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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
Astro school/ December school (over 11 years)
- Astro School for Beginner level (Sinhala medium)
- Astro School for Beginner level (English medium)
- Astro School for Intermediate level (Sinhala medium)
- Astro School for Intermediate level (English medium)
- Astro School for Advanced level (Sinhala medium)
- Astro School for Advanced level (English medium)
- Night Sky Observation Camp and Solar 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- both English & Sinhala medium)
- Junior Certificate course in Astronomy and astrophysics (over15 years
Kids Workshops (5 hours) (5-11years)
- Star gazing Workshop
- Solar Sytem Workshop
- Rocketry & Space science Workshop
- Universe Workshop
- STEM Education Workshop- 1
- STEM Education Workshop- 2
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 (12-14 years- both English & Sinhala medium)
- One day Astrophysics workshop for senior students (over 15 years - both English & Sinhala medium)
Online Courses
Astronomy Online Short Course (Age 11+)
AO 02 - Telescopes
AO 03 - Solar System & Earth Science
AO 04 - Space Exploration
AO 05 - Astrobiology
AO 06 - Stellar Evolution & Blackholes
AO 07 - Big Bang and the fate of the Universe
AO 08 - Extraterrestrial Life
Primary Online Courses (Age 5-11 yrs)
PO 01 - Observational Astronomy
PO 02 - Solar System
PO 03 - Space Exploration
PO 04 - Alien Life & UFOs
PO 05 - Fate of Stars & Blackholes
PO 06 - Big bang and the Universe
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)
