‘Orbitales’
ITIHAAS - Nehru Planetarium - ASI
Workshop at Jantar Mantar Observatory, New Delhi
15th April, 2013
A report
We are proud
to share with you the report of first event of this session to mark the 10th
year celebrations. 105 students from ITIHAAS Partner Schools participated
in ‘Orbitales’, the ITIHAAS- Nehru Planetarium workshop at the Jantar
Mantar Observatory, New Delhi.
Working with
Dr. Rathnasree (Director, Nehru Planetarium) at the Observatory was a revealing
experience for the students as they realized that the Jantar Mantar is not just
a place for Dharnas but the instruments actually work! Some of the students
also managed to verify the accuracy of the instruments by getting observations
remarkably close to the figures of theoretical calculations.
The workshop
began with taking meticulous measures the dimensions of the three massive
yantras- Mishra Yantra, Samrat Yantra and Ram Yantra. This was followed by
mapping the coordinates of Sun and observing the sundial time. At the same time
they also learnt about the factors that cause variation in different time zones
on earth.
The
data collected by the students will now be processed and presented to the
Archaeological Survey of India. Many of the students were interested in being a
part of this process also.
We thank NMML and ASI
for institutional support, heads of schools and teachers for their enthusiastic
response; and most of all to Dr. Rathnasree who made sure that the initiative
be a lifetime experience for the participants.
Students at the Mishra Yantra Students with Dr. Rathnasree at the Ram Yantra
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wow, i like it. can u do the same thing at Jaipur observatory too?
ReplyDeleteAt Jaipur observatory, the planetarium is organising a "Festival of Measurement" on 5th March 2017.
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