Nov 1: The Moon is 5 degrees S of Regulus in the East before dawn
Nov 4: A Waning Crescent Moon is about 7.5 degrees SE of Saturn in the East just before dawn
Nov 6: New Moon
Nov 13: First Quarter Moon
Nov 16: A Gibbous Moon is nearly 6.5 degrees away from Jupiter
Nov 17/18: The Leonids Meteor Shower will peak. This shower has produced meteor storms in the past, but no storm is expected this year. Also the Waxing Gibbous Moon will shine till after Mid-Night.
Nov 18: Neptune Eastern Quadrature
Nov 20: Mercury and Mars are just 1 deg 40’ apart in the W-SW, very low after Sunset.
Nov 21: Full Moon.
Nov 22: The Moon is just 1 deg 30’ away from M45-The Pleiades (after mid night) but an observer will have to use a binocular to glimpse M45.
Nov 29: A Last Quarter Moon is nearly 9 degrees from Regulus
PLANET HIGHLIGHTS:
MARS: Very low in Scorpius in the Western evening sky in the beginning of month. On 8th at evening Mars will share company with a very thin Crescent Moon and also they will form a trio with Regulus. On 20th November at evening Mars will be paired with Mercury by just 1.5 degrees apart.
NEPTUNE: The planet shining at magnitude 7.8 in the beginning of the month. Find Neptune just within 12’ 53” NW of the 5th mag Mu Capricorni star. Neptune will be at Eastern Quadrature on November 18.
JUPITER and URANUS will remain around 3 degrees throughout the month. Jupiter shining at mag -2.7 along with Uranus (mag 5.7) is well placed in the sky after sunset for observation.
SATURN: The ringed planet will rise around 5am in the month’s beginning. On 4th November the planet will be nearly 7 degrees N-NE of Crescent Moon forming a very nice naked-eye view. Saturn will begin this month by staying within 1.5 degrees East from Porrima in Virgo and will keep moving away toward east.
VENUS: The brightest planet will emerge from the Eastern morning sky during the first week of the month. On November 18, the planet will be 3 degrees 18’ East of Spica.
MERCURY: Very low in the evening Western sky will remain in the glare of the Sun. The inner most planet will emerge from the Western horizon during 10th November and will form a trio with Mars and Antares in the evening of 15th November. Mercury will be just 1 deg 40’ from Mars on 20th evening. Mercury will slowly keep getting up the western sky unless it reaches Greatest Eastern Elongation on December 1st.
Official blog of Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) working in the field of astronomy & space science in Nepal
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Press Release:INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "Accretion and Outflow in Black Hole Systems"kathmandu, Nepal, October 11-15,2010
In Kathmandu, during 10-16 October 2010, an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
"Accretion and Outflow in Black Hole Systems" is going to be organized.
The scientific scope of this conference is to understand the process of accretion onto the central black hole and outflows from the system (including the jet formation) in Black Hole binaries, Active Galactic Nuclei and Gamma Ray Bursts.
The conference is organized jointly by the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), the Osservatorio Astronomico of Roma (INAF/OAR), the Italian Space Agency and its Data Center (ASI/ADSC), the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale Fisica Cosmica (INAF/IASF Bologna), the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Warsaw), and the Central Department of Physics of the Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu). The meeting will be held at the Hotel Radisson in Kathmandu, Nepal.
More than 130 Profs/scientists/research students are participating in the conference. Almost all leading scientists who are the pioneers in the field of BLACK HOLE PROBLEMS are attending the conference. This is our privilege to welcome such personalities in our nation. Among the participants, there are 45 Europeans Profs/scientists, 12 American Profs/scientists (including 4 NASA Scientists), 15 Indian Profs/scientists, 4 Chinese Profs/scientists and 7 Japanese Profs/scientists. There are many other Profs/scientists from Canada, Chile, Argentina, Iran, Pakistan, Korea and South Africa too. Thirty four Nepalese M.Sc. (Physics) research students majoring either Astrophysics or Cosmology are taking part in the conference under the leadership of Dr. Binil Aryal. Dr. Aryal, Associate Prof., Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, is the member of Scientific Organizing Committee and the Local Organising Committee of the conference. He is the spokesman of the conference. Other members of the SOC and LOC are listed in the attachments.
