Tag Archives: Hanle

Skyward light, wayward light

Posted on December 14, 2022 by

This is welcome news: … even if it’s curious that three of the four officially stated reasons for designating this ‘dark sky reserve’ aren’t directly related to the telescopes, and that telescopes had to come up in the area for … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged astro-tourism, colour temperature, dark-sky reserve, Dorje Angchuk, Hanle, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, International Dark Sky Association, light pollution, noise pollution, unshielded light | Comments Off

A gamma ray telescope at Hanle: A note

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

A gamma ray telescope is set to come up at Hanle, Ladakh, in 2015 and start operations in 2016. Hanle was one of the sites proposed to install a part of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, too. A survey conducted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BARC, Cherenkov Telescope Array, gamma ray astrophysics, HAGAR, Hanle, HIGRO, India-based Neutrino Observatory, TIFR | Comments Off