IUCAA - Khagol # 129 - Oct 2022 - English

Rural Astronomycamp2022: A three-day astronomy camp was organized for the rural school students of 8th to 10th standard at Government polytechnic Awasari Khurd (Pune) by the IUCAA outreach team during 17-19 May. In this event, students learned about the basics of Astronomy including what can be done during the daytime and several hands-on activities and observations. A total of 30 students participated in this camp from rural areas of Junnar and Ambegaon taluka. | KHAG L | No. 129 - OCTOBER 2022 | 16 Yoga with Stars (International Yoga Day Celebration) Y o g a s e s s i o n s c o n s i s t i n g o f demonstrations and practice of easy yoga poses along with different stories of constellations, were held for children of 3- 10 years of age. The children learned about the constellation Ursa Major (Saptarshi) and the Pole Star through stories of 'Dhruva - the star' and 'the seven sages'. They also had fun learning and performing easy but helpful yoga asanas while the sky stories were narrated. Two such sessions were held on6th June and 21st June 2022. IUCAA also celebrated International Yoga Day on 21st June 2022, where all the staff and students of IUCAA participated in communal yoga practice. Some members also presented performances based on Yoga-aasanas.