International Asteroid Day
Asteroid Day as observed annually on 30 June is the United Nations sanctioned day of public awareness of the risks of asteroid impacts.
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Asteroid Awareness Campaign & Exhibition @ Coimbatore, 30 June 2022
Asteroid Awareness Campaign & Exhibition—2022 @ Coimbatore
Virtual Talk Series
24 June – 02 July 2022
Talk 1: Inauguration
Inauguration & Overview of Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets
Talk 2: International Asteroid Search Campaign—Citizen Science programme
Dr. Patrick Miller, Director—International Astronomical Search Collaboration
Talk 3: CAMS (Camera for All sky Meteor Surveillance) Project to survey the meteors
Mr. Swastik, Head, CAMS India Network, IISER Tirupathi
Talk 4: Scientific Importance of Asteroids & Minor bodies
Dr. Priya Hasan, Co-Chair, Women in Astronomy, International Astronomical Union, and Assistant Professor, MANUU, Hyderabad
Talk 5: Why should we study asteroids?
Dr. B S Shylaja, Visiting Scientist, Bangalore Association for Science Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
Talk 6: Dynamics of Asteroids
Dr. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Astronomer, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and a member of the Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India
Talk 7: Scientific Importance of Asteroids & Minor bodies
Dr. Priya Hasan, Co-Chair, Women in Astronomy, International Astronomical Union, and Assistant Professor, MANUU, Hyderabad
Talk 8: Asteroids in our Solar system
Dr. B S Shylaja, Visiting Scientist, Bangalore Association for Science Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
Talk 9: Open problems in Asteroid & minor planet studies
Dr. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Astronomer, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and a member of the Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India
“If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it's game over. It's control-alt-delete for civilization.”
~ Bill Nye
Asteroid Day Posters
QUESTIONS?
Whether you’re curious about Asteroid, and other solar system bodies, we’re here to answer any questions.