National Space Day 2024
WELCOME TO Open House Exhibition on 12 August 2024
To commemorate the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 Mission, and soft landing of the Vikram Lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the Moon on 23 August 2023, the Government of India has declared 23rd Day of August of every year as the National Space Day (NSpD). With this achievement, India has joined the elite group of Space fairing nations becoming only the fourth to land on the surface of the Moon, and the first nation to land near the south pole of the Moon.
To mark this special day in the history of the Indian Space Program, the Department of Space is organizing nation-wide celebrations during August 2024 to engage and inspire the youth of the Nation towards space science and its applications with the theme Touching lives while touching the Moon: India's Space Saga.
On this occasion, an Open House Exhibition is planned for Indian Citizens in all the four campuses of PRL, at Navrangpura and Thaltej in Ahmedabad, Udaipur Solar Observatory in Udaipur, and PRL's Mt. Abu Observatory at Mt. Abu, on 12 August 2024, which coincides with the celebration of Vikram Jayanti - the birth anniversary of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the Founder of PRL, and the Father of the Indian Space Program.
The Open House exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to curious minds to interact in-person with renowned scientists of PRL, visit scientific exhibits displayed in the Open House, and take part in other events at PRL campuses.
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Exhibits & Laboratories to visit @ Main Campus, PRL, Ahmedabad |
Nano SIMS
Nano Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (nanoSIMS) is a unique ion microprobe working at high lateral/Spatial resolution.
Param Vikram-1000(HPC)
The Param Vikram-1000 is a High Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster. It is the 14th fastest supercomputer in India.
Workshop
PRL workshops have played a major role in the development of instruments deployed for ground-based observations and also diff. parts of satellite payloads.
Library
The PRL Library is a treasure trove of knowledge, boasting an exceptional collection of books, periodicals, and other materials from around the globe.
Rainwater harvesting Plant
Rainwater harvesting is the collection and storage of rainwater, which will eventually help to recharge groundwater and increase the level of the water table.
TIMS Lab
Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer, to precisely determine chronology of processes in Earth and Planetary Systems.
MC-ICPMS (Ion Probe)
Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer, to precisely determine chronology of processes in Earth and Planetary Systems.
Aerosols Lab, Chemistry
We study aerosol chemistry and characteristics through campaign-mode offline and online measurements over different regions of India and surrounding oceans.
Exploring the Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site
The Vikram Lander has landed in a high-latitude region at 69.37°S, 32.31°E, which is later named as “Statio Shivshakti”.
Exhibition of Scientific Models
Display of various scientific experiments, models and space based instruments.
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Exhibits & Laboratories to visit @ Thaltej Campus, PRL, Ahmedabad |
AMS Lab
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS) is an advanced form of mass spectrometry that accelerates ions to extraordinarily high kinetic energies before mass analysis.
Exhibits & Places to visit @ Udaipur Solar Observatory, PRL, Udaipur
Island Observatory MAST Telescope
Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST) is a 50 cm aperture telescope installed at Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO) of PRL to study our daytime star, the Sun, at high-resolution
Island Observatory SPAR Telescope
This telescope is being used for full sun observations in three different wavelengths.
GONG Telescope
The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) is an international program conducting a detailed study of internal structure and motions of the Sun using helioseismology.
E-Callisto
e-CALLISTO is used for the observations of solar radio bursts and radio frequency interference monitoring for astronomical science.
Date of event: | 12 August 2024 |
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Last date for Registration: |
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Registration is now CLOSED.
Frequently Asked Questions
Entry will be open for which categories?
Entry will be open for the following three categories:
School Kids of class 9 to 12.
College / University students (UG, PG, PhD).
Younger than 14 years need a guardian to be accompanying them.
Whether Limited Entries are available?
Only Limited Entries are available through online registration on first come, first serve basis.
Why participants will have to provide a valid e-mail id?
Participants will have to provide a valid e-mail id. After submitting the form, a system generated email will be sent on the email-id provided.It will be mandatory to bring this "email confirmation", without which entry will not be permitted.
Which photo ID card will have to be bring by Participants?
Participants will have to bring photo ID card as declared in the registration form.
What is the total duration to see the open house?
The total duration to see the open house will be around 2 to 2.5 hrs.
At which time Entry will be closed?
Entry will be closed at 16.30 hrs.
Whether electronic items other than mobile are allowed in PRL and photography is allowed?
No electronic items other than mobile are allowed in PRL. Photography is strictly prohibited.
Whether registration in bulk is possible?
Registration in bulk is not possible.
Contact
Venue Addresses:
Main Campus
Address: Near Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009
Thaltej Campus
Address: Sindhu Bhavan Marg, Thaltej, Ahmedabad, 380058
Udaipur Solar Observatory
Address: Fatehpur to Badi Talab, Rani Rd, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001
Call Us
+91 79 2631 4869