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Our Strengths

• Strongest astronomical network
• Professional Qualified and experienced staff
• Team work
• Sri Lanka’s best Optical Instruments 
• Collaborations with International organizations
• Quality of vendors and service providers

Our Values 

• Innovation
• Diversity and Equality
• Trustworthiness
• Cooperate Social Responsibility

Research and Development

• Suns spots and Solar Physics research affiliated with Solar Observatory, Colombo
• Asteroid Searching Campaign affiliated with International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC)
• Binary star research affiliated with City Observatory, Colombo
• Official affiliated organizer for Space Generation Council

Courses

December school (over 11 years)

• December School for Beginner level (Sinhala medium)
• December School for Beginner level (English medium)
• December School for Intermediate level (Sinhala medium)
• December School for Intermediate level (English medium)
• December School for Advanced level
• Night Sky Observation Camp is included for every course.

Certificate Course (4 months)

• Training classes for International Astronomy Olympiad competition.
• Senior Certificate course in Astrophysics (12-14 years)
• Junior Certificate course in Astronomy and astrophysics (over15 years)

Kids Work shops (5 hours) (5-11years)

• Astro Space Workshop-1 (Sinhala medium)
• Astro Space Workshop-1 (English medium)
• Astro Space Workshop-2 (Sinhala medium)
• Astro Space Workshop-2 (English medium)
• STEM Education Workshop-1 (Sinhala medium)
• STEM Education Workshop-1 (English  medium)

One day Workshops (over 12 years)

• Astrobiology Workshop
• Astro chemistry Workshop
• Alien and UFO Workshop
• One day Astronomy and Astrophysics work shop for junior students
• One day Astrophysics work shop for senior students (over 14 years)

Collaborations

• Member International Astronomical Union
• Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC-UN)
• International Astronomical Search Collaboration, Texas USA.
• Astronomers Without Boarders
• American Association of Variable Stars Observers (AAVSO)