Students during their visit to the ISRO centre in Bangalore. Telegraph picture

Bhubaneswar, May 13: Twenty aspiring astronomers from the state are back after a weeklong visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bangalore.

They were selected through the Young Astronomer Talent Search programme.

The exposure helped the students learn about the developing satellite technology. They also learnt about the evolution of the Indian satellites.

“A scientist accompanied us and explained the various aspects of satellite making,” said Annwesha Panda, a student. The team also had the privilege to see laboratories of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science and interact with assistant professor of physics R.C. Mallick who, along with some PhD students, guided the Yats team around the campus.

“We visited the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum that has many exhibits including a full scale replica of the 1903 flyer of Wright brothers, one of the only two models available in the world,” said Anish Mohanty, another student.

The students also toured the Raman Research Institute, founded in 1948 by the Indian physicist and Nobel laureate C.V. Raman, and were introduced to his work and personal collections.

The team’s visit to Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited with rare display of aircrafts of many genres and pictorial representation of evolution of aviation industry in the country was a great experience.