Ladakh is located within the Himalayas and the Karakoram Range. Its rugged terrain, with high-altitude deserts and sparse ...

Over four gruelling nights, he faced numerous setbacks, including storage issues, battery failures, and timer malfunctions.

As the engineer-in-charge at the observatory, Angchuk aspires to create a full 24-hour time-lapse seamlessly depicting the ...

The Hanle Monastery is home to the Indian Astronomical Observatory, one of the world’s highest sites for optical, gamma-ray and infrared telescopes. At an elevation of 14,674 ft, the Indian ...

The observatory, opened in 1968, stands between vast swathes of forestland and habitations on Tiruvannamalai-Tirupattur border. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi named it after astronomer Vainu Bappu in ...

have documented an important celestial event from the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. Utilizing the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT), astronomers captured images of Comet P12 ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

The idea for the time-lapse originated from a request to create an educational tool that would help students understand Earth ...

Using a tracker for motion and mobile controls for exposure transitions, Dorje Angchuk succeeded in capturing a seamless ...

The Hanle Monastery is home to the Indian Astronomical Observatory, one of the world’s highest sites for optical, gamma-ray and infrared telescopes. At an elevation of 14,674 ft, the Indian ...