
The second meeting of the IYA 2009 SL concluded successfully at the SLAAS headquarters on last Thursday, 22 nd of January 2009. The meeting was presided by the president of AALK Prof. Kavan Rathnathunga and was attended as many individuals and Astro-related groups as possible.
The year plan IYA 2009 SL was explained by the General Secretary of AALK Mr. Thilina Heenatigala. Following were the highlighted matters at the meeting.
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“Partial Solar Eclipse”
2009 January 26 – 2:03 PM to 4:12 PM in Colombo
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Eclipse Max. Eclipse Sun Sun Eclip. Eclip. AnnularLocation Begins Eclipse Ends Alt Azm Mag. Obs. DurationUT h m h m h m °Colombo 08:33 09:42 10:42 41 238 0.285 0.171Local 14:03 15:12 16:12 Time+5:30
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http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHtables/OH2009-Tab02.pdf
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2009.html#2009Jan26A
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros131.html
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHtables/OH2009-Tab02.pdfObservation events:
*Kurunegala – Colombo Planetarium*Hide Park Corner Car Park – Astronomy & Space Study Center/ Sri Lanka Astronomical Association
- Local Circumstances for the Partial Solar Eclipse
- of 2009 January 26 in Sri Lanka
- Astonet Project
- Sci-Fi Competition
- Advanced Observation Course
- 100 Hours of Observation
Present Schools
1. Ananda College
2. Nalanada College
3. Royal College
4. Isipathana College
5. Devi Baliaka Vidyalaya
6. Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya
7. De Mazenod College
8. Kingswood College
9. Wesley College
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