Venantius, I am a founding member of the Association of Friends of Asrronomy, Goa. Today, there are many budding amateur astronomers who are its members. The AFA has organized talks by several eminent astronomers and astrophysicists over the years. Indeed, one of the first talks we organized in the early 1980s was by a CALTECH astrophysicist. I believe it was Benjamin Zuckerman, if my memory serves me right, who is now at UCLA. The most famous Indian cosmologist Jayant Narlikar must have spoken there at least twice.
Regarding publicly accessible telescopes in Goa, last year Goa Sudharop donated an advanced computerized 14 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope to the association. As far as observatories are concerned, in addition to the one of top of Junta House in Panaji and in Margao, there is a well-equipped small observatory in Farmagudi, run by a college of the Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal. The students there have done some really amazing projects. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 1/24/10, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > Kendall, > NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for New York City. > http://www.moonbeam.net/InwoodAstronomy/events-20091213.shtml > > <http://www.moonbeam.net/InwoodAstronomy/events-20091213.shtml>Something > may > come of it. One could invite him, he could take a holiday > in Goa, could be > the start of an something interesting, and other etceteras > (better than King > Mongkut in the King and I saying -- etcetera, etcetera, > etcetera?) > > <http://www.moonbeam.net/InwoodAstronomy/events-20091213.shtml>venantius > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Venantius J Pinto < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > A Goanetter sent me a couple of notes. > > Here they are; excerpted: > > +++++++++++++++++++++ > > (note 1) > > Just saw your post on Goanet "Gazing at the skies". I > am not sure if you > > know that there is an observatory (somewhat basic, > though) located on the > > top of Panjim's Junta House and run by The Association > of Friends of > > Astronomy, Goa. > > >
