Department Of Astronomy, Osmania University

RHO OPHIUCHI CLOUD COMPLEX

The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. It is a relatively small, quiet, stellar nursery, but you'd never know it from Webb's chaotic close-up. Jets bursting from young stars crisscross the image, impacting the surrounding interstellar gas and lighting up molecular hydrogen, shown in red. Some stars display the telltale shadow of a circumstellar disc, the makings of future planetary systems.

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, K. Pontoppidan (STScI), A. Pagan (STSCI)

Department of Astronomy is grateful to our Alumni Shri.Sarma Brahmananda Modali who have donated 7 systems and an AC to the department. The lab is given his name for his selfless act for benefit of the students. The lab was inaugurated on the occasion of National space day. Sarma Modali Thank you sir for your contribution to the Department.

Here are the images of Total Solar Eclipse 2024 shared by one of the Senior Alumni of Department of Astronomy, Osmania University Shri.Moti Vyas taken from Cleveland,Ohio.Osmania University Asi Poec Moti Vyas IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach

Beautiful images of Solar eclipse 2024 taken from OHIO. Nature never fails to amaze us. Osmania University
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Pic Credit: My sister Ashley Preity

Stargazers in India cannot view Solar Eclipse 2024. It is visible in countries United States,Canada,Mexico and parts of North America. According to the Indian Standard Time (IST), the total solar eclipse will begin at 9:12 pm on April 8, totality will start at 10:08 pm & will end on 9 Apr 2024, at 2:22 am. Totality lasts a maximum of 4m 28s. Safe way to look at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed Sun is through solar filters like eclipse glasses. Only when the Moon’s disk covers the Sun “only then” it’s safe to look at the eclipse without filter.
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Aditya L1 reaches its destination..yet another landmark by ISRO. Celebrating Halo-orbit insertion of Aditya-L1 on January 6,2024 at Department of Astronomy, OU by Faculty (Dr.J.Rukmini, Dr.K.Sriram, Dr.A.Mahender) and Students(M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics). Congratulations

Session 10 of Astronomy education and outreach program was conducted an interactive session today at Govt. high school, Jamia Osmania for 80 students by MSc Astronomy and Astrophysics students of Department of Astronomy under supervision and direction of Dr.J.Rukmini.

Happy to share that one of our faculty
Mahender Aroori visited INAF institute for Space Astrophysics & Planetology, Rome,Italy under COSPAR fellowship programme & worked on Alfvénic solar wind streams under Dr.Raffaella D'Amicis and Dr.Denise Perrone. Dr. Robert Bruno also agreed to collaborate on research work of same project. All the best and wish you more success and a fruitful research that would benefit Department of Astronomy, the students and also the University.

“The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us.”
Sky watching at Japal Rangapur Observatory (JRO) tonight…always beautiful. Will update images soon.
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