Taking The World at Night to the land of Himalaya

16 December 2009

One of the last major TWAN activity during IYA2009 was a collection of programs including a night sky imaging workshop, public presentation and starparty, media contact, and imaging mission in the land of Himalaya. Through collaboration with a group of active young astronomers in the Nepal Astronomical Society, The World at Night traveled to Kathmandu and Mount Everest region of Himalaya during November 2009. While the first ever TWAN images of world's highest mountains under starry sky touched many around the world, another highlight of TWAN activity in Nepal was a major starparty together with the Nepal Astronomical Society in the World Heritage Site of Bhaktapur. Hundreds of local people gathered in the central square surrounded by dozens of amazing temples, to view the Moon and Jupiter for their first time through a telescope. The 8-inch motorized reflector which was brought and partly donated by TWAN is currently the largest amateur telescope in Nepal, and of the only few telescopes in the whole country.

http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2009/11/16/most-popular/Stars-and-planets-captured-on-film/2080/

http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2009/12/04/Features/Star-Gazers/2726/

http://astronomy-nepal.blogspot.com/2009/11/workshop-on-astrophotography-and-image.html

http://twanight.org/newTWAN/galleries.asp?Sort=Country&Value=Nepal&page=1

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