Duration: 4 Saturdays - 4 Lectures - Total 8 hours
Dates : 08.05.2021, 15.05.2021, 22.05.2021, 29.05.2021
Time : 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
Registration deadline - 4th of May 2021
Content
· Day 1 - Identification of constellations and asterisms, Star Tales, and Zodiac
· Day 2 - Naked eye Observations- Phases of Moon, Planets, Meteorites, and Meteorite showers
· Day 3 - Introduction to the celestial sphere, Right Ascension, Declination, Altitude and Latitude
· Day 4 - Celestial phenomena - Eclipses, Occultations, Conjunctions, transits, etc
· Notes and other Printed Materials related to lectures will be posted to the student's address.
· Lectures are conducted by experienced professionals of the Institute of Astronomy Sri Lanka, trained under Homi Bhabha centre for science education India
· A valuable Certificate will be issued at the completion of the short course and the certificate will be posted within a week.
suitable for anyone over 10years old, willing to learn Astronomy from beginning