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Past VIPRA Events

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DateEvent/ SignificanceVIPRA event
Spt 22September Equinox
At 7:00 PM, IST
Workshop on “Science behind the seasons of Earth”.
Spt 22Michael Faraday b’day (1791)VIPRA will hold a webinar on the major works of Faraday.
Spt 20Foundation Day of VIPRASeveral events will be organized
Aug 13Venus at Greatest Western Elongation. This day the planet Venus gets farthest from the Sun in the west (approx. 450 as viewed from earth). This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky.VIPRA will organize an event will be organized to watch the planet Venus.
Workshop on “Elongation, Conjunction and Opposition” of planets.
Workshop will also be organized about ancient methods of reading the stars and planets.
July 26 06:00 PMMYSORE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
WEBINAR FASCINATING ASTRONOMY, YOU THRILL US, AND WE ADMIRE YOU
Link for registration https://forms.gle/EXGhyWjLqYG1KTmD7		Speaker Dr. Purnima, Director, Childrens' Literary Club and Formaly Professor in English, KSOU, Mysuru.
CONVENERS: DR. S A MOHAN KRISHNA
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Smt. SHWETHA KRISHNA
STUDENT COORDINATOR VAISHNAVI SRIVATSAV 9632748875
July 25Star & Planet FORMATION
(July 25-27 06:00 PM IST)
FEATURING: DR. PARSHATI PATEL ASTROPHYSICIST & SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR.		Day 1 STAR FORMATION: Diffrent stages of Star Formation including T-Tauri stars & Herbig Ae/Be stars, Main sequence stars, stellar evolution.
Day 2 PLANET FORMATION: Nebular hypothesis, Structure, Formation and Types of Disks, Migration of Planets, Insight on Dr. Prashati Patel's research thesis.
Day 3 QUIZ: An Interactive Quiz will be conducted to help you all retain your knowledge.
July 25Space Education and Research Foundation, Ahmedabad announces, a “Conference on Physics Education”. This will be an online conference. It is scheduled to be live Starting on 21st September 2020. It is envisaged to have in each session one resource presentation (1 hour) and 4 contributory presentations. This conference would be like a training program for physics teachers with a difference. The learning, here, is planned to be in two ways:

1. From each other’s presentations
2. From resource talks

Now, we invite contributory presenters for the conference. The duration of the contributory presentations will be minimum 15 min and maximum 30 min. Please submit your title and abstracts based on the following categories:

1. Basic concepts in Physics
2. Lucid description of an experiment
3. Clear theoretical explanation
4. Conceptual demonstration
5. On your own research advances
6. On the problems and prospects of Physics Education		The presentations from Physics Teachers (Higher Secondary School, College and University) will be given preference.

Please note important dates:
1. Submission of intention of your presentation on or before 25th July 2020.
Please use this LINK. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfga7zTO0DiQKp0RVN3l-alcV6wKVDMP01xASv9N7h3KQzqUw/viewform?usp=pp_url
(in the online form fill your details, title and abstract)

2. Acceptance of abstract on 31st July 2020.
3. Submission of PPT of the talk on or before 20th August 2020.
4. Recording of the talk on or before 5th September 2020.
There will be a competitive scheme for the contributory presenters. The certificates and merit certificates will be given to the contributors.
July 24Tokyo Olympics
(24 July to 9 Aug)		Workshop on the “Science of Sports”
July 22World Brain DayVIPRA will organise a workshop on creating awareness about simple ways to keep the brain healthy and active.
July 20Saturn at opposition.VIPRA will organize a workshop to witness the event.
July 14Jupiter at oppositionVIPRA will organize a workshop to witness the event
July 12 05:00 PM ISTA talk on the wonders of gravity and gravitational waves. Also included: Microlensing by GWs.
Topic: Bend it like gravity
Speaker: Uddeepta Deka,
Ph.D Scholar, ICTS-TIFR		Join Zoom Meeting
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July 11World Population DayVIPRA will hold a webinar to raise awareness about the exploding human population
July 10Nikola Tesla b’day (1856)VIPRA will hold a webinar on the major works of Nikola Tesla
July 5B’day of Adi Guru VyasaVIPRA will hold a webinar on the subject of "Science in the texts authored by Vyasa"
July 5 15:00 - 16:00 (IST)SPACE EXPLORATION WEBINAR
The History, Present and Future of space exploration.
Prof RR Elangovan Bsc. D.M.I.T, M.Tech
Prof - KSG College of Technology, Chennai Ex Colleague of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam 		Certificates For All Registered Participants.
FREE WEBINAR FREE REGISTRATION
Register Now at: http://bit.do/spaceteamweb
Live on YouTube at 03;00 PM
For Queries Mail us at: support@team2020.rf.gd
July 4Discovery of Higgs BosonVIPRA will organise a discussion on “Particle Physics”
June 30 18:30 to 20:30 ISTDepartment of Science & Technology, Government of Rajasthan is conducting a webinar session on the occasion of Asteroid Day.Registration Link : Click Here

