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USTM Facilitated
Solar Eclipse Observation for Children

A Child Watching Solar Eclipse through the high end telescope of
USTM in Guwahati on 26 December 2019
GUWAHATI, 26th
December 2019: The Astro-Science Centre and Observatory of
the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) has
organized observation of the most spectacular event of the year,
the Annular Solar Eclipse in the campus of ERD Foundation in the
Bhetapara area of the city. The event that occurred today
morning was captured very closely and safely through high-end
telescope of USTM and was participated by children, college
students as well as common people.
Dr Nitu Borgohain, Assistant Prof of Physics, USTM guided the
sky viewers during the entire observation session along with his
senior students. “A partial eclipse with 38% of obscuration of
the Sun was visible from Guwahati city when the Moon covered the
Sun partially during the morning time from 8:39 am to 11:36 am”,
said Dr Borgohain.
Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of USTM was also present during the
solar eclipse observation. Addressing the media persons he said,
“Being a science and technology university, it is our duty to
take active steps for the promotion of science among the
children and youth of the region. I am happy that the Physics
department has come up with this new idea of facilitating such
sky observation for the children”.
“I was greatly excited to watch this rare celestial event. I
thank USTM for organizing the same for the benefit and creation
of scientific awareness among children like us,” said Urshita
Das, a class VIII student who participated in the event of solar
eclipse observation.
“I appreciate and congratulate the efforts on the part of the
USTM Physics team in imparting knowledge on such events to the
youngsters. This will definitely put a positive and everlasting
impact on their minds. I urge upon the management and the
scientific team of USTM to come up with more of such events in
the near future”, said Dr MMR Kazi who came with his two
children to watch the event at ERDF.
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