A one-day programme on Astronomy was organized on February 2, 2007 by the Physics Department of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and the Mangalore Astro Club in collaboration with IIA. The appropriate title of "The Fascinating Field of Astronomy" was given to the programme. The programme was inaugurated by St. Aloysius Evening College Principal Fr. Vincent Pinto while the College Science Faculty Dean, Prof Sridharan, welcomed the gathering. There were a total of three lectures, 'Stars and our Milky Way' by Eswar Reddy, 'The Interstellar Medium' by Jayant Murthy and 'Galaxies in the Universe' by Prajval Shastri.

There were over 200 participants that included college teachers and students, as well as high school teachers and students, who came not only from the city of Mangalore but also from other parts of DakshinaKannada and Udupi districts to participate in the programme. The response was very enthusiastic, with both the teachers and the students asking a lot of questions, which extended the scheduled discussion time to nearly 7 p.m. Stargazing was organized after that by enthusiastic members of the Astro Club.