Week 10 : Session 8

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Dear Astro enthusiasts!

It has been quite a while, and we have now reached our last session of the semester! For this session, we will be doing something different – Instead of our usual lecture, we will be having an exciting quiz covering talks from our previous sessions, and other fun trivia! What’s more, attractive prizes await! There will also be a stargazing session after the quiz if the weather allows :) This will be our last stargazing session of the semester, so do come down to refresh some astronomical knowledge, win some prizes and not forgetting, to stargaze :D

Our session will be held at E3 06-12, at 7.00pm. Feel free to bring your friends along to win and enjoy the prizes together! We look forward to seeing you all at the last session of this semester!

Clear skies,

NUS Astronomical Society

Week 8 : Session 7

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Dear Astronomers,
Hope you have survived your mid-terms! This week, we bring to you an intriguing session: In search of life elsewhere. Is there life outside ours? To find out the answers and more, come down to our session on the 9th!

 

Date: 9th March 2012, 07:00PM

 

Venue: E3-06-12

 

Following this, we will have our traditional star-gazing session from atop Engin Bridge. Be there to enjoy a refreshing change!

 

Clear skies,

 

NUS Astronomical Society

Week 5 : Session 6

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Hello Astronomers!

We hope semester 2 has been great for you so far! This week, instead of stargazing after our usual talk, we will be making our way down to NUS’s very own observatory! This will be a once-in-a-semester’s chance, so be sure not to miss it!
Here are the details of our session:
Date : 10/01/12
Time : 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Venue  : E3 – 06 – 12
We have attached a map for you to find your way. After our regular session, we will take bus to the observatory. For directions on the day, please call Anne at 96356064. We hope to see you there!
Clear skies,
NUS Astronomy Society

Week 3 : Session 5

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Hey guys!

 

We hope all of you had a wonderful CNY break! We bring to you this week a fun-filled session which will be on popular debates in astronomy. The details of the session are as follows:

 

Date: Friday 27th Jan 2012

 

Time: 7:00-9:00PM

 

Venue: E3-06-12 & Engine bridge

 

We will be starting off with an introduction to debates in astronomy and wrapping it up with a CNY celebration of our own, complete with yusheng! To top it off, we will have our trademarked star-gazing session on the Engine bridge! Be there to enjoy a night of fun to start off the semester!

 

Maps of our new venue for this semester are attached for your reference. You could also call Anne (96356064) for directions on the day.

 

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

 

Clear Skies,

 

NUS Astronomical Society

 

 

Astro Session Week 11

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Dear Astro-enthusiasts,

Once again, this week we bring to you an enriching session about cosmology. It is our last session for this semester, so be sure not to miss it! The session is going to be at E4-04-05, at 7PM this Friday (28th October). Following that, we will have our usual fun-filled star gazing session at the Engin Bridge. If you can’t find your way, please call Anne @ 96356064.
We hope to see you there!

Clear skies,
NUS Astronomical Society

Astro Session Week 9

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Hi guys!

 

There will be an Astro session this Friday, 14/10/11 at 7 PM. It will be at the Faculty Of Engineering at E4-04-05. After that we will be conducting star gazing from the Engin Bridge!!

 

There is a map attached in case you don’t know your way there.

 

See ya there!!

 

Also, the NUS Astronomical Society will be recruiting sub-committee members for AstroChallenge 2012 (an annual competition for JC and Secondary School students; more information here) and AstroBash XXVIII (overseas stargazing trip in December 2011). The positions available and their respective job scopes are as follows:

 

• Quizmaster (AC2012): Setting questions for the competition. Please include your grade for GEK1520 in your application. If you have not taken the module, either take a short MCQ test this Friday, or bring along a few sample questions. Past papers can be found here.

 

• Organizing Committee Member (AC2012): You may be placed under Publicity & Publication, Business, or Logistics, and are expected to commit from this point throughout term-time, December holidays, and up to the competition itself in June.

