Stellar Evenings at Whitefield - 8 Mar
This is an urban location and chosen for ease of travel for participants. We can see the planets and moon in very clear detail with a large telescope.
Date & Time
8 March 2025, 5:30 – 9:30 pm
Location
Bengaluru
XPGC+RJV, Vijayanagar, KIADB Export Promotion Industrial Area, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048, India
Charges are 1500 Rs per person for any age group. Prior registration and payment is mandatory to enter the event premises.
Parking available for Cars/Bike.
No Food or snacks are offered.
Please bring your own snacks or water bottles.
Please also carry mosquito repellants.
Washrooms are available.
No Mobile charging option.
Car parking is few steps away from event area
Agenda
1) Watch the Planets in a high quality telescope
2) Learn the basics of night sky, understand how sky moves
3) Demystify terms like planetary parade and 'alignment' etc
4) Human's ties to the skies, understand how we used it for time keeping and also cultural reference to festivals etc