nO nOOn shadow days in Spaceadhyaan

2017 May 9th 2017 August 3rd

Spaceadhyaan Hyderabad INDIA

Zero Shadow phenomenon occurs on the days where we can miss our shadow for few minutes when the sun is exactly overhead i.e.,at zenith position. This event occurs twice in a year on May 9 and August 3 for Hyderabad when sun traverses from Equator to Tropic of Cancer and vice versa. In Hyderabad, Zero shadow is observed around 12:21 to 12:25 PM for few minutes and Spaceadhyaan has taken this Information forward for the student community and conducted an event by demonstrating these concepts to school students and practically observe zero shadow using an erect object. Students at the end were happy observing their shadow missing for few minutes and got enlightened.

Padmasri Naidu

Participating schools or institutions 2017 May 9th Lafrançaise

France Marina di Carrara Italy Petroupoli Greece Hyderabad India Piranguinho Brazil

Collège Antonin Perbosc Primary school Paradiso A 4th Junior High School of Petroupoli Space Adhyaan Universidade Federal de Itajubá

2017 August 3rd Montcuq Ioannina Cephalonia Andritsaina Hyderabad Guarne Kuantan Rio de Janeiro Alta Gracia

France Greece Greece Greece India

Teacher Eric Collège Modèle Zosimaia Scholis (Prof Eleni) Teacher Aspasia Gymnasio Andritsainas (Teacher Christos) Space Adhyaan Colombia Grupo Astrofanáticos Malaysia SMK St Thomas Brazil Centro Educational Nosso Mundo Argentina Fundación Caminos de Anisacate

2017 May 9th

Petroupoli Greece 4th Junior High School

Marina di Carrara Italy Primary school Paradiso A

Lafrançaise France Collège Antonin Perbosc

Piranguinho Brazil Universidade Federal de Itajubá

2017 August 3rd

Alta Gracia

Argentina

Andritsaina Greece

Cephalonia

Greece

Kuantan

Malaysia

Guarne

Colombia

Ioannina

Greece

Montcuq

France

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

As Hyderabad is located in the intertropical zone, twice a year, the students can observe that at noon, the sun casts no shadow.

It is a good opportunity to perform the Eratosthenes experiment with partner schools all over the world