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Ladakh’s 1st Astro Festival is here! 📅 27th & 28th June 2025 📷Public Talks at District Panchayat Resource Centre, Agling, Leh 📍Stargazing at University of Ladakh, Taru Campus #LadakhAstroFestival #LadakhLightsTheSky IIAstrophysics Ladakh Tourism Annapurni Subramaniam

Ladakh Astro Festival 2025! Ever gazed at the stars through a telescope? Join us at the Ladakh Astro Festival & uncover a sky full of secrets waiting to be discovered in the magical skies of Ladakh #LadakhAstroFestival #LadakhLightsTheSky #LadakhTourism IIAstrophysics Dorje Angchuk

If you are in Mysuru, do join us ! Asteroid Day ☄ DSTIndia Annapurni Subramaniam DOOT COSMOS Mysuru Vainu Bappu Observatory Kodaikanal Observatory

The large mirror polishing facilty set up by us at the India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility #ITOFF at #CREST campus in #Hosakote is featured at 1:01 minute - do take a look! DSTIndia Annapurni Subramaniam India TMT DOOT COSMOS Mysuru Vainu Bappu Observatory Kodaikanal Observatory

Check out the video at 8:30 for reactions from our students, and at 14:20 for an interview with Annapurni Subramaniam Director IIA! DSTIndia Abhay Karandikar @ISRO Axiom Space DOOT COSMOS Mysuru #AxiomMission4 #ShubhanshuShukla

If you are in Bengaluru today, drop by and see the livestream of Axiom docking with ISS along with us in our auditorium! 📌 IIA Auditorium, Koramangala 🗓️ 3:30 - 6:00 PM DSTIndia Annapurni Subramaniam DOOT @ISRO #AxiomMission4 #ShubhanshuShukla Axiom Space

Ladakh Astro Festival 2025! Check out the full schedule of the Ladakh Astro Festival 2025 and plan your celestial journey! #LadakhAsteoFeatival #LadakhLightsTheSky #LadakhTourism #AstroTourism IIAstrophysics Ministry of Tourism PIB India DIPR Ladakh All India Radio News DD News


Check out the full schedule of the Ladakh Astro Festival 2025! DSTIndia Abhay Karandikar Annapurni Subramaniam DOOT Dorje Angchuk #LadakhAstroFeatival #LadakhLightsTheSky #LadakhTourism #AstroTourism DIPR Ladakh

The deadline to submit abstracts for the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education is 30 June midnight GMT! astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/ DOOT Vainu Bappu Observatory Kodaikanal Observatory COSMOS Mysuru Astronomical Soc. India Outreach and Education IAU Office of Astronomy for Education IAU OAE Center India

The First Ladakh Astro Festival kicks off at the District Panchayat Resource Centre, Agling, Leh. DSTIndia Abhay Karandikar Annapurni Subramaniam Dorje Angchuk Ladakh Tourism Office of the Lt. Governor, Ladakh #HDSR #IAO_IIA DOOT #LadakhLightsTheSky #LadakhTourism

Join us if you are in Leh - we have public talks, astro exhibitions and stalls, and star gazing activities for all of you to enjoy! DSTIndia Abhay Karandikar Annapurni Subramaniam Ladakh Tourism Office of the Lt. Governor, Ladakh #LadakhAstroFestival #LadakhLightstheSky #LadakhTourism Dorje Angchuk #HDSR #IAO_IIA


#LadakhAstroFestival Dorje Angchuk, Engineer-in-Charge at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, captivated the audience with a personal talk titled "Astrophotography – My Journey," offering rare insights into his experiences capturing Ladakh’s spectacular night skies.


Join us to celebrate #AsteroidDay, with a public talk and an occasion to throw pebbles and measure craters! 📌 IIA, Koramangala 🗓️ 1 July Tuesday, 10 AM DSTIndia Astronomical Soc. India Outreach and Education Annapurni Subramaniam DOOT Vainu Bappu Observatory Kodaikanal Observatory COSMOS Mysuru Asteroid Day ☄




"Finding Meaning in Ever Changing Skies", which includes the Hon'ble Minister's Nirmala Sitharaman Office visit to Indian Astronomical Observatory #IAO_IIA in #Hanle, #HDSR, and the proposed site of #NLST in #Merak #Ladakh. DSTIndia Abhay Karandikar Annapurni Subramaniam Ladakh Tourism DIPR Leh

We welcome the participants of the 1st "Statistical Techniques for Astronomy Research" #IIA_STAR, a 6-day workshop at Vainu Bappu Observatory on astro-statistics for early-career PhD students in astronomy. DSTIndia Abhay Karandikar Annapurni Subramaniam DOOT Kodaikanal Observatory COSMOS Mysuru


#SkySCOPE Mercury was at its maximum eastern elongation on 4 July, and can be seen over the next couple of weeks in the evening western sky after sunset. Let us know if you spot it! DSTIndia Astronomical Soc. India Outreach and Education Annapurni Subramaniam DOOT COSMOS Mysuru Vainu Bappu Observatory Kodaikanal Observatory

