Manipur lad discovers asteroid
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Bengalaru, September 12 2014 : In a rare feat, Ronaldo Laishram, a student from Manipur studying in 1st year Computer Science in Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore has discovered an Main Belt Asteroid 'MAUR 397' as part of All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC) 2014. The discovery was made along with his team members of Team Salonivia Conquerors and the provisional discoveries of the asteroids have been confirmed with further observations.
Ronaldo used exclusive data to look at specific parts of the sky and by using a complex procedure called 'Astrometrica', he and his team members tracked objects by looking at the images of the sky provided by telescope-based in the US to see which of the objects moving over time could be a possible asteroid.
The discoveries were made as part of AIASC conducted between April and August this year jointly by Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).
SCJE Principal Dr.Syed Shakeeb Ur Rahman and SPACE CEO Amit Verma have congratulated Ronaldo Laishram and his team for achieving the rare feat.
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