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The Astronomy Club of IIIT Bangalore
Exploring the cosmos together through hands-on stargazing, astrophotography workshops, technical projects, and guest lectures.
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Blogs
A Registrar's Night Under the Stars
The Registrar of IIIT Bangalore, a Navy veteran with a lifelong love of astro-navigation, writes about the ECLIPSE planetarium at Synergy and the students who built it.
A Beginner's Guide to Stargazing
Everything you need to know to start your journey into amateur astronomy. From finding dark skies to identifying your first constellations.
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Synergy Planetarium 2025
ECLIPSE built and ran a fully functional cardboard planetarium during Synergy 2025 — giving campus visitors an immersive dome experience crafted entirely by club members.
Harvest Moon Stargazing 2025
An October evening under the Harvest Moon — club members gathered for a relaxed stargazing session, watching the full moon rise and scanning the autumn sky.
National Space Day 2025: Engineering in Astronomy
IIIT-B celebrated National Space Day with a seminar on telescope design by Dr. Prasanna Deshmukh of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, followed by an astronomy-themed quiz with QuizSoc.