Set up in 1968, the Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO), named after the man considered the father of modern Indian astronomy, stands between vast swathes of forestland and habitations. Technicians and ...
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 ...