Karachi Amateur Astronomers Society Zamzama Park Public Event on June 1, 2013 - CNBC Pakistan's Short TV Report
- 11 years ago
On June 1, 2013, Karachi Amateur Astronomers Society successfully organized public event "Al-Sufi Astronomy Night '13" - for astronomical observation through its telescopes of Venus, Jupiter & Saturn. I was at Zamzama Park, DHA, Karachi.
Dedication: The event was dedicated in the name of famous Muslim Astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi عبدالرحمن صوفی - He was from Shiraz, Iran and lived from 903 to 986 AD - and he is known in the west as Azophi; the lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi are named after him. Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures.May 25 is his death anniversary.
This Video is a short tv report which was produced and telecasted by famous channel CNBC Pakistan. We are thankful to them.
The same event was also covered in Express Tribune. The Link is:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/557908/eyes-on-the-skies-power-cuts-are-welcome-at-this-star-studded-event/
Dedication: The event was dedicated in the name of famous Muslim Astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi عبدالرحمن صوفی - He was from Shiraz, Iran and lived from 903 to 986 AD - and he is known in the west as Azophi; the lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi are named after him. Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures.May 25 is his death anniversary.
This Video is a short tv report which was produced and telecasted by famous channel CNBC Pakistan. We are thankful to them.
The same event was also covered in Express Tribune. The Link is:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/557908/eyes-on-the-skies-power-cuts-are-welcome-at-this-star-studded-event/