While doing my daily tasks, I thought of unpacking my telescope after a long time, and do some observing thing. I also realized that this was the start of World Space Week 2012, so I became even more excited for it. Telescope was setup at 11:26 PM and I really had a hard time in…
Make your own Solar Filter in Rs. 30 only
2017 UPDATE: At the time I wrote this post, the Transit of Venus 2012 was just around the corner, and I had no resources to safely observe it, so I found this method and it worked just as fine. I and my friends had no adverse effects on our eyesights because we did take several…
2nd Astronomy Session at the Isra University Hyderabad
In a “smalltalk” between me and Sir Naveed, the date of 2nd February was chosen for 2nd “Fly to the Moon” Telescopic Observing Session. We decided the date, got the poster and flyers ready, and officially announced it through the notice board. Very soon, everyone was talking about it. I was amazed with the number…
Late Night Observing Session
3rd January 2012 was a usual evening. I was sitting at the stairs of my office waiting for the electricity. Suddenly I had a look at the sky, and I felt happy from inside. I always like the Winter Sky since it is clear like a jewel box. I was thinking to take out my…
World Space Week 2011 Celebrations
It was my wish since a long time, that an Astronomy Event be arranged in Hyderabad. But for many reasons, this couldn’t happen. When I was gifted a precious telescope by Dr. Aslam Chohan from England, I thought I now could organize an event easily. Soon after receiving the telescope, I realized the the World…
Sketching The Hunter
I went up the sky and tried to find Orion. It was about to hide behind the buildings. The sky was amazingly clear so I quickly drew this sketch. Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most…
Deep Sky Observing Session, Part 2 – The DSO Marathon
By 6:30 P.M the Sun had gone to sleep behind the hills and telescopes were assembled and ready to take part in Celestial Hunting. Of course, the first object was the Moon. It was a Waxing Crescent and looked really great through the Celestron 8″ SCT at 80x magnification. Then we pointed the C8 towards…
Deep Sky Observing Session, Part 1 – To Balochistan
Finalized the program on Tuesday On Friday, woke up at 9 A.M and slept at 4:30 A.M. On Saturday, woke up before 7 A.M and got ready. Boarded the bus to Karachi at 8:03 A.M Felt sleepy in bus. Reached Karachi at 9:55 A.M. Called Imran bhai, he said he will pick me up by…
How I Built My Telescope
Asad is a youngster hailing from a small town Okara in Pakistan. He has recently completed his 6″ Newtonian Reflector after a lot of hard work. He has written his story of telescope making and here I present it before you. How I Built My Telescope By: Asad Mehmood, Okara, Punjab Pakistan. Without a deep…
Zodiac Shift: Fact or Fiction?
While surfing through some astronomy websites yesterday, suddenly one sentence drew my attention. It was talking about the shift in zodiac signs. By that time, I had started receiving questions from people about it. I told them simply, that it was JUST correct information, but it was not being presented with all the facts. It’s…