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THINKER'S NEST ASTRONOMY CLUB
"we are encouraging science in the society"
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PLACE OF WORKING:
Bhadrak & Jajpur Road
HEAD OF THE CLUB:
Narottam Das.
CONTACT NUMBER:
9238222000
CLUB MISSION:
- The club organizes regular night sky observations where they teach participants how to use telescopes, identifying various constellations ,stars,planets and deep space objects. the club regularly conducts astronomy quizzes and lecture for students. Astrophotography is another aspect of this club.they have a good experience of photometry of variable stars .
- Introducing Astronomy as a recreational cum educational activity for working professionals in various organizations.
- To carry out research in astronomy-astrophysics, planetary system and solar physics and other allied subjects.
- Conducting Seminars, Workshops, Events, Conferences, Competitions and other activities for the benefit general public, teaching fraternity, student’s community and the society.
- Efforts to achieve scientific literacy in the country.
- To undertake publication of science journal, research findings and a science newsletters. To publish books on astronomy, science and allied subjects. To felicitate scientists, science-writers, science enthusiasts and researchers and other eminent personalities and scholars.
- Supporting curriculum based education at school & college level by imparting teachers training.
- To conduct short courses on Planetary Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Solar Physics, History of Science, Geography and allied subjects for students of schools and colleges and for teachers and researchers.
- Providing Scholarships to students in the field of science.
- Sending students abroad to various Science and Technology Organizations under various science and cultural exchange programme.