Akashmitra

An Association of Amateur Astronomers, Pune, INDIA

  • About Akashmitra

    Akashmitra is typical ‘Tripple A’ association of Amateur Astronomers - based in Pune.

    Weekly meetings, lectures, stars parties, workshops (telescope and model making) and all other similar activities are carried out by the members of Akashmitra.

    Akashmitra (Akash+mitra) literarily mean friends (mitra) of the sky (akash), however, the name implies here as friends of astronomy.

    The Sun is also called Mitra and is masculine where as in Iran Mitra is also the name of the Sun but is feminine.

  • Reaching NIO

    NIO is popularly known as Dr Kelkar’s Eye Hospital.

    The nearest welknown and historically important location is
    Mahatma Phule Museum,

    One can reach the museum by hiring an auto rickshaw.
    Opposite to the museum is ICICI Bank.

    One can now ask for the Dr Kelkar’s Eye Hospital

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Astronomical Diary of events

Astronomical Diary of events  from Occult v4

 Phases of the Moon 2007
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                                                Jan   3 14      Jan  11 13

Jan  19  04     Jan  25 23      Feb   2  6      Feb  10 10

Feb  17  16     Feb  24 08      Mar   3 23      Mar  12  4

Mar  19  2      Mar  25 18      Apr   2 18      Apr  10 18

Apr  17 11      Apr  24  06     May   2 10      May  10  5

May  16 19      May  23 21      Jun   1  1      Jun   8 12

Jun  15  3      Jun  22 13      Jul   0 14      Jul   7 17

Jul  14 12      Jul  22  7      Jul  30  1      Aug   5 21

Aug  12 23      Aug  20 24      Aug  28 11      Sep   4  2

Sep  11 13      Sep  19 17      Sep  26 20      Oct   3 10

Oct  11  5      Oct  19  8      Oct  26  5      Nov   1 21

Nov   9 23      Nov  17 22      Nov  24 15      Dec   1 13

Dec   9 18      Dec  17 10      Dec  24  1      Dec  31  8