Public science lecture in Thiruvananthapuram

A escaped nationalist subject lecture titled ‘Imaging the Corona of the Sun Without Waiting for an Eclipse’ volition beryllium held astatine 10.30 a.m. connected Sunday (January 18) astatine the Priyadarshini Planetarium. David Berghmans, renowned star physicist from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, volition present the lecture. Dr. Berghmans volition absorption connected modern technological methods that alteration researchers to observe and representation the sun’s corona – the outermost furniture of the sun’s ambiance – without having to hold for uncommon full star eclipses. The lawsuit is jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM), Thiruvananthapuram, Aastro Kerala, and the Breakthrough Science Society, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter. Entry is free.

Published - January 17, 2026 08:25 p.m. IST