Webinar will be hosted live on Facebook page of DST- Rajasthan:
https://www.facebook.com/dst.rajasthan.98 (personal handle of DST Secretary)

And official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dstrajasthanofficial/
June 21 10:00 AMAnnular solar Eclipse.Live webcasts from Multiple sites and discussion with scientists
Visit Here
June 21Annular (bright ring) Solar eclipse
It occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light around the darkened Moon. The Sun's corona is not visible during an annular eclipse. 		VIPRA will organize an event to watch the eclipse visible in north India.
To view eclipse timings at various places CLICK HERE
June 21June Solstice:
It occurs at 03:13 AM, IST in India. The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44 degrees north latitude. This is the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.		VIPRA Workshop on “Science behind the seasons of Earth”.
CLICK HERE to read about the various phenomena caused by earth's motions.
June 21International Yoga dayVIPRA will celebrate अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस. Focus will be on asanas for:
1. Improving immunity
2. Office time aasanas
3. Mental yoga
June 13Virtual Conference on Astrophysics, AstroRetreat at GNDUThis Virtual conference is an online learning experience that will provide opportunity to the student to present their knowledge and Experience in Astrophysics and Cosmology.
June 8World Oceans Day: diving deep inside our lovely oceansVIPRA will hold a discussion on “Sustainable exploration of and development with Oceans”
June 8Last Date to Apply for Free Online Certificate Course by ISRO on Remote Sensing and GIS Technology. Open for Government Officials, Teachers and Scientists.For details, CLICK HERE
June 5World Environment DayVIPRA will hold a discussion on the 17 goals of UNEP for sustainable development
June 5Penumbral Lunar Eclipse1. Moon will pass through the penumbral area of Earth's shadow
2. About 57% of the moon will pass through this area.
3. It can be seen from almost entire world except N. America and most parts of S. America. CLICK HERE to view the map.
4. In India it will be visible from 11:15 PM on 5th June 2020 to 2:34 AM on 6th June 2020. Maximum visibility will be around 12:54 AM on 6th June.
5. Penumbral Lunar eclipse will next happen on 04.07.2020 and on 29.11.2020.
VIPRA will organize a workshop “Phases of Moon and Human Biology”
May 17World Telecommunication & Information Society Day
51st anniversary
Workshop on:
• Technologies of Communication: ancient to modern
• Prospects of Digital Villages
* WEBINAR: How to communicate using natural means?
May 10Live Online Classclick-here-for-Secondary-group-details
May 9Live Online Classclick-here-for-Primary-group-details
May 74th and last Supermoon of the yearVIPRA will organize an event to watch the supermoon and a workshop upon the “Effects of Lunar phases on Humans”
May 6Eta Aquarids Meteor ShowerVIPRA will organize a workshop about the Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Apr 24Zero shadow day in south India.Vipra will perform several online experiments which can be done only on this day.
Apr 22Earth Day: 50th anniversary
2020 Theme: Climate action
Any event will be decided based upon government advisory on corona pandemic.
Apr 8Full Moon, SupermoonThe proposed event to watch the supermoon and a workshop upon the “Effects of Lunar phases on Humans” stands cancelled in the wake of corona pandemic.
However, people are encouraged to step out of their houses to watch the Supermoon, especially at sunset, when the Moon looks like a huge smiling ball.
Apr 7World Health Day
2020 Theme: Healthcare without financial hardship
The proposed workshop on “Healthy Habits: in personal and in community life”, stands cancelled due to corona pandemic. However, a hangout will be organized on VIPRA Youtube channel, the details of which will be provided here soon.
Mar 24Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The event was cancelled due to the corona Pandemic, but people were encouraged to step out in the evening and watch the planet Venus.
Audience were told that this day the planet Venusgets farthest from the Sun in the east ( pprox.. 460 as viewed from earth). This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky.
The proposed workshop on “Elongation, Conjunction and Opposition” of planets and about ancient methods of reading the stars and planets, was also cancelled.
Mar 23World Meteorological Day
70th anniversary of WMO.
Theme: Climate and Water
The proposed Workshop on the following topics was cancelled in the wake of corona pandemic restrictions:
• Atmosphere on various Planets of Solar System.
• Water Cycle on planet Earth.
• Clouds on Earth: types of clouds
• Demonstration on cloud formation.
Mar 20March Equinox.The event was cancelled due to the corona Pandemic. But an online hangouton “Science behind the seasons of Earth” was organized.

