India

Single Point of Contact

Mr. Ranjeev Misra
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag 4
Ganeshkhind
Pune -411007
Sarmento
India

Phone +91 20 2560 4601
Fax +91 20 2560 4699
E-mailiya09ind@iucaa.ernet.in
Websitehttp://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~iya09ind/


Highlights

Radio and TV serials on Astronomy
A 52-episode radio serial on astronomy in 19 major Indian languages (including English) would be produced and will be simultaneously broadcasted from 117 radio stations throughout the country. A 26 episode TV serial on Astronomy in Hindi will be produced and broadcasted on Sunday morning in the National Channel.
http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/iya/iya2009.html

IYA2009 Diary
An informative collector's diary for the year 2009 containing 53 weekly pages of well-researched information related to astronomy, supplemented by a compilation of coloured photographs and diagrams.
http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~scipop/temp/iyadiary.html

Telescopes for All
A sturdy, affordable and easy-to-handle Newtonian telescope of about 4-inch aperture has been designed and is to be fabricated in large numbers in order to make it available throughout India.
http://www.iiap.res.in/iya09.html

Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI


The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.