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The team, named SLV III, got practice image sets taken by Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) located at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, US. Subsequently, they received real-time images of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, in which they had to locate moving objects. “It was rather interesting as we were told to look out for black spots that moved or changed positions. We then had to tag what we felt were asteroids. We had to use letters and numbers to name them. I remember naming one ‘AVP2007’, which is my initials and year of birth,” Pulate said.
Arya Pulate, Shreya Waghmare, students of a school in Pune, discover 6 new preliminary asteroids
The students, Arya Pulate and Shreya Waghmare, were trained to analyse data and spot potential asteroids close to Earth.
Dec 21, 2020 17:25:15 IST
Two school-going students of Vikhe Patil in Pune, who are in the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign organised by Kalam Centre and the
International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC), have managed to discover six new preliminary asteroids. The students, Arya Pulate and Shreya Waghmare were trained to analyse data and spot potential asteroids close to Earth. The report added that a total of 27 asteroids were discovered.
Two school students in Pune discover six new preliminary asteroids
Two school students in Pune discover six new preliminary asteroids
Arya Pulate and Shreya Waghmare have discovered six new preliminary asteroids in Pune under the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign.
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UPDATED: December 20, 2020 17:53 IST
Arya Pulate and Shreya Waghmare have discovered six new preliminary asteroids in Pune under the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign.
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The asteroids were discovered during the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign.
Six new preliminary asteroids have been discovered by two school-going students of Vikhe Patil in Pune in the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign organized by Kalam Centre and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).