December Astronomy Workshops
Date & Time
24 December 2021 at 4:00 pm – 25 December 2021 at 10:00 am
Location
Rocky Ridge Cafe
Denkanikottai, Tamil Nadu 635107, India
Safe camp site with electric fencing. Modern facilities, exclusive toilets and tents for your group/family
Price per participant per day
Aged 12 years and above - 3500 Rs all inclusive
Aged between 5 years and 11 years - 2800 Rs all inclusive
Aged up to 4 years complimentary with accompanying adults
Schedule:
4 PM: Solar astronomy and our origin Story
5 PM: Tent, tea and snacks
7 PM: Star gazing begins. We look at Jupiter, it's moons. And Saturn and it's rings, Venus, star forming regions in our galaxies, see the youngest stars, other galaxies and star clusters. we will also see dozens of man made satellites fly past us. We will also get to see the summer milky way with our naked eye!
8 30 pm: Dinner and campfire
Post dinner for 45 mins: Introduction to constellations and understand the clockwork of the night sky
Go to Sleep (or not)
4 30 am: Mars, moon craters and mountains, Also see morning satellites, new constellations.
7 am: After tea and snacks, go for a small ride on the tractor to a beautiful lake and hill top
8 30 am breakfast and leave for home around 10 am