Our Facility and strength
Library:
Club has wide ranges of Astronomical and Astrophysics books and magazine, we have more than 500 books and around 100+ magazine collection. Silver and Gold Members has a Free access to Library facility. We also have E-library facility to read books in PDF and having more than 50 books, maps and almanacs in ebook format.
Observatory:
AAAV has tied-up with Gujarat Nature Conservation Society Vadodara (GNCS) for Astronomical popularization and research work, GNCS has 12″ Newtonian Observatory in outskirt of Vadodara near sindhrot, Gold member of AAAV has Free access with valid AAAV id card at GNCS Observatory.
Scopes, Cameras and more:
AAAV and it’s executive and Gold members has wide range of Astronomical telescope, equatorial mounts, Astronomy Camera, filters and Go-to mounts, we have dedicated 2 scope for Silver member to use for their personal use (terms applies). Here is Full list of equipment’s with AAAV
| Equipment | Specification | Ownership | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binocular | 8 X 40 Cason BAK-4 Prism binocular | Bhargav | Open |
| Binocular | 8 X 40 Orion BAK-4 Prism binocular | AAAV | Open Cat-2 |
| Binocular | Celestron 15X70 Astro binocular | Bhargav | Personal |
| Telescope | 125mm Newtonian Reflector with ALT-AZM mount (Currently in service) | AAAV | Open |
| Telescope | 114mm Newtonian Reflector with EQ-1 Mount | AAAV | Open |
| Telescope | 150mm Newtonian Reflector with EQ5 mount | Bhargav | Personal |
| Telescope | 114mm Newtonian Reflector with Metal EQ mount (availabe at GNCS Now) | AAAV | Open Cat-2 |
| Telescope | Celestron 130eq with EQ3 mount and RA motor | Bhargav | Open Cat-2 |
| Telescope | Celestron 8″ SCT with Go-to fork mount (Nexstar 8SE) | AAAV | Open Cat-2 |
| Telescope | Sky watchers 150mm reflector telescope with EQ mount | Nilesh Rajpara | Personal |
| Mount | iOptron CEM25P go-to mount | Bhargav | Personal |
| Mount | Explore Scientific Go-to Mount EQ5 | Nilesh Rajpara | Personal |
| OTA | GSO RC 8 Optical Tube | N G Gandhi | Personal |
| Mount | Sky Watchers EQ6 Pro Go-to Mount | N G Gandhi | Personal |
| OTA | Explore Scientific ED80CF Refractor with FPL-53 glass | Bhargav | Personal |
| Telescope | Celestron 130eq with EQ3 mount | Dipen Bhavsar | Personal |
| Mount | Explore Scientific EXOS 100 Go-to mount | Dipen Bhavsar | Personal |
| OTA | William Optics dublet 61 refractor telescope | Dipen Bhavsar | Personal |
Please Note:
Open = Available to Silver members ( Terms of Use applicable)
Open Cat-2 = Available to Gold members ( Terms of Use applicable)
Personal = Pesonal Use with AAAV executive or Owner availabe than member can use with permission of owner.