1. Going Back to School…… Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore

2. Going back to school Going back to school is an initiative in which a group of students visit a school every month and interact with the students and teachers.

3. Talk "A journey through the Solar system" talk was presented to students in the form of a dialogue between two students in Kannada.

5. Demonstration of telescope The working of different types of telescope were explained followed by an interactive hands-on session.

6. Night sky through Stellarium Night sky watch: identification of prominent stars (Vega, Polaris, etc.), planets and constellations; motion of stars.

8. Activity Kits Activity kits like: Star clock, Clinometer, Sundial and Star Chart were distributed to the students as cut- away pages of a booklet with adjoining instructions.

10. Star Clock

11. Clinometer

12. Sun Dial

14. Star Wheel

17. Current & possible regular activities ● National Science Day ● Evening Talk & Sky watch (2/3 per year ) ● Public lectures ● Visit to schools within and outside Bangalore (in collaboration with other active groups). ● Workshops, tutorial videos on astronomy and astrophysics in collaboration with planetarium, amateur astronomers etc. ● Conducting Amature astronomers meets (Pro-Am, YAM) ● Documentary videos related to Astronomy & IIA ● Proper webpage ● Students competitions, etc

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