MALDA, 18 NOV: The head of the Indian Centre for Space Physics (ICSP) in Kolkata, Prof Sandip K Chakrabarti, who is also the group head of Astrophysics in Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, has planned to set up more branches in north-east India to conduct more research works on space physics with minimal costs.
Addressing a workshop on Antarctica expedition and total solar eclipse that occurred on 22 July 2009 in Malda College, organised by its physics department, Prof Chakraborty said: “We want to set up more branches of ICSP in north-east India for more research works on space physics with a minimal cost”.
Narrating the discovery of new data through three balloons which took off, carrying equipments to record total solar eclipse and its effects, from Raiganj, Prof Chakrabarti said: “This is the first time the ICSP has been able to record new information, findings, and huge data for research including moon’s shadow with minimal cost using balloons”.
“We had calculated and decided to select the spot at Raiganj in North Dinajpur to watch the total solar eclipse that occurred on 22 July this year and launched Mission Dignity-7 with the help of three balloons to record its effects. We have been successfull in recording huge data from 70,000 altitude, where temperature was minus 70 degree Celsius”, he said.
The automatic cameras from balloons have recorded 40,000 pictures, since before total eclipse, including the moon’s shadow, lunar shadow of the moon, stratospheric clouds and others objects.
“Based on the data captured from balloons we have found that stratospheric clouds cause ozone layer depletion on the sky of Purnia in Bihar,” Prof Chakrabarti said.
Another scientist of ICSP in Kolkata, Mr Sudipta Sasmal, explained his experiences about journey to Antarctica including the Indo-Russian research station Maitri located there, with the help of slide show from Cape Town to Antarctica. ;SNS
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