Mysore :

In what is considered as a rare feat, Ronaldo Laishram, 1st year student (Computer Science) of SJCE, Mysore, has discovered an Main Belt Asteroid ‘MAUR 397’ as part of All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC) 2014. The discovery was made along with his team members of Team Salonivia Conquerors.

Provisional discoveries of the asteroids have been confirmed with further observations. Ronaldo used exclusive data to look at specific parts of the sky and by using a complex procedure called ‘Astrometrica’ they tracked objects by looking at the images of the sky provided by telescope-based in the US to see which of the objects moving over time could be a possible asteroid.

The discoveries were made as part of AIASC conducted between April and August this year jointly by Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).

SCJE Principal Dr. Syed Shakeeb Ur Rahman and SPACE CEO Amit Verma have congratulated the team for achieving the rare feat.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / September 09th,  2014