Sonith L. S.

Media & outreach

Research stories, public conversations, and sharing astronomy beyond the observatory.

Workshop · TeachingRaman Research Institute, Bengaluru

Code/Astro 2026 local hub

Group photo at the Code/Astro 2026 local hub at Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
Code/Astro 2026 local hub, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru.

I served as a local organiser, liaison, and teaching assistant at the Code/Astro 2026 local hub at Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, during 22–27 June 2026.

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In the pressPhys.org

TCP J1822 is a symbiotic star, observations find

Light curve of TCP J1822
Light curve of TCP J1822. Credit: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2023), DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3121. Source: Phys.org.

Phys.org featured our work on TCP J18224935−2408280. Using optical spectra from the Himalayan Chandra Telescope, we confirmed the system’s symbiotic nature and traced its evolution during outburst.

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Research highlightIndian Institute of Astrophysics

The 2021 hot-type symbiotic outburst of YY Herculis: An optical follow-up study

Research figure from the YY Herculis optical follow-up study
YY Herculis study figure. Source: Indian Institute of Astrophysics research highlight.

IIA highlighted our optical follow-up of the 2021 outburst of YY Herculis. Observations with the Himalayan Chandra Telescope traced its spectral evolution from 2021 to 2023 and explored how the inferred properties of the hot component vary with orbital phase.

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Panel discussion · MalayalamIIA Bengaluru · ATSIL-9

Careers in astronomy (in Malayalam)

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I joined fellow IIA researchers for a panel discussion and Q&A on education and career paths in astronomy in India, as part of the IIA Talk Series in Indian Languages.

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