 

• Team Leader (AB XXVIII):

 

Sub-committee members may be recommended for campus accommodation under the new Residence Admission Scheme (Category D) depending on their contribution, subject to evaluation by the current Executive Committee members, and a cap of 10 places per Society. If you are interested, please register by this Friday’s session here. A brief interview will be conducted in case of overwhelming response.

 

14th Management Committee

 

NUS Astronomical Society


 

 

 

 

 

 

ASTROBASH XXVIII!

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Hi everyone!
Due to last year’s highly positive feedback, NUSAS will be again organizing a 3D2N return trip to Avillion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson, during the holidays from 10th Dec to 12th Dec, 2011!
This time round, our trip is offered at a more affordable price of $196 ($186 for members and ex-Astrobashers)! We will be observing a lunar eclipse, and along with Winter Sky and the Geminids meteor shower, the stargazing experience will be much more wonderful than what one could have gotten in Singapore.
Port Dickson is a popular holiday destination located in Peninsular Malaysia. It takes just over an hour by car to travel from Port Dickson to Kuala Lumpur along the North-South expressway. Shielded by the peninsula from the Northeast Monsoon, Port Dickson will be one of the few locations with a higher chance of clear skies during the wet season and is open all year round. Join us for mesmerizing night sky, fun activities on the beach, and shopping sprees at KL!
Register with us here right now - and be sure to check our AstroBash website at http://nusas.org/astrobash regularly for more updates! Should you have any enquiries, please contact us at nusastro@gmail.com, or He Miao at 97917019.
Thank you, and we hope to see you at Port Dickson this December!

Mid-Autumn Festival @ ECP!

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Dear members,
NUSAS will be organising an overnight star-gazing trip to East Coast Park on Friday, 16 September (Week 6), in lieu of our normal session to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. East Coast Park is one of the better places in Singapore with dark Southern skies, so we are expecting one night long of celestial objects usually unobservable from NUS (if weather permits), together with other fun-filled activities like lantern walk, eating mooncakes, and light BBQ.
We will be providing one-way transport from NUS to East Coast Park. The meeting point would be at YIH, in front of Student Service Center, at 7PM sharp. A map of the observation site (located at the stretch near Siglap canal and VJC, between carpark C4 & D1) is attached for your reference, together with relevant details on bus services, if you are going there on your own.
In the mean time, if you are interested, do sign up at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEgzekh1OTJnZUJZbnduVjhOek5Jdmc6MQ#gid=0 by 14 September, 23:59 latest to facilitate the planning process. In addition, please look out for further announcements on our website at http://www.nusas.org, and a confirmation email/SMSfor those who have registered.
For further enquiries, you can contact Anne at 96356064.

We look forward to having you there.
Clear skies,

NUS Astronomical Society

NUSAS 2011-12 First session

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Hi astronomy lovers!

We will be having our first session of this year later this week. It will be on the 2nd of September, 2011 (that is week 4 of academic calender). It will be held at the Faculty of Engineering, block E4, at 04-05.

This week, the research head will give us all an introduction into the telescope and its handling, along with an introduction to various constellations and stars!! Following this, we will be off to the Engin Bridge (link-way between Faculty of Engineering and Central Library) for some star gazing.

All members are cordially invited to attend.

Date: 02/09/2011

Time: 1900

Venue: E4-04-05

 

PS: If you cannot find your way there, please refer to the map.

NUSAS AGM 2011/2012

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Dear all,

The NUS Astronomical Society (NUSAS) is holding its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM). The details are as follows:

Date: 24th August 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Function Rooms 2 & 3, YIH

The agenda is as follows:
1. Passing of Minutes of 13th AGM
2. Annual Report by President
3. Financial Report by Honorary Treasurer
4. Dissolution of 13th Management Committee
5. Election of 14th Management Committee

We would like to invite all members of NUSAS to attend this event. We would also like to invite members who are interested to be part of our management committee to attend the AGM. We look for candidates who are responsible, hardworking, efficient and also passionate for astronomy and willing to work for their peer astronomy lovers in the NUS community.

Hope to see you there! :)
13th Management Committee
NUS Astronomical Society