After they finish grinding, we send the mirrors for aluminium coating at the Vainu Bappu Obervatory in Kavalur. We ensure that they take back a fully-functional telescope at the end of the 10-day ...

Hidden among the greenery in Kavalur, about 65 km from Vellore is the Vainu Bappu Observatory. The name of this place comes from a famous Indian astronomer and it boasts modern telescopes that are ...