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The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) successful Bengaluru volition observe National Science Day arsenic IIA Open Day connected February 21, from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. astatine its field successful Koramangala. This lawsuit is unfastened to everyone, determination is nary introduction fee, and anterior registration is not required.
The institute volition showcase a ample fig of demonstrations and interactive experiments connected astronomy and basal physics, on with films, photographs, and walk-through exhibits astir probe astatine IIA and abstraction sciences.
Many outer organisations, similar the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, VITM, and amateur astronomy groups, arsenic good arsenic a fig of astronomy entrepreneurs volition beryllium mounting up stalls for visitors, according to IIA.
Major highlights see a tethered balloon demo, optics laboratory laser experiments, viewing sunspots and star spectra, exhibits connected Gaganyaan, past Indian astronomy instruments, multi-wavelength astronomy, atmospheric and optics phenomena, a walkthrough abstraction corridor, enactment with scientists, to-scale star system, measuring size of the Sun, a country for astronomy games for children, IIA archives with artefacts from the 1700s, merchantability of astronomy merchandise, and a subject treasure hunt. There volition beryllium exhibits by the Survey of India successful the adjacent campus.
There volition beryllium a nationalist speech successful Kannada connected the star strategy astatine 11 a.m. by Pavan Gramapurohit, a Kannada subject play astatine 12.30 p.m., and a speech by Annapurni Subramaniam connected merging stars astatine 3 p.m. successful English. Periodic tours of each exhibits successful Kannada volition besides beryllium organised.
Visitors tin avail of constricted parking wrong the Survey of India quarters, Gate 2, adjacent to Union Bank.
