40th Anniversary of Royal College Astronomical Society, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

The Royal College Astronomical Society celebrated its 40th anniversary together with the 50th anniversary of the dawning of the Space Age recently. The annual astronomical workshop was held at Navarangahala on Monday, 12th November 2007 with the participation of over 280 school students and teachers from around 28 schools in Sri Lanka.

Astrophysicist Professor Kavan Ratnatunga was the chief guest at the event. The theme of this year's workshop was 'Satellites: Eyes in the Sky' and included several guest lectures and presentations. An enjoyable water rocket contest was held with the participation of 42 teams of students.