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...

Venue: Gogo Camping, Kavalur, TN ( 12.5780° N, 78.8130° E ) Date: The night of 26 April 2025 A group of us consisting of 17 adults and 11...