Projects
Its not just pretty pictures. We also do some cool science. Here are some projects we have conducted in the club.
The Ballet of the Medicean Stars
Our aim here was to find out the time-period of 4 bright moons of Jupiter (IO, Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa) on pure experimental background i.e., without using any theoretical knowledge. Further we also used the data to find the mass of Jupiter using some basic literature on the topic.
Stellar Spectroscopy
This was a semester-long experimental project aiming to design and build a dedicated spectrometer for NAC's own 11-inch CPC Deluxe 1100 HD telescope by using a diffraction grating and a planetary CMOS sensor.
Stellar Photometry of a Variable Star
(Ongoing Project) Using a CMOS sensor, we plan to perform photometry on a variable star system and measure its luminosity. The process includes calibrating our CMOS sensor and then measuring the star's brightness relative to fixed nearby objects in the night sky.