Audience were told that it occurred at 09:19 AM, IST, in India. The Sun shone directly on the equator and there would be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This was also the first day of spring (Vernal Equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of fall (Autumnal Equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere
Mar 14International Pi day

The event was cancelled due to corona Pandemic. But a limited online hangoutwas organized on the works of Aryabhat– the great Indian mathematician and physicist born in 476 AD in Patliputra, who gave the approximate value of “Pi”.
Mar 14Birthday of Albert Einstein (1879)The proposed Workshop on “modern Relativity and Quantum Physics and their parallels in ancient Indian science” was cancelled due to the corona pandemic.
Feb 28DNA discovery (1953)VIPRA organized a workshop on the basics of Genetic Science in the memory of the great discovery by James Watson of the United States and Francis Crick of England.
The two scientists found the double-helix structure of DNA. In 1962, they were awarded the Nobel Prize for this work.
March 9Full Moon, Supermoon. A limited event was organized to watch the supermoon due to the corona spread apprehensions.
The Moon was located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face was fully illuminated. This was the second of four supermoons for 2020. The Moon was at its closest approach to the Earth and looked slightly larger and brighter than usual.
Feb 28National Science Day of IndiaVIPRA organized a workshop on the topic “Physics of Light” to celebrate National Science Day and to commemorate the discovery of “Raman Effect” by Nobel Laureate and Indian physicist Sir C.V Raman.
Feb 23New Moon. VIPRA organized the event “Joy of a Dark Sky” to study galaxies and clusters.
The Moon waslocated on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and was not be visible in the night sky.
Audience got to know as to how this was the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters (because there was no moonlight to interfere).
Feb 11Thomas Alva Edison Birthday (1847)VIPRA organized a workshop about the works of Thomas Alva Edison.
One of the greatest inventors, he invented the Light Bulb, the Phonograph (for sound recording) and the Motion Picture camera. He is considered a great inspiration to any budding inventor.
Feb 9Full Moon, Supermoon.VIPRA organized an event to watch the supermoon and a workshop upon the “Effects of Lunar phases on Humans”.

The Moon was located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face were fully illuminated. This phase occurred at around 07:34 UTC. This was the first of four supermoons for 2020.

The Moon was at its closest approach to the Earth and looked slightly larger and brighter than usual.
Jan 26Constitution of India came into beingVIPRA organized an event to raise awareness about scientific temper. References of Science in Indian constitution were discussed.
Awareness about the leading Science institutions of India was provided to young students.
Awareness about Science schemes of Indian Govt. was also provided
Jan 14Makar Sankranti and PongalVIPRA organized a discussion on “Science in Indian Tradition”
• Why of Makar Sankranti
• What is “Uttarayan Surya”?

Audience were excited to know the science behind these festivals.
Jan 12Birthday of Swami VivekanandaVivekananda is fondly remembered as a youth icon who gave the message to develop logic and empathy.

VIPRA celebrated the “National Youth Day” by creating awareness for developing scientific temper among the youth and the role of VIPRA towards this objective.
Jan 10Penumbral Lunar EclipseVIPRA organized a workshop “Moon and Human Biology”.

The meaning of Penumbral Lunar Eclipse was first explained. It occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow, or penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon will darken slightly but not completely. This was the 1st such eclipse of 2020.

Dr. Indu Kaushik, M.D, told the audience about the effects the moon has on human mind and body.
Jan 4Issac Newton birthday (1643)Newton gave the Laws of Motion and the Laws of Gravitation.

VIPRA organized a workshop on the principles given by Newton and its parallels found in Indian texts.
Practical experiments were also conducted to demonstrate Newton’s laws.

A child narrated the early upbringing and schooling of Newton.
Jan 3-7107th Indian National Science Congress (at Bangalore)
Theme: Science & Technology for Rural Development		An introductory session about the scope and activities of INSC was held on 2nd Jan 2020

It was decided to explore the possibility of sending a VIPRA nominee to the 108th congress.
Jan 3-4January 3, 4 – Quadrantids Meteor Shower.VIPRA organized an event on 3 – 4 January to witness the shower.

The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left behind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003. The shower runs annually from January 1-5. It peaks this year on the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. The first quarter moon will set shortly after midnight, leaving fairly dark skies for what could be a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Bootes, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
Jan 1Satyendra Nath Bose birthday (1894)

(Indian Govt. celebrated his 125th birth anniversary in 2018-19)
VIPRA organized a Workshop and discussed:
i. The works of S.N Bose
ii. About S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
iii. Latest trends in Quantum Mechanics.
iv. References toQuantum Mechanics in ancient Indian texts.

The class of particles that obey Bose–Einstein statistics, Bosons, was named after Bose (by Paul Dirac, himself a renowned physicist).
A polymath, he had a wide range of interests in varied fields including physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, mineralogy, philosophy, arts, literature, and music. He served on many research and development committees in sovereign India.
Jan 1-7National Road Safety weekVIPRA organized a Workshopon “Science for Road Safety” on 05.01.2020.