Beginning Astronomy v3:
Start a data-driven Journey
National Workshop on Beginner's Astronomy 11-13 December, 2023
Organized by IUCAA and Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad
About the Wokshop
Modern day telescopes produce petabytes of data and this presents students with the opportunity to analyze such publicly available astronomical data sets. This workshop is aimed at providing early bachelors/late masters students having basic knowledge of physics, mathematics and computation with a hands-on introduction to astronomy using such datasets. This 3 day workshop will cover some of the basic concepts of stellar, galactic and extra-galactic physics through short lectures and hands-on computational sessions with some of the publicly available astronomical datasets. Students will be provided with accommodation for their interval of stay and will be provided with certificates on completion.
NO REGISTRATION FEE
Accomodation and food will be provided
Application Deadline: 13th November
Announcement of Selected Participants: 20th November
Who are eligible?
Students of MSc and MTech are eligible to apply.
BSc, Btech, Integrated MSc and Integrated MTech students who are in their 2nd year or higher can apply.
All branches are welcome.
Strong preferrence will be given to students from the local region.
Venue
Auditorium
Academic Block A
IIT Hyderabad
IITH Road, near NH-65
Sangareddy
Kandi
Telangana-502285
How to reach?
By Air: Nearest airport - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (60 km from campus). Take a cab directly to IIT Hyderabad. Approximate travel time - 1.5 hrs
By Train: Nearest Railway Station - Secunderabad Junction / Lingampally Station - Take a cab directly to IIT Hyderabad. Approximate travel time - 2 hrs.
By Bus: Board the bus outside Secunderabad Railway Station till Patancheru bus station. Take next bus to Sangareddy and get down in front of IITH main gate.
Coordinators:
- Prof Souradeep Bhattacharya (IUCAA)
- Prof Chayan Mondal (IUCAA)
- Prof Megha Anand (IUCAA)
- Prof Mayukh Pahari (IITH)
- Dr Pushpak Pandey (IUCAA)
- Prof Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
Local Organizing Committee:
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Tiwari | ph22mscst11024@iith.ac.in |
| Akansha Sharma | ph22mscst11010@iith.ac.in |
| Ambica Govind | ep21btech11007@iith.ac.in |
| Anish Sarkar | ph22mscst11032@iith.ac.in |
| Khushi Lalit | ph22mscst11019@iith.ac.in |
| Kunj Panchal | ep21btech11017@iith.ac.in |
| Pragya Yadav | ch21btech11023@iith.ac.in |
| Ravina Paldiya | ph22mscst11034@iith.ac.in |
| Rushikesh Nilapalle | es20btech11022@iith.ac.in |
| Saurabh Sharma | ph22resch01002@iith.ac.in |
| Sumanta Biswas | ph22mscst11005@iith.ac.in |
| Tanmoy Dutta | ph22mscst11022@iith.ac.in |
| Vishal Jadoliya | ph23resch11022@iith.ac.in |
Schedule
Day 1: 11 December, 2023
Venue: A-Block Auditorium
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 AM - 10:40 AM | Inauguration and Opening Session | Director and Guests |
| 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM | High Tea | Auditorium Foyer |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM | Introduction to some basic concepts in Astronomy | Coordinators |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Introduction to Sun | Coordinators |
| 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM | Lunch | Participants: New Mess |
| 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM | Hands-on session on Stellar Evolution | Coordinators |
| 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM | Tea Break | Auditorium Foyer |
| 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM | Hands-on session on Solar Astronomy | Coordinators |
| 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | An evening with an expert: Gravitational waves in Nanohz frequency regime |
Prof Shantanu Desai IIT Hyderabad |
| 06:30 PM - 06:45 PM | Tea Break | Auditorium Foyer |
Day 2: 12 December, 2023
Venue: A-Block Auditorium
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Galaxies & Galaxy Evolution | Coordinators |
| 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM | Tea Break | Auditorium Foyer |
| 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Introductin to statistical inference | Coordinators |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Introduction to Pulsar & Blackhole Astronomy | Coordinators |
| 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM | Lunch | Participants: New Mess |
| 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM | Hands-on session on galaxies | Coordinators |
| 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM | Tea Break | Auditorium Foyer |
| 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM | Hands-on session on statistical inference | Coordinators |
| 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | An evening with an expert: Data-driven high energy space-based astronomy |
Prof Gulab Dewangan IUCAA, Pune |
Workshop Dinner: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Venue: B-Block Foyer
Day 3: 13 December, 2023
Venue: A-Block Auditorium
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Hands-on session on Astronomy with Public Data | Coordinators |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Tea Break | Auditorium Foyer |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Special public talk on Planetary and Lunar Science in Southern Arizona |
Dr. Renu Malhotra University of Arizona, USA |
| 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch | Participants: New Mess |
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Career in Astronomy | Coordinators |
| 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Tea Break | Auditorium Foyer |
| 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Hands-on session on Pulsar & Blackhole Astronomy | Coordinators |
| 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Coordinators |
| 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Night Sky Observation Session with Telescope | Coordinators |