Hyderabad: As part of its public outreach, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad launched its first astronomy observatory with a large telescope on Kandi campus on Sunday during the celebration of independence day.
The 14-inch telescope with an optical mirror of 355 mm and the focal length of 1,650 mm will not only allow amateur astronomical observations, but will also provide quality images of research for potential discoveries.
This is the second largest telescope in the IIT dedicated to oute-kanpur.
Advanced digital cameras will be used to record images and temporary astronomical phenomena such as meteor rain.
Although telescopes will mainly be used for observational training programs outreach and night sky, it has the ability to provide research level performance, which will be explored subsequently by the Institute.
“With this big telescope, we will provide opportunities for young students to study selestial objects in more detail than other small telescopes that are conventionally used for outreach programs.
Activities such as Stargazing Training Program, observing transient astronomy, working with images The sky image will increase their knowledge, add to their relationship to human relations with space, “said Professor Director Iithyderabad BS Murty, who funded the project.
Because superior quality images, data from observatories also tend to serve national and international researchers.
Such collaboration can help IIT-Hyderabad be part of the main astronomical discovery and an astronomical center recognized in India.
“Unlike other observatories designed for outreach programs, our facilities will provide an opportunity to work with high-quality astronomical images of deep sky objects and temporary events so that school / college students may have the opportunity to contribute to astronomical research,” said the Assistant Professor Department Physics, Mayukh Pahari, who will manage facilities.