There will be 62 oral presentations all together. In addition to these there will 39 presentations in the form of posters. From the Nepalese side, there will be an oral presentation of Dr. Aryal and 18 presentations in the form of posters.
A list of all participants and the scientific programme is attached herewith.
Any queries are welcome. For this, contact Dr. Aryal (9803221911). There will be an official press release at Radisson Hotel in front of international participants.
Conference Web-page: http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it/events/nepal2010/
On the behalf of LOC
--------------------------------
Dr. Binil Aryal
Associate Prof.
Central Department of Physics
Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur, Nepal
Tel. 00977 1 4912801
Web: http://astronepal.webs.com
"Accretion and Outflow in Black Hole Systems" is going to be organized.
The scientific scope of this conference is to understand the process of accretion onto the central black hole and outflows from the system (including the jet formation) in Black Hole binaries, Active Galactic Nuclei and Gamma Ray Bursts.
The conference is organized jointly by the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), the Osservatorio Astronomico of Roma (INAF/OAR), the Italian Space Agency and its Data Center (ASI/ADSC), the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale Fisica Cosmica (INAF/IASF Bologna), the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Warsaw), and the Central Department of Physics of the Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu). The meeting will be held at the Hotel Radisson in Kathmandu, Nepal.
More than 130 Profs/scientists/research students are participating in the conference. Almost all leading scientists who are the pioneers in the field of BLACK HOLE PROBLEMS are attending the conference. This is our privilege to welcome such personalities in our nation. Among the participants, there are 45 Europeans Profs/scientists, 12 American Profs/scientists (including 4 NASA Scientists), 15 Indian Profs/scientists, 4 Chinese Profs/scientists and 7 Japanese Profs/scientists. There are many other Profs/scientists from Canada, Chile, Argentina, Iran, Pakistan, Korea and South Africa too. Thirty four Nepalese M.Sc. (Physics) research students majoring either Astrophysics or Cosmology are taking part in the conference under the leadership of Dr. Binil Aryal. Dr. Aryal, Associate Prof., Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, is the member of Scientific Organizing Committee and the Local Organising Committee of the conference. He is the spokesman of the conference. Other members of the SOC and LOC are listed in the attachments.
There will be 62 oral presentations all together. In addition to these there will 39 presentations in the form of posters. From the Nepalese side, there will be an oral presentation of Dr. Aryal and 18 presentations in the form of posters.
A list of all participants and the scientific programme is attached herewith.
Any queries are welcome. For this, contact Dr. Aryal (9803221911). There will be an official press release at Radisson Hotel in front of international participants.
Conference Web-page: http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it/events/nepal2010/
On the behalf of LOC
--------------------------------
Dr. Binil Aryal
Associate Prof.
Central Department of Physics
Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur, Nepal
Tel. 00977 1 4912801
Web: http://astronepal.webs.com
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Public conference at Russian cultural centre on `Unlocking the mysteries of the Universe'
Dr. Giorgio Palumbo, professor of Bologna University Italy is presenting on the public conference `Unlocking the mysteries of the Universe’ at Russian Cultural Centre Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu on Oct.13, 2010 from 4:00pm-5:00pm during his visit to Nepal for attending INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON"Accretion and Outflow in Black Hole Systems"Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11 - 15, 2010. The conference is organized jointly by the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), the Observatorio Astronomico of Roma (INAF/OAR), the Italian Space Agency and its Data Center (ASI/ADSC), the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica (INAF/IASF Bologna), the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Warsaw), and the Central Department of Physics of the Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu). Every interested people are welcomed in the conference.
ABSTRACT
Starting with the short description of the Big Bang and first few moments; a general description of the birth, evolution and eventually death of stars will lead to Neutron stars and Black Holes. This cosmological part will serve as an introduction to the continuous aggregation of star ejecta after supernova explosions and star formation. Attention will be given to the dust component in clouds and the combination of heavy elements with Hydrogen to form organic molecules of pre-biotic type. The lecture will conclude with the formation of solar systems and the origin and possibly cosmic presence of life.
For more information visit http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it/events/nepal2010/
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