| Name: | INDRENDRA SISODIYA |
| Affiliation: | Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology Bhopal |
| Conference ID : | ASI2023_463 |
| Title : | Evaluation of night sky at Varahmihir Astronomical Observatory, Dongla, Ujjain |
| Authors : | Indrendra Sisodiya(1), Parvej Saleh(2), Bhupesh Saxena(1),
Padmakar Parihar(3), Rajesh Sharma(1), Anil Kothari(1)
(1) Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology, Bhopal,
(2) Department of Applied Sciences Gauhati University, Guwahati,
(3) Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru. |
| Mode of Presentation: | Poster |
| Abstract Category : | Stars, ISM and Galaxy |
| Abstract : | Situated on the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26'43.2''N and 75°45'45.5''E, the Varahmihir Astronomical Observatory (VAO) is a newly established observatory of Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology. The prime objective behind creating this observatory is to popularize astronomy and astrophysics among children and youth of central India as well as carry out research on relatively bright objects. The observatory has a 0.5m telescope from the Planewave, which is equipped with a large format CCD from the Apogee. Though VAO is located at a low altitude and surrounded by villages, however, the sky is relatively dark and it offers a large number of clear sky during mid-September to May. In an attempt to characterize the site, we have made observations using a 0.5m telescope for sky-brightness, atmospheric extinction and seeing. In this poster, we report the sky condition at VAO as well as the results of a few observations carried out as a part of the science verification. |
