HYDERABAD: Questioning and analysing theories, students from different schools in the city celebrated planet Neptune's birthday. On Tuesday, it was exactly one Neptunian year- or 164.79 Earth years- since the planet's discovery by German astronomer Johann Galle on September 23, 1846.At the teachers astronomy workshop organized by the Planetary Society of India to mark the celestial event at All Saints High School, Abids, the organizers proposed setting up an astronomy club at each school for a minimum fee to conduct similar events across the city. The workshop highlighted lesser known fact about the eighth planet, such as the presence of planetary rings around it, similar to Saturn. N Raghunandan Kumar, general secretary of the Planetary Society engaged the students in a lively discussion on various celestial phenomenon. “This experience taught me how to think scientifically and evaluate a given hypothesis," said an enthusiastic Kasyap, a student of class 9 in St. Joseph's High School. He wants to pursue astrophysics as a career. Teachers at the event also learned novel teaching methods to generate greater interest among students in science. "Two of my students will take part in 'Inspire', a state-level science exhibition for their project on rings of Saturn. I am attending the workshop so that I can provide important feedback and help them improve their project," said Ramalakshmi, a physical science teacher at Government High School, Dhoolpet.A computer generated model developed by students of Global Edge School, Hitec city was also put on display. The model traced the complete revolution of Neptune since its discovery 1846 to this day.
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