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Ride to Dongla Observatory mesmerises riders of Indore

Exploring the unknowns of the universe, a group of 40 riders including three female riders rode to Dongla Observatory.
Rides Of Riders (ROR) Gyandeep Srivastava, Group Admin of Ride of Dongla Observatory said that this observatory has a major contribution in the whole world and we want to bring it to lime light for citizens of Madhya Pradesh.
Here the Tropic of Cancer and the Indian time line collide in ancient times, which gives very accurate information.
The riders were mesmerised by India's second largest telescope that is installed at the observatory. The telescope measures 0.5 metre and helps in study of stars and planets.
The female riders Deepa Dubey, Nandini Verma, Sheetal Sharma felt more confident and happy with their riding skills by covering the distance if 90 kilometres alongside their male counterparts.
The observatory was developed by MP Council for Science and Technology and named after well-known archaeologist Dr Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar run by Acharya Varahmihir Trust.
There was robotic telescope measuring 20 inches in the observatory. A CCD camera was joined with it, through which data of international standard is regularly collected here.
Observatory has a dome of 5 metres and height of 12.05 metres. Last year, i.e. in 2021, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the auditorium that was newly constructed observatory located at Dongla. This auditorium impressed the riders alike many other visitors.

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