Children's Fortnight November 16-30 2010

November 21st - Starcounts in the sky theater Postponed to December

November 29th - Indian Astronomy : A sky theater tour Postponed to December

Partners : SPACE AAAD

Partners : SPACE http://aaadelhi.org

Partners : SPACE

November 13th - Evening Skywatch

Skywatch with telescopes will be conducted at India Gate by members of the Amateur Astronomers Association, Delhi, from sunset to 8:00 PM.

Full theater show bookings can be made for 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM. There will be a number of new shows for schools to view, during this period. These are:

Chandra : A stellar life - in English and Hindi

The Ultimate Universe - in English

Awesome Light - in English

Short special programmes will be screened following every public and school group show.

November 16th - Moon and Jupiter Carnival

Sky theater live show on Moon and Jupiter. Free entry. Timings : 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Activity limited to 250 participants.

Evening skywatch with telescopes. Viewing Moon and Jupiter through a telescope. Sunset to 8 PM.

November 17th - Astronomy and Art Workshop

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the Activity area of the planetarium. Timings : 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 18th - Constellation Making

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the activity area of the planetarium. Timings: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 20th - Sun festival

Open outdoor activity. Anyone can participate in viewing sun projection through telescopes and binoculars, and in conducting some measurements and observations. Timings : 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

November 21st - Starcounts in the sky theater

A sky-theater interactive show discussing issues of light pollution. Free Entry. Timings : 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Activity limited to 250 participants.

November 22nd - Spacecraft model making

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the activity area of the planetarium. Timings: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 23rd - Making and using sundials

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the activity area of the planetarium. Timings: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 24th - Matka Planetarium

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the activity area of the planetarium. Timings: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 25th - Meet the planets

Open indoor activity in the exhibition foyer area of the planetarium. Anyone can participate. Timings : 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

November 26th - Two small pieces of glass : Assembling a Galileoscope

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the activity area of the planetarium. Timings: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 27th - Constellation T-shirt painting

Registered activity. Limited to 30 participants. In the activity area of the planetarium. Timings: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

November 28th - Exploring the Jantar Mantar

A virtual exploration in the planetarium sky theater and the exhibition foyer area. Free Entry. Timings : 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Activity limited to 250 participants.

November 29th - Indian Astronomy : A sky theater tour

Sky theater live show. Free entry. Timings : 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Activity limited to 250 participants.

November 30th - The Cosmos : Jawaharlal Nehru’s Vision

 A sky-theater interactive show. Free Entry.  Timings : 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Activity limited to 250 participants.

(:title Children's Fortnight November 16-30 2010 :)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1290/img3516smallxe4.jpg

The planetarium has an annual Children’s Fortnight celebration in the later half of November, commemorating Pt. Nehru’s birthday.

There will be a number of new shows for schools to view, during this period. These are:

Chandra : A stellar life - in English and Hindi

The Ultimate Universe - in English

Awesome Light - in English

Dawn of Space Age – in English

 5 minute special programmes will be screened following every public and school group show. 

There will be special activities conducted for school groups everyday, during this fortnight. Volunteers will be available to take the students through exhibition tours between 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.