Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

In most of the current materials, Constellations are depicted only through the brightest stars drawn, with no background stars made visible. Although there are materials that provide proper picture of the constellations in a starry background, the constellations in these materials are shown upright with no information regarding their orientation, which changes with time. Spotting a constellation requires practice and knowledge of parameters like visibility, orientation and also its position in the sky during various months. At Poornaprajna Amateur Astronomers’ Club, we have put together all of this information visually making it easy for Middle school and high school students to learn about, individual constellations, making use of IAU-Sky&Telescope’s Constellation Maps.

About Atul Bhat

Atul Bhat is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Poornaprajna College, Udupi – under Mangalore University, India. He also runs the Poornaprajna Amateur Astronomers’ Work, where he co-ordinates stargazing programs, Astronomy outreach and Training programs for the students and teachers of the region. At the club, he also works towards making astronomy information accessible through visual medium. During the Annular Eclipse of 2019, he along with his Mentor Dr. A.P. Bhat reached out to 1000 schools and trained the teachers and students to view the eclipse safely and also provided solar goggles to these schools. He has also been published for his research on Solar Prominences.