Cover photo credit: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND Our online activities leave a trail of Carbon footprints that most of us are not aware of. Unlike other forms of Carbon emissions, the energy consumed for data transfer, processing and storage is not directly visible to us, making it a very silent contributor to global warming. Carbon footprint notwithstanding, advent of AI has introduced another parameter that has a negative impact to the environment: Fresh water...

Venue: Jawadhu Hills Woodside Serene farm stay, Kavalur. Coordinates: 12.6267° N, 78.7505° E Date: The night of 17 Jan 2026 We reached Kavalur around lunch time. After lunch had a good rest till sunset to conserve all the energy required for the star party. Clear blue skies through out the day that eventually paved the way for a night sky full of stars from dusk to dawn. Stars were perfectly aligned (pun intended) for a great star party, and it did turn out to be one! 6:00PM to 7:00PM:...

Start Party (a.k.a. Stargazing session) is an event conducted by amateur astronomers to spend a night under a star-filled night sky and do observation of celestial entities through naked eye or through telescopes/binoculars. It is normally conducted on a new Moon day when the sky is the darkest without the moonlight. Typically, winter is the best time for stargazing, as the atmosphere will have the least convection currents, making the sky that much clear. What to observe on a typical star...