Thank you for the response sirGopalakrishnan
On Sunday, 7 April, 2024 at 07:59:12 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
Fine observatory I was inside with observatory people who took my family
around explaining many things in 90s or may be 80s; what exactly was it and is
it an article updated on 16th march from them will a spectrum for those who
need to know ; then my son and daughter criss crossed them with a lot of
questions. Then we went to Berijam lake. We spent a week there or may be more
leisurely. My friend and classmate accommodated us with driver and vehicle Good
days attached the link: https://ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org/html/0906.0144 KR
IRS 7424
On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 20:47, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
<[email protected]> wrote:
Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, oldest in India, justcelebrated its 125th
anniversary!-FORWARD
TIMESOFINDIA.COM/ Updated : Apr 3, 2024, 16:43 IST
Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, oldest in India, justcelebrated its 125th
anniversary!
Synopsis
The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, with its richhistory and significant
discoveries, is a top destination for tourists andresearchers, offering breath
taking views and cutting-edge researchopportunities.
Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO) is an iconiclandmark in South India.
Forthose who don’t know, KSO is India’s oldest and one of the world’s oldest
solarobservatories.
On 1st April, the observatory celebrated its 125thbirth anniversary. For the
celebrations, A.S. Kiran Kumar, former Chairman ofISRO and Chairperson of the
Governing Council of IIA uncovered the 125 logo.
On this note, let’s find out more about this iconicobservatory:
Location
The observatory, started in the year 1899, is set atan altitude of 2100 m on
top of the pretty hills of Kodaikanal in the lap ofthe Western Ghats. Being
India's scientific legacy, KSO has become a primetourist attraction in the
region. With a rich history in scientific world andcelestial observation, the
observatory is an important astronomical researchspace.
World’s oldest man-madestructures that are still standing
>From here, visitors can enjoy unparalleled vistas ofthe sunrise and sunset
>across the sky. It was established by the Britishcolonial administration to
>study the activities of the sun and soon became acentre for solar physics
>research. Scientists and astronomers from all over theworld visit here.
The telescope
The Solar Tower Telescope here stands tall in themiddle of the greens. The
whole place is replete with modern instruments thatallows researchers to dig
deeper into solving mysteries of the universe!
Home ofresearchers
Over the years now, the observatory has played acrucial role in understanding
of solar physics. Its ground breaking researchhas contributed to numerous
scientific discoveries and has helped shape ourknowledge of the sun.
One of the interesting facts about the observatory isthat it has a continuous
daily record of the Sun, with over 1.2 lakh digitisedsolar images! This placeis
a hub of unique database which is publicly available to astronomers acrossthe
globe.
Another prime feature of the KSO’s work has been itsdiscovery of the Evershed
Effect in 1909. This discoveryallowed scientists to see sun spots that is
caused due to the radial flow ofgas. With so many interesting discoveries and
milestones, the Kodaikanal SolarObservatory remains one of the most interesting
places to visit in Kodaikanal.
My Nostalgicmemories- Kodaikkanal had a seasonal Trunk telephone exchange
andautomatic exchange. I was posted there as first Junior Engineer in 1974. I
wasworking there till 1976, during which period I passed my TES class II
examination in 1974end.
I had friends from the observatory, situated uphill about 4 KMs from town. On
those days only taxies, forgoing up and we used them to go up and meet
friends. Coming down was by walk unless taxies were available. Thestaff there
on those days received payas cheque and they had to come all the waydown to
en-cash them in banks.
In Southern zone, the Indian railways had their firstmicrowave station at
Kodaikkanal, from where I had occasion to talk to stationmasters familiar to me
at Coimbatore etc. Telecommunication microwave stationat Kodaikkanal
commissioned still later.
The information about the observatory forwarded is from yahooopening page
today.
R. Gopalakrishnan 7-4-24
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