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HI....Welcome to...my page. I'm residing at 12.9352° N, 77.6245° E, No:3, Earth, Solar System, Milky way, Virgo Supercluster, Laniakea........;-)


Scientist C & Deputy Head - SCOPE section at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore, Karnataka, India                                          


SCOPE stands for Science COmmunication Public outreach and Education 


NOTE: webpage is on update 

Kodaikanal  Observatory, Kodaikanal (8-inch Telescope); Latitude: 10.2289° N ; Longitude: 77.4627° E ; Altitude 2.3 km MSL 

It was installed by Troughton & Simms of London at Madras (Chennai) in 1866 by the astronomer N.R. Pogson. The telescope was brought to Kodaikanal in 1930 and installed in 1954. In 1960, it was moved to its present location. Still works damn good ;-) OLD is GOLD ;-) 

BG Image ( 2023):  2.34 m Vainnu Bappu Telescope, Kavalur, Tamil Nadu  Latitude: 12° 34' N', Longitude: +78° 50' E, Altitude: ~750m MSL

Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, Ladakh ( HCT -2 m Telescope); Latitude: 32d 46m 46s N; Longitude: 78d 57m 51s E; Altitude 4.5 km MSL

HCT - Himalayan Chandra Telescope

Video: Under the South China Sea, Malaysia in the depth of  60 foot (18 m)

International PADI Certified Open Water Scuba Diver and SSI Advanced open water diver with 100-foot depth (30 m)

PADI -  Professional Association of Diving Instructors; SSI - Scuba Schools International