Orionid Meteor Shower Peak
Upcoming Events
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Moon and Saturn Celestial Conjunction
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Moon and Jupiter Conjunction
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Southern Taurid Meteor Shower Peak
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Northern Taurid Meteor Shower Peak
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Leonid Meteor Shower Peak
OUR 8 CENTERS
PANAJI OBSERVATORY
Location : Public Astronomical Observatory, Terrace of Junta house, Panaji Goa
Timing : Everyday Monday to Saturday 7PM to 9PM from 14th November to 31st May
Location : Public Astronomical Observatory, Terrace of Junta house, Panaji Goa
Timing : Everyday Monday to Saturday 7PM to 9PM from 14th November to 31st May
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MARGAO OBSERVATORY
Location: Ravindra Bhavan, Fatorda, Margao Goa.
Timing : Every Tuesday and Saturday 7PM to 9PM from 14th November to 31st May
Location: Ravindra Bhavan, Fatorda, Margao Goa.
Timing : Every Tuesday and Saturday 7PM to 9PM from 14th November to 31st May
MAPUSA CENTRE
Location : Sridora College of Commerce & Management Studies.
Timing : Every Thursday 7PM to 9PM
Location : Sridora College of Commerce & Management Studies.
Timing : Every Thursday 7PM to 9PM
CANACONA CENTRE
Location : Shree Mallikarjun Vidhyalaya, Char Rasta, Canacona Goa.
Location : Shree Mallikarjun Vidhyalaya, Char Rasta, Canacona Goa.
RURAL ASTRONOMY CENTRE, BORIM
Location : Vivekanand Vidhyalaya, Borim Ponda Goa.
Location : Vivekanand Vidhyalaya, Borim Ponda Goa.
VASCO CENTER
Location : 1930 Vasco mall, Vasco Goa.
Timings: Every First and Third Friday of the month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location : 1930 Vasco mall, Vasco Goa.
Timings: Every First and Third Friday of the month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
PORVORIM CENTER
Location : L D Samanth High School, Porvorim Goa.
Location : L D Samanth High School, Porvorim Goa.
ARAMBOL CENTER
Location : The Harmal Panchkroshi Shikshan Mandal, Arambol Goa.
Location : The Harmal Panchkroshi Shikshan Mandal, Arambol Goa.
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Daily Observation
Visit our observatories and take a tour of the cosmos with the help of our knowledgeable guides, who will show you the various constellations, planets, star clusters, galaxies and nebulae through our telescopes. We have members that are beginners, experts, and everyone in between, who are privileged to share their enjoyment of astronomy with the public.
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Beach Astronomy
Beach astronomy is a public sky-gazing programme which is conducted on different beaches of Goa like Miramar, Calangute, Baga, Morjim, Bogmalo, Colva wherein hundreds of locals and tourists get a glimpse of the sky through telescopes.
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Star Party
The annual whole night deep sky observation program conducted at mountain tops in the Sahyadri Ghat at places like Sakahli surla plateau. Here our members gets to glimpse the mysterious deep-sky objects not seen from the polluted city skies.
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School Programmes
Our members take up various workshops and sky observation sessions preceded by slide shows in schools and colleges around the state of Goa.
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Science Film Festival
As part of the Saturday star screen, AFA's movie club, a week-long Astro film festival is held annually wherein various astronomy documentaries and science fiction films are screened at all our centres around Goa.
