Live WorkShop on Total Solar Eclipse 22 July 2009:

AAAS has organized and celebrated Total Solar Eclipse by conducting two days workshop on 21-22 July 2009 at Aatmiya Vidhya Mandir , Kamrej ,Surat.

Log on to http://www.aaasteam.blogspot.com for detailed information.

Analemma View of Total Solar Eclipse messed with clouds at 06:21 to 06:24 pm

AAAS Team with Eminent Scientists and Astronomers

Times of India Article

AAAS Team with Dr.Hari Om Vats-PRL and Principal Shri Yogesh Raval At Aatmiya Vidhya Mandir School, Kamrej, Surat

Total Solar Eclipse 2009 Rehearsal/Survey:

Dear All,
We four Amateur Astronomers Nikunj Rawal, Jagdish Thadani, Charitarth Vyas and Fenil Patadiay along with Shri Dhananjay Raval from AAAS have gone to Aatmiya Vidya Mandir Swaminarayan School, Kamrej, Surat for the rehearsal on TSE 2009. We worked and discussed about the preparations on TSE 2009.
The Sunrise was on 05:59 am, but due to clouds, We saw it on 06:15 am. But the scenery. Our rehearsal was successful. was wonderful.

2010 Year Eclipse List:

Type: Total Solar Eclipse
Date: 11 July 2010
Duration of Eclipse: 05 min. 20 sec.
Appearance at Indian Time: 12:04 am (Night but Day in South Pole)
Appearance Regions: Chili, Pacific Ocean

My Role Models:

NickAstrro's Show:10: 06/05/2009

Venue: Sector-3/D, Gandhinagar
Participants: 35

About 30 people watched constellations, stars, Moon and Saturn

NickAstrro's Show 09: Dated 02/05/2009

World Astronomy Day: 2nd May

Venue: Government Primary School, Sector-13, Gandhinagr

Time: 08:30 am to 10:30 am

Chocolates are being distributed for all kids

Nikunj Rawal explains about Solar System, Comet and Asteroids

Nikunj Rawal explains Tithi's, Panchaka and Adhik-Kshaya Maas(Month)

More than 400 students joined and watched Sun-Darshan Programme

Teachers watching Sun

NickAstrro's Show # 08: 01/05/2009

World Astronomy Day: Day Five:

Venue: CH-0, Indroda, Gandhinagar

Clouds were bit interference

NickAstrro's Show # 07: Dated 30/04/2009

World Astronomy Week: Day Four:Venue:

Navratri Ground, Sector-3, Gandhinagar

About 100 people watched Moon, Saurn and Titan

Mr. John shocked by watching Moon's Surface and Saturn.

NickAstrro's Show# 06: Dated 29/04/2009

World Astronomy Week: Day Three

Venue: Near GH- 4 Circle Park, Sector-17, Gandhinagar

More than 350 general public enjoyed watching Moon and Saturn, Nebulas

Chairman Mr. Anilbhai Patel from Nisarg Community Science Centre

Village Farmers talked about Shani's Panoti

People from Defence Council appriciated this work for our Scociety

NickAstrro's Show# 05: Dated 28/04/2009

World Astronomy Week: Day Two
Venue: CH-5 Circle, Sector- 21, Gandhinagar

More than 200 people watched Moon and Saturn and Constellations

Deputy Collector Mr.Mehul Dave also participated

NickAstrro's Show # 04: Date 27/04/2009

World Astronomy Week Celebration: Day One

Sector- 3 Garden, Gandhinagar

More than 300 people watched 3rd Moon and Saturn

A boyed named Preet keep watching again and again.

Kids enjoyed watching Saturn's amazing rings!!

Important Days related to Science:

World Earth Day- April 22nd

World Astronomy Day- 2nd May 2009
24th April 2010

National Science day- 28th February

World Environment Day- 5th June

World Population Day- 11th July

International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer- 16th September

National Pollution Prevention Day- 2nd December

World Energy Day- 14th December

National Technology Day- 11th May

Teachers' Day- 5th September

World Water Day- 22nd March

NickAstrro's Show 03: 11/02/2007 Poster Competition and Seminar at V.V.Nagar

Participated in Poster Competition and Presented Special Seminar on "Global Astro-Disasters" during M.Sc.Physics at Sardar Patel University, V.V.Nagar;
In presence of Prof.K.R.Jotania from M.S.University, Baroda

NickAstrro's Show 02: 28/02/2007- 'National Science Day' during my M.Sc.Physics at V.V.Nagar, Aanand

Participated on National Science Day Seminar Competition at Post Graduate Department of Physics, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Aanand.
Topic: Current Trends in Astronomy

NickAstrro's Show 01: 11/04/2009 at Village Kukma, Kutchh

Nikunj Rawal in his Kutchh Tour explores the Night Sky through Binocular. He watched the end of the Milkyway Galaxy through Orion and Canis Major. Sky was amazing!!!