Annular Solar Eclipse Outreach Planning Workshop
A two-day workshop for institutions and organizations to plan outreach activities surrounding the Annular Solar Eclipse on 26th December 2019
Co-organized by:
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI-POEC)
An Annular Solar Eclipse (ASE) will be visible on the morning of 26 December 2019 in India, with the annular track passing from southern Karnataka, northern Kerala through central Tamil Nadu.
Solar eclipses are of huge public interest and provide an exceptional opportunity to promote science and scientific temper among the people, as well as challenge the myths surrounding the topic. The mass campaigns during past solar eclipses in India are unique in their range and reach. This is a 2-day Nucleation Meeting on the ASE, for the southern states which will be in the path of the annularity.
The broad aims of this meeting are:
- collate a list of resource material with responsibilities for their creation, translation and production (all under Creative Commons),
- arrive at a shared set of strategies to get as many people as possible to see the eclipse safely, and
- come together on a common platform to challenge prevalent myths about the eclipse.
We hope that these plans will also be adapted for the ASE that will occur on 21 June 2020, whose path will cross northern India.
Schedule
#20th July 2019
#| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Opening remarks R. Ramanujam, IMSc |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Overview of this ASE and purpose of the workshop Aniket Sule, ASI-POEC |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Broad aims of the Campaign T V Venkateswaran, VP |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Participants' introduction |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea / Coffee |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | POEC app for the eclipse Alok Mandavgane, ASI-POEC |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Sun projection methods Rathnasree Nandivada, Nehru Planetarium |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | 'Suryotsav' Navnirmiti Eduquality and Navnirmiti Learning Foundation |
| 15:00 - 15:30 |
21st July 2019
#| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Translation of Materials TBD |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Media / social media strategy led by Varuni P, IMSc |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Eclipse glasses / filters led by Aniket Sule, ASI-POEC |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea / Coffee |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Handling eclipse related superstitions & NSTD led by Aniket Sule, ASI-POEC |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Coordination of the Campaign across groups led by T V Venkateswaran, VP |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Finalising elements of the campaign and list of resource materials R. Ramanujam, IMSc |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Tea / Coffee |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Finalising plans for ground level work T V Venkateswaran, VP |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Conclusions |