Many institutions including ISRO showcase their work at the varsity campus
The exhibition put up by the ISRO, Bharath Electronics Ltd, MCF, KIOCL, National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences, Hyderabad, MRPL and others at the fourth convention of Karnataka Science and Technology Academy held at Mangalore University attracted large crowd consisting of people from all walks of life.
Students from various colleges visited the programme and availed the advantage of gaining the first hand information about the functioning models and the achievement of various organisations.
The Indian Space Research organisations (ISRO) had highlighted its success story in the last four decades of Indian Space Programmes on charts put up at the exhibition. It also displayed models of Chandrayana, GSAT-8, GSLV MK III, ASTRO SAT. All the charts at the stall gave complete details on how the satellite functions and what are the uses of INSAT, a multi-purpose satellite.
Another interesting stall was by Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore which explained the stars, the sun and Indian Astronomical Observatories and others.
While explaining the Indian Astronomical Observatory situated at Hanle in Ladakh, an official from Indian Institute of Astrophysics said it is the world’s highest observatory for optical and infra-red astronomy.
As there is no power in Hanle, 90 kilo watt solar energy is produced in the Observatory to support the power supply. The Indian Astronomical Observatory is the high-altitude station of IIA, situated at an altitude of 4,500 mts above the sea level to the north of Western Himalayas. The cloudless skies and low atmospheric water vapour make it one of the best sites in the world for optical, infrared, sub-millimeter, and millimeter wavelengths, he said.
He said a 2-m optical infrared telescope is installed at the observatory. This telescope is remotely operated from CREST, Hosakote, using dedicated satellite links.
The stall put up by KIOCL had a ‘pig iron’ and iron pellets. Various charts by Bharat Electronics Lit, Bangalore exhibited solar power signals, 3 D Radar used in navy and others.
National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences, Hyderabad had displayed an electronic display board, which displays potential fishing zone in the sea. Using the data of potential fishing zone, the fishermen venture into the sea.
The electronic machine also alerts the fishermen during tsunami.
The Mangalore Chemical Fertilisers (MCF) had array of products meant for farming community as well as the precautionary measures used in the MCF to safeguard the employees. Vision Group of State government, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Marine Product Export Development Authority, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore, BASF, JSS STEP had also put up their stalls explaining various activities taken up by them.
The mobile exhibition by Vishweshwaraiah Industrial and Technical Museum was another attraction.
source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / Mangalore, January 29th, 2012 / DHNS