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Astronomy Club

Astronomy Club has fascinated students ever since the inception of the club with its innumerable activities related to the celestial world. Astronomy Club was formally started in the year 2004 under the aegis of S.P.A.C.E.(Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators.). Since then our students have participated in various programmes, seminars, workshops and competitions organized by S.P.A.C.E. The students have successfully completed different Modules corresponding to various levels of proficiency in knowledge of Astronomy.

  • A presentation on Kennedy space centre, NASA was organized for parents and students on 18 April 2011.
  • An interactive session to give details about the graduation camp in NASA was organized on 24 April 2011 with parents and representatives of SPACE. This was followed by a three day graduation camp at NASA as a part of a trip to USA (29.5.11 to 8.6.11). It was attended by a group of twenty one students from classes VI to XI accompanied by two teachers, Ms Poonam Sondhi and Ms Rupinder Kaur. The group took a guided tour of the NASA complex and visited Apollo Saturn rockets. Students got a chance to interact with Astronauts.
  • Overnight session for Astronomy club students was organized on 7 May 2011 at L.D. Convent School, Jewar, U.P. Thirty one students and two teachers ,Ms Poonam Sondhi and Ms Bharati Tewari, attended the session. Students were taught how to locate constellations and stars using planisphere. Students located different constellations and stars in the night sky. Lunar watch through telescope was organized and Saturn was focused through telescope.
  • An Evening Astronomy Session was organized on 10 May 2011. Theory class on construction, working and handling of telescope was conducted. During practical class, students learnt to align the telescope and focus it on moon and Saturn. All the members were given a small telescope each. Parents were also invited for this Lunar and Planetary watch.
  • The school hosted a training session on 'All India Asteroid Search Campaign, 2011' Phase II for school students of Delhi and NCR on 7 July 2011.
  • Pragya Chawla (12-D) & Aparajita Aggarwal's (11-D) participation in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign phase-1 led to the discovery of a rare asteroid 'Trojan' by the two of them. It brought laurels to the school. The two girls alongwith their parents were welcomed by the SPACE group at their office. They were felicitated by the school on the World Youth Day on 12 August 2011. The girls have received extensive media attention for their rare discovery. They were also interviewed by Mr. Jaimon Joseph for the prestigious channel CNN-IBN which was aired on 2 September 2011.
  • Pragya Chawla & Souhard Saini (12-C) participated in phase -2 of All India Asteroid Search Campaign and have made five preliminary discoveries.
  • Induction of students for new groups of Astronomy level -1 & level-2 was done for the session 2011-12. Thirty six students from Middle and Senior Department have been enrolled for level 1 and twenty five students have been enrolled for level 2.
  • Evening session of club was conducted for Module-I and Module-II students on 4 November 2011. Module-I students learnt the basics of telescope, its alignment and handling. Module-II students learnt about astrophotography. Theory sessions were followed by the practical session. Lunar and planetary watch was organised for parents as well as students.
  • Theory and practical class of Module I on 'Rocketry' was conducted on 21 November 2011.
  • Ms Poonam Sondhi, incharge Astronomy Club and 4 students attended a three day International Solar Eclipse Conference from 15 December to 17 December 2011 organized by SPACE at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra. The conference was attended by 30 foreign delegates, Indian Scientists, 100 students from different schools and teachers. The conference was organized to discuss and finalize global plans for the upcoming eclipses and Venus transit.
  • Presentations on the forthcoming science expeditions: The Venus transit and The Annular Solar Eclipse were conducted for students of Middle and Secondary department on 17 February 2012.
  • Two students of class IX along with Astronomy club incharge Ms Poonam Sondhi attended a 2 hrs interactive session on 'Vistas of Astronomy' with Astrophysicist Dr Robert Nemiroff at G D Goenka Public School, Rohini. Dr Robert Nemiroff is the coordinator of APOD, NASA (Astronomy Picture of the Day) which is a well known website that presents the most spectacular Astronomy Picture everyday.