects Posters & Models exhibition

10:15 am to 1:15 pm International Year of Light Demonstrations (duration 50 min each)

2:00 pm* Ask a Scientist: Q&A with J.V. Narlikar & Ajit Kembhavi ** 3:15 pm Life of an Astronomer Varun Sahni & Anuradha Gupta 4:30 pm Special Lecture: Great Projects in Astronomy Ajit Kembhavi 6:00 pm Public Lecture: Seeking N-lightenment Arnab Bhattacharya, TIFR

Science Park

Science Toys Demonstrations Arvind Gupta & team (duration 20 min each) Telescope Making and Amateur Astronomy information stalls.

Various scientific playground models, explained by volunteers.

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Sky Watching **

** Passes necessary. * Event will be webcast live at : http://www.livestream.com/scipop For more information please visit: http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~scipop/