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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4 Vesta in April 07

Ephemeris of Vesta (time in IST)

Date           Time        Geo R.A.          Geo Dec           Mag      Transit
08 Apr 2007    22:00:00    16h 59m 16.8s     -14° 15' 32"      6.5      04:29:48
09 Apr 2007    22:00:00    16h 59m 36.9s     -14° 14' 50"      6.5      04:26:13
10 Apr 2007    22:00:00    16h 59m 55.0s     -14° 14' 08"      6.5      04:22:37
11 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 11.1s     -14° 13' 25"      6.5      04:18:58
12 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 25.3s     -14° 12' 41"      6.5      04:15:18
13 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 37.5s     -14° 11' 57"      6.5      04:11:35
14 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 47.7s     -14° 11' 12"      6.4      04:07:51
15 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 55.9s     -14° 10' 27"      6.4      04:04:05
16 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 01m 02.1s     -14° 09' 43"      6.4      04:00:17
17 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 01m 06.2s     -14° 08' 58"      6.4      03:56:26
18 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 01m 08.3s     -14° 08' 14"      6.3      03:52:34
19 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 01m 08.4s     -14° 07' 30"      6.3      03:48:40
20 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 01m 06.4s     -14° 06' 47"      6.3      03:44:43
21 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 01m 02.4s     -14° 06' 04"      6.3      03:40:45
22 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 56.3s     -14° 05' 23"      6.2      03:36:45
23 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 48.1s     -14° 04' 43"      6.2      03:32:42
24 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 38.0s     -14° 04' 04"      6.2      03:28:38
25 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 25.8s     -14° 03' 26"      6.2      03:24:31
26 Apr 2007    22:00:00    17h 00m 11.5s     -14° 02' 50"      6.2      03:20:23
27 Apr 2007    22:00:00    16h 59m 55.3s     -14° 02' 15"      6.1      03:16:12

Maps of Vesta
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 This map above is for April 7, 07  and the track is shown below

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