[nggallery id=9] Saturday morning 18th May dawned overcast with the threat of rain. A call to Martin Blomm at Shangri-la Hotel in Modimolle where we would be staying confirmed that it was the same down there, but it did seem to be clearing. Armed with the latest posters and pamphlets from the South African Observatory […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
[nggallery id=15] Saturday 15th June, one day before Father’s day and it dawned a clear wintery morning which saw James and I packing the trailer prior to heading off to the Spar in Thohoyandou for our sixth IAU/OAD astronomy outreach event for the year. I have had the opportunity to visit the University of […]
by Kodai Fukushima Affiliation: Hosei University, NAOJ star party staff Keywords: Earthquake, Stargazing, Disaster relief Summary The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11th, 2011 wreaked enormous damage on Japan. I took part in the disaster relief activities that followed. Doing so, I realized that stars‐studded in the sky without town lights were very impressive. […]
by OAD intern Maya Barlev, March 19th, 2013 “I began working at the OAD in early January 2013, after meeting Kevin and seeing the office for the first time in late December. Over the course of my three months with the office, the OAD guided me not just practically, but also mentored me on a […]
[nggallery id=3] Seven o’clock in the morning, Saturday 6th April, and we were on the road headed for Bela Bela and the Forever Warmbaths Resort, Limpopo’s version of a mini-Durban in our land-locked Province. This was our second IAU/OAD event for Limpopo Astronomy and the Soutpansberg Astronomy Club. After a truly cold front passing […]