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Cosmic Academy
The Society of the Scholars of the Universe
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Cosmic Academy is my brainchild, founded on December 7, 1980 to (1) promote the scientific understanding of Astronomy to the citizens of my city, Vadodara, and (2) finance my home-study of Astronomy. In running this experiment for over two decades, in my native India, in Australia, in Canada, and in the United States of America, I have acquired dexterous skills in promoting science, understanding management, and spreading astronomy education, many a times under some pristine nightsky, to a spectrum of multicultural participants.
• Cosmic Academy activities:
1 Audiovisual lectures with 3D astronomy demonstrations
2 Unaided and telescopic night sky observations
3 Workshops to make astronomy education gadgets
4 Exhibitions of material from astronomy workshops
5 Excursions for night sky watch
6 Local media coverage of astronomy news
7 Cosmic perspective annual school day decor
8 Writing astronomy plays and dance sequences
9 Production of astronomy education resources
• Cosmic Academy highlights:
1 Star Lovers Weekly Meet at the local planetarium lawns
2 Reached over 200,000 participants so far in twnety plus years
3 Coverage to myriad subjects from Astronomy to Environment
4 Talks have a theme of cultivating respect for nature's belongings
5 Diverse groups in a wide geographical area are routinely covered
6 Participants have a lasting impact and long memory of activities
Brainchild of:
Makarand Bidwai
President
Cosmic Academy
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