Astrophotography in India - II
Astrophotography in India - II Nebulas In Calcutta, where I grew up, Ramkrishna Mission (RKM) operated a fantastic library in city’s Golpark area. The library’s amazing repertoire of books were often out of my financial reach. Of the library’s two sections the children’s section’s membership fee was a pittance, some 5 odd rupees a month. The library was some distance away from the apartment complex where I lived. Luckily for me I had a didi (elder sister) in the complex who was a member of the general section of the library. Piyali, who I would lovingly call Tumpa di, and I would take trips to that library a couple of times a month. The children’s library had a section that was ‘For Reference Only’, meaning that I could study those books in the library for as long as I liked, but could not borrow/take home. This section had an wonderful collection of books dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics. Among them were books showcasing photographs taken by various telescopes and I would