Event Reports
FERMI’S PARADOX
Enrico, oh Enrico! You left us with the paradox of aliens' existence You said once: And where are they? Maybe to emphasize their silence Meanwhile, they're switching radio station wondering... Read More...
Sun Has Come Out and 200 Students Visit the Observatory!
Kai StaatsAWB Update - January 3, 2020 at 2:34 PM After a long, seemingly endless three months of rain, the sun has come out and the students have arrived –in droves!... Read More...
A Discussion of Generations
Kai StaatsAWB Update - MMAO Astronomy Ambassador Zacharia shares the following … Eliona Miley and myself, we opened the observatory and we were able to conduct general cleanness with the help... Read More...
Creative DIY Solutions Prevail!
Kai StaatsAWB Update - On Wednesday December 11, 2019, MMAO Astronomy Ambassadors, Zacharia, Eliona, Elineema and Pendaeli were successful in fixing the roof leakages which allowed dust and tree leaves debris... Read More...
Merry Go Round
The Earth is rotating as we go round n round in the sky. As the time passes stars change position while people live and die. Seeing the stable Sun, few... Read More...
Annular Solar Eclipse 2019 December 26
Annular Solar Eclipse Public Observation Camp 2019 December 26 On 26th of coming December, As Sri Lanka got a very rare opportunity to observe an annular solar eclipse which was... Read More...
Night Sky Observation Camp 2019 - Organized by J'pura Astronomy Club
Night Sky Observation Camp 2019 This event was held the day before the Annular Solar Eclipse 2019 at Security Force Headquaters, Iranamadu, Sri Lanka. Both observational and fun items were... Read More...
Cosmic Unknown
The great unknown within its flow has vast galactic heights aglow with heavens' past in astral vaults in schemes of intricate gestalts that strain the brain to vertigo. Yet on... Read More...
A Hoag’s Object Lesson
This rare cosmic rendering in review a galaxy nucleus shows with a circular ring of young stars blue that around the gold center goes. Hoag, the discoverer, gave it his... Read More...
STATISTICS OF ASTRONOMY QUIZZES AWB-SERBIA
Every 15th of the month, except in April, AWB is organizing a small quiz featuring 10 questions on a selected astronomical subject. This quiz can be participated by all interested... Read More...
Annular Solar Eclipse 2019 Island-wide Project by NCAS
NCASNalanda College Astronomical Society (NCAS) and Nalanda College Alumni Astronomical Society (NCAAS) organized an island-wide project for the 2019 December 26 Annular Solar Eclipse, which included carrying out 6 observation... Read More...
Proper Solar Safety
Activities like the annular solar eclipse last December 26 often get a lot of media attention. Astronomers and telescope manufacturers always caution against directly viewing the Sun, but sometimes the... Read More...
Hamadryas Arete Planetarium Project .
Hamadryas arete is the name of the rare Starry Sky Butterfly, an itinerant Domestic planetarium light as the flight of a butterfly is where we got the inspiration for the... Read More...
Kai shares a link to Sky-Lights.org
Kai StaatsAWB Update - December 18, 2019 at 4:32 PM Dan Heim provides insight to the Rotation of the Lunar Disk From Moonrise to Moonset: Sky-Lights.org Q&A: Rotation of the Lunar... Read More...
Us and the Eclipses or How to Create a Model of Astrohumanistic Gala in a Central Observatory
Celestial Earth city's observatory astro-cathedral Cosmic people in astrohumanistic show - decors as actors In 2019-12-18 the Admiral Vasile Urseanu Bucharest Municipal Observatory hosted the astrohumanistic gala of the Romanian... Read More...
Partial Solar Eclipse observation Ahmedabad
*SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING* *26th December 2019* 1AU in association with Hiramani School is happy to invite you for viewing the *Rare Celestial Event of Solar Eclipse* from Hiramani campus on... Read More...
December 26, Annular Solar Eclipse Observing Public Camp at Ancient Jaffna Fort, Sri Lanka
Astronomical Research Institute, Sri Lanka (ARIS) collaborating with Anandian Astronomical Association, Star Party group and Mount K Adventure Resort organizes a public camp for observing the annular solar eclipse which... Read More...
