Resources

Hi all!

So here I am trying to revive a (quite) dead blog.
Below are links to several webpages that I find helpful. Do explore and make good use of them!

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Stellarium - stargazing software
Astronomy.sg - website for Singapore IYA2009
Singastro - a non profit organization for astro enthusiasts in Singapore. Lots of info on practical astronomy can be found here.

If you know of any other website that you find useful, do contribute!

Clear skies (:

Orientation 2009!

Dear all,

We'll be having our NJC Astro orientation this coming Friday 13 Feb, 5-7pm, at Sigma lab. There'll be an introductory talk about astronomy as well as fun and interactive games. You're also encouraged to join us for our dinner and stargazing session (optional) after 7PM (:

Please contact any Astro EXCOs if you're interested. Our contacts can be found at Astro noticeboard between LT1 and LT2.

Thanks a lot and see you there!

NJC Astronomy Club

SnT - Astro chalet

Dear all, 

If you happen to have not checked your email, yet gone to this blog (which I personally think is highly unlikely, but ANYWAY), here are the details for the upcoming chalet on 10 Jan 2009.

Date: Saturday, 10^th January (1 day 1 night)

Location: Aloha Changi, Yacht Club Bungalow B (YCB B) 

Plan:

Time	Activity
6.00-8.20pm	BBQ dinner!
8.30-9.00pm	Wash up
9.00pm-11.00pm	GAMES
11.00pm-8.00am	Sleep/Free and Easy
8.00am	Rise and Shine
8.30-9.15am	Breakfast
9.20-10am	Outdoor Activities
10-10.30am	Pack up and cleaning up of place

Estimated cost per person: ~$S20 (This figure will vary according to the number of people who are coming. If more people are coming, the amount will be lesser).

Map of the place:

Details:

·  Single-storey chalets

·  Fully furnished with:

-      Living room set with TV and games table; dining room

-      3 air-conditioned bedrooms with 1 queen bed and 4 single beds, wardrobes, dressers, bedside tables and wall fans

-      1 bedroom with attached bathroom cum toilet

-      2 common bathrooms, 2 common toilets

-      Toilets with shower heater

-      BBQ pit and fully equipped kitchen

How to get there:

1. By bus and train

·  Take the east bound train to Tampines MRT station

·  Transfer to Bus no. 29

or

·  Take the east bound train to Pasir Ris MRT station

·  Take a shuttle bus that commutes to and from the station

-      Pick-up/Drop-off points:

     Pasir Ris MRT: Taxi stand facing the main road (near Mac Donald’s)

     Aloha Loyang: Outside the Reception Office

Shuttle Bus Service (wef 1 Jan 2008)
from Pasir Ris MRT to aloha loyang	from aloha loyang to Pasir Ris MRT	from aloha loyang to aloha changi**	from aloha changi to Pasir Ris MRT
0800 hrs	-	-	-
0815 hrs	-	-	-
0830 hrs	-	-	-
0845 hrs	0855 hrs	-	-
0915 hrs	-	0930 hrs	0950 hrs
-	-	1015 hrs	1030 hrs
-	1055 hrs	-	-
1115 hrs	1155 hrs	-	-
1215 hrs	1245 hrs	-	-
1345 hrs	1355 hrs	-	-
1415 hrs	-	1430 hrs	1450 hrs
1515 hrs	-	1530 hrs	1550 hrs
1615 hrs	-	1630 hrs	1650 hrs
1715 hrs	1735 hrs	-	-
1845 hrs	1855 hrs	-	-
1915 hrs	1955 hrs	-	-
2015 hrs	2055 hrs	-	-
2115 hrs	-	2130 hrs	2145 hrs
2200 hrs	2215 hrs	-

 2. By car

If you're coming from the north, get the driver to take SLE/TPE, and exit to Loyang Ave (towards Changi Village). *

If you're coming from the west, you can get whoever driving you to either take AYE/ECP or PIE to TPE/SLE, and exit to Loyang Ave (towards Changi Village). *

* Go along Loyang Ave (it's quite a long and windy route) and turn left into Cranwell Road. Changi chalets are located along Cranwell, Gosport, Andover, Leuchars, Catterick, Netheravon, Halton, Sealand and Biggin Hill Roads.

Please inform me by 24 Dec if you're interested. Thanks (:

Anne

Astrophysics night @ MPCC

Astrophysics night at Marine Parade Community Club for those bored during holidays, and for seniors just done with A level and hungry for some astro (:

Interested participants please contact Anne. Thanks loads!

Pulau Ubin camp

Pulau Ubin camp for 3 days 2 nights organised by MPASTRO.

Interested participants please contact Anne.

Thank you (:

CERN comics

from http://www.phdcomics.com

LMAO =))

Orionids Star Party

Last Saturday, after finishing the NJC open day, the astro club went to the East Coast to join the Orionids star party organized by the MPCC astro club. It was an activity open to all the astro clubs in Singapore. As we reached the destination, Anne taught the members how to set up a telescope and align the finding scope. Everything was ready, but the sky became a bit cloudy and the whole group had to wait. Certainly a lot of activities were prepared to entertain us as the backup plan. At midnight, the moonlight pollution flawed the whole plan and it really disrupted the observation to a certain extent. Fortunately, most stars could still be spotted.

Let me tell you how many things I have learned in this star party:Trace the stars. Yeah, you need to know some important stars, like Archenar to help you confirm the direction and then use the star chart to help you have a general idea about the position of the star you want to find. Yes, by using this method, I found Pleiades. That’s really the most thrilling moment. One more thing, next time do not forget to bring a jacket, otherwise your are going to freeze.

Hemiao