Monthly Archives: February 2014

Overview of the project

Project title: Regional School on Astrophysical Data Reduction Project leader: Prof. Binil Aryal Tribhuvan University has been offered opportunity to carry out research work in Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) since 2006 at the Central Department of Physics (CDP), Kathmandu, Nepal. To date 84 MSc thesis have been completed in the various areas of Astrophysics. About […]

Haus der Astronomie

Background: The OAD was established in 2011 as a project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as part of their decadal strategic plan to use astronomy for global development. The mission of the HdA is to share the fascination of astronomy and astrophysics with a broad audience and, in particular, with schoolchildren; to foster the […]

“Touch of the Universe” activity led in India

A report of activity from a recipient of the “Touch of the Universe” kit, Divyadarshan Purohit from India “It was very keen demand for a long time for useful system with help of which we can show the sky to the visually impaired. The IAU-OAD & University of Valencia have recently developed a specially designed […]