Archive · 8 Oct 2026
SPMVV to Open Student Space Observatory in Tirupati
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam is opening a space observatory for students.
It is at the university’s Saveri Guest House in Tirupati.
The observatory will be inaugurated on Thursday.
Students will be able to look at the Moon, planets, star clusters, and other objects in space.
They will use telescopes and binoculars for these observations.
University staff will guide the sessions.
The facility is meant to help students learn astronomy by observing the night sky themselves.
It will support what they learn in class.
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam will inaugurate the Padmavati Space Observatory on Thursday.
The observatory is located on the university campus at Saveri Guest House.
It aims to give students practical experience in astronomy and space science.
Equipment includes reflector and refractor telescopes, celestial binoculars, and spotting telescopes.
Students will be able to use the instruments during guided observation sessions.
- Who
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam and students who use the observatory.
- What
- The university is opening the Padmavati Space Observatory for guided astronomical observations.
- When
- The observatory will be inaugurated on Thursday; the article gives no date.
- Where
- At Saveri Guest House on the Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam campus in Tirupati.
- Why
- To provide practical exposure to astronomy and space science and complement classroom learning.
- Facility
- Padmavati Space Observatory
- University
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV)
- Location
- Saveri Guest House, university campus, Tirupati
- Inauguration
- Thursday; no calendar date specified
- Observations
- Moon, planets, bright star clusters, and other deep-sky objects
- Equipment
- Newtonian reflector telescope, Celestron PowerSeeker telescope, celestial binoculars, spotting telescopes, and 50 mm refracting telescopes
- Access
- Students will use the instruments under guidance as part of university programmes.