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Nepal Astronomical society(NASO) and Step- Nepal jointly organizes a talk programme followed by a star party to make people know know what Galileo had seen 400 years ago on Friday,October 23,2009 at Dhangadi. Programme Details: Title: Astronomical Awareness Venue: Dhangadi,Kailali,Nepal Date: Friday,23 October,2009 Time: 15:00 Hrs onwards Contact:+977-9841441402 ( Riwaj Pokhrel) Co-Organizer: Step- Nepal,Dhangadi and Nepal Astronomical Society(NASO,Kathmandu If you wish to participate in this grand celebration of Galilean Nights in Nepal ,please contact Step- Nepal or NASO immediately. Source: Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO),October21, 2009

-By Rishi Shah The prestigious Nobel Prizes are awarded annually to those persons or institutions for having conferred the greatest benefit to mankind with their work in Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace. The prizes were established in 1895 in accordance with the will of a Swedish chemist, inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel who made great fortune with his invention of dynamite. Additionally, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel was instituted by Sweden’s Central Bank only in 1968. This year the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute granted the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. The trio American professors have unraveled the secrets of how the chromosomes can be copied during cell division and how they are safe-guarded against degradation. Lengthy thread-alike DNA m...

The October constellations are a mixed bag. At sunset, the summer constellations glow in the west, but are outshone by the winter constellations after midnight. So just when you thought summer was finally behind us, these stars tell you: no, not quite yet. On the bright side, a lot of the constellations have vaguely Star Wars-esque names, so if you're a Lucas fan, this is the month to check them out. The Great Square, a constellation within Pegasus, will replace the Summer Triangle as the most prominent night constellation. Watch out for the distinctive W-shape of Cassiopeia in the north, and also Perseus nearby. The Andromeda Galaxy is very noticeable as a large bright elongated smudge, even through binoculars. If you have a telescope, you can catch sight of dust lanes in our nearest galactic neighbour (see star map). If you have binoculars, check out the rather stiffly named star cluster, M-15 (what did I tell you about Star Wars?). Don't worry: they're far more interesti...

Nepal Astronomical Society(NASO) in association with Takhshashila Academy organized a star party to observe Jupiter and its Moon this evening at Takshashila Academy,Bishalnagar,Kathmandu.The start party started at 17:30 Hrs NST with the introduction of Jupiter and its Moon and Star Peace Project.Mr. Suresh Bhattarai, Star Peace Ambassador for Nepal said the Avenues Television,"Today's Star party is tribute to the Galileo for the verification of Heliocentric Theory of our Solar System proposed my Nicolas Copernicus.We want to show people that we can spread Peace through astronomy in Nepal and in the world" Mr. Sudeep Neupane,Founder member of NASO and Event Manager of the today's Star Peace Event told the journalists that NASO is creating astronomical awareness in Nepal through different outreach and today's event was one of our regular event for celebration of IYA2009 in Nepal. Photo:Wonderful view of sunset as seen from Takshasila Academy ,the venue of Star Pea...

Nepal Astronomical SOciety is organizing Star Party to celebrate World Peace Day on September 21,2009 in Nepal.This event is organized through out the world StarPeace colleague are going to draw a Peace Line on Earth.India,Bangladesh,maldives,Iran along with other eastern western countries like Brazil is participating in this event. To participate in the Star Peace Event in Nepal,Please contact the Star Peace Ambassador for Nepal Mr. Suresh Bhattarai. Programme Details: Programme: Star Peace Event to Celebrate World Peace Day in Nepal Venue:Takshashila Academy,Bishalnagar,Kathmandu,Nepal Date: September 21,2009 Time: 17:30 onwards Organizer: Nepal Astronomical Society(NASO) Contact: +977-9841485867/9841388524 Email:info.naso@gmail.com September 21 is named International Day of Peace by the United Nations. Every year on this day people from many nations respect peace and a world without war. This day is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned ...

Photo:Participant looking for the map to the venue of ICYA on the street. Photo:Great attention to the presenter! One of the participants presenting his paper. Photo:Discussion of the future plans to meet again! people at tea break. Credit:Ryan Laird,United Kindom