We Bring Out Publications:OUR ACTIVITIES
We Bring Out Publications:
We compile and publish the following important annual publications:
The Indian Astronomical Ephemeris contains about 500 pages of astronomical data on the position of the Sun, Moon, Planets and Bright Stars and a section on the National Calendar of India (Saka Calendar) with the timings of Tithis, Nakshatras etc. and the festival dates. Rashtriya Panchang is a popular publication brought out with the aim of providing a standard unified calendar for the whole country and promoting a scientific basis for Panchang calculation. We also brought out an English translation of Bhartiya Jyotish Shastra in two parts from the original Marathi version by late Shri S.B. Dixit, which is a pioneering work on the history of ancient and medieval Indian astronomy.
We Render Data Services:
The Centre meets the data requirements of a large number of users. Lunar data for prediction of tides are computed for the Survey of India and data of the Sun's daily path are useful to civil engineers, architects and telecommunications engineers. We provide data for determining the dates of festivals of all communities in India in advance for holiday declaration by the Government, tourist promotion abroad and for use of Panchang Makers.
We Do The Work of Popularisation of
Astronomy:
The Centre contributes to a great extent in popularising astronomy through publication of monthly Star Chart and Astronomical Bulletins and by publishing popular articles on different topics of astronomy in its own magazine. It organises popular lectures and night sky viewing for public through telescopes.
We Take Observations on Important
Astronomical Events:
The portable observatory of the centre is equipped with the following instruments:
With the help of above instruments we took observations on following important astronomical events:
