Observations of Venus were made during 3 May to 11 May 2004 (117.4o - 125.7o phase angle) and 3 July to 10 July, 2004 (132.5o - 125.1o phase angle) from the 1.2-metre Mt. Abu Telescope at Gurushikhar, Himalayan Chandra ...

We present near-infrared J H photometry and optical slitless spectroscopy of stars in the field of the young cluster Be 59. The J /(J- H )colour-magnitude diagram of the cluster yields a distance modulus of (m - M )0= 10.0 ...

A 61 cm Schmidt telescope employing a Yoke mount is being prepared for installation at Hanle, Ladakh district, Jammu and Kashmir. This paper studies the feasibility of an alternate type of mount viz. the polar disc mount, ...