~ Know Me ~

I’m Naveen L N, 28 years old, working as a software engineer @ Bangalore. India

During 1992-93, I developed interest in astronomy, started studying about solar system, comets, stars and universe. Sometime in 2004, I merged my hobbies photography and astromony, to land into a new hobby astrophotography !

I was introduced to ABAA, and got to know some good people and learnt how-to in astronomy, telescope making and sky observations.

I had oppertunity to interact with
Mrs. RathnaShree, Director Planetarium Delhi.
Mr. Arvind C. Ranade, Scientist – C, Vigyan Prasar. Noida.
Mr. Arvind Paranjpye, IUCCA. Pune.

I had been a student of Taralaya Bangalore., where I learnt many aspects of astronomy from Dr. Shylaja.

I have held many public talks for all age group audiance, schools and colleges. Some of the topics were,

1994 Partial Solar Eclipse @ Bangalore.
1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
1996 Comet Hyakutake.
1997 Comet Hale-Bopp.
Solar System.
Life cycle of Star / Stellar evolution.
Eclipses.
Comets and Asteroids.
2004 Venus transit.

Currently an active member of Bangalore Astronomical Society – http://www.bas.org.in