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ANU Astronomy Society

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: Australian National University 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://aas.getqpay.com/

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25.01.2022 Tonight is the night for our biggest trivia night ever!!! Come along at 6pm for some awesome questions and games with the ANU Physics Society and the ANU Rocketry Society! https://fb.me/e/4tAg1n5sG

25.01.2022 ANU Astronomy Society is excited to bring you our next zoom movie night for the semester!! Join us at 7:30pm this Friday where we will be watching the sci-fi horror movie Life!

24.01.2022 Hey everyone!! Hope you’ve all had a great start to the semester! Just a reminder that this year’s hashtag poll for the astronomy society hoodies closes in a few days, and so far #ItsRocketScience is winning, with #MarsIsWaiting and #HeadInTheStars coming in equal second!! Keep your votes coming!!! Vote here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSejwN3nTzruapdB0V/viewform

24.01.2022 Join us this Friday for another exciting student research talk with astrophysics Honours student Callum Lynn!! This time we will be fully online, and will be hearing about his research on 'Cold Gas Clouds in the Milky Way's Galactic Wind'!!

23.01.2022 A team of scientists at Cardiff University and other joint universities across the UK and the world have published a study which has the possibility of being the first signs of extraterrestrial microbial life in the upper atmosphere of Venus! While the discovery is not conclusive, the study looked at phosphine levels in the atmosphere of our sister planet (a gas which is a key bio-signature used to indicate the possible presence of life) and found too much of the gas to be accounted for by our current understanding of abiotic chemistry on the planet. This could be the first of many ground-breaking discoveries to come, improving our understanding of the Venusian atmosphere! We look forward to hearing from the team's future progress as they increase their focus on this exciting discovery!

23.01.2022 Back again astronomy lovers, and get keen because we have two important announcements this week! Firstly, we are excited to announce that the winning hashtag for the astronomy society hoodie poll is #ItsRocketScience! We’ll be releasing the link to order the hoodies very soon so keep an eye out! Secondly, we have our first event for the semester next Friday! We’ll be holding a movie night in collaboration with the ANU Physics Society every 3 weeks - on Friday of week 3, 6, 9 and 12! Stay tuned for more event info and what movie we’ll be watching!

23.01.2022 Get excited everyone for ANU Astronomy Society's second movie night of the semester - we'll be watching Hidden Figures!!

22.01.2022 Welcome everyone! Thank you so much to those who showed interest in the ANU Astronomy Society at Markey Day last Wednesday. We’re absolutely ecstatic to have you take part in all the amazing events we have planned this year. Our AGM (Annual Group Meeting) will be held this Wednesday (26th of February) from 5-7pm in the Physics Studio (in building 38A) where we will discuss our plans for events this year, delegate roles to our general representatives and nominate our first-y...ear representatives for the year! Please feel free to come along! Make sure to keep an eye out on our Facebook page as any events we hold will be posted here. We also have an instagram page you can follow where we will post photos from our events throughout the year! Follow us: @anu_astro And finally, for those who have not yet paid the membership fee, no stress! All you have to do is pay with the following link through QPay: https://aas.getqpay.com Alternatively, you could pay in cash at any of the events we have in store throughout the year, including our upcoming AGM. It’s a $5 membership fee, which is one less coffee, kebab or milk tea for a year of space related fun! See you around, Astro Society Exec Team

21.01.2022 Hey everyone, reminder that our next ANU Astronomy Society astrophysics talk is in 30 MINUTES! Astrophysics honours student Callum Lynn will be giving a talk about his research on Cold Gas Clouds in the Milky Way's Galactic Wind!! Join us on zoom here: https://anu.zoom.us/j/83529997806

20.01.2022 Hey everyone, reminder that the AGM at the physics studio starts in 10 minutes, and remember we'll be having an awesome movie night with snacks straight afterwards so get keen! Zoom link is below for those who can't make it in person: https://anu.zoom.us/j/82586898883

19.01.2022 Are you interested in research? Thinking of doing honours next year? Want to know more information about opportunities and projects available? See below for more info about honours opportunities: ANU Physics will be hosting a Q&A online zoom session, where you can ask the Physics Honours convenor any questions you have about honours course structure, research projects, some available scholarships and answer any of the questions you might have about doing Hono...urs in Physics. Current Honours structure information is available at https://physics.anu.edu.au/intra/study/honours/structure.php It will be held 9am next Thursday 9th September at this zoom link: https://anu.zoom.us/j/377187172 _____________________________________________________________________ The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Swinburne is also hosting an information session for undergraduate students who are interested in exploring our one-year honours program for 2022 entry. Honours website: www.swinburne.edu.au//course/bachelor-of-science-/physics/. Swinburne’s Physics/Astronomy Honours information session will be held on zoom 11am-12pm Wednesday 15th September, followed by various sessions specific to projects. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5748216748

19.01.2022 If you had USD $2m to build a satellite company how would you do it? Saber Astronautics, located in Sydney, is a company which aims to reduce the barrier of entry to space by making spaceflight so easy even your kids can use it! Quest for Blue is a competition opening on October 1st, in which competitors will design a space mission using Saber Astronautics’ software, the Predictive Ground station Interface (PIGI). The space mission will require one or more spacecraft to... pass over ground stations. Your main goal is to accumulate the most customers with the constellation that you design. Throughout the challenge, you will get templates and other training materials for your submission. At the end of the challenge you will submit a 2-page business document containing a brief summary of your mission, as well as the PIGI output files for industry experts to review. The best designs will win cash prizes and potential internships with our sponsors! Saber Astronautics has also built a program called TAROT, which is a live satellite tracking software, and can be found through the following link. https://tarot.saberastro.com/ If you’re interested in this amazing opportunity, the registration link for Quest for Blue is down below! https://questforblue.saberastro.com/

19.01.2022 Get ready as there are only 4 DAYS LEFT until the ACUR Conference at ANU 2021! As a participant you'll: have networking opportunities get exposure to undergraduate research with hundreds of student presentations (including an astrophysics session!) build your skills in workshops throughout the conference... You can register and purchase your ticket to participate in the conference here: https://attendify.co/acuranu-2021-australasian-conference-o Read more about the conference here: https://www.acur.org.au/events.../2021-conference-acuranu/

14.01.2022 Get excited because there's only 1 week to go until our biggest trivia of the semester with ANU Rocketry and ANU Physics Society!!! We'll have some awesome trivia questions covering a bunch of different topics so grab some friends and come along for a fun time!

14.01.2022 As part of National Science Week, the ANU Astronomy Society invites you to attend a talk presented by Dr Brad Tucker from Mount Stromlo Observatory as he explores how active our Universe truly is, from exploding starts to colliding galaxies and black holes (even crashing space stations and powerful space lasers!).

13.01.2022 Dear Astronomy Lovers! As we’re moving into the month of July it’s time for our monthly update about what’s going on in the night sky! (Photo Credit: Ari Rex taken in one of their Milky Way Workshops here in Canberra) CONSTELLATIONS...Continue reading

12.01.2022 Tune in tomorrow at 2pm to hear Young Stars and Mission Specialists from ANU Institute for Space discuss career pathways in the space industry - from biology, to marketing and communications, to engineering - there are so many options!! Details are in the event below, make sure to register!

11.01.2022 Check out this awesome Women in Space Panel event this Saturday from the ANU Rocketry Society and Fifty50!!

11.01.2022 Dear Astronomy Lovers, As you may already be aware, in order to combat the spread of COVID-19, ANU has decided to cancel all co-curricular events and activities held on campus for the rest of Semester 1. This has led to many clubs and societies following suit under the university’s recommended response. While it pains us to do so, we have also decided to cancel our current plans for activities during Semester 1 this year. We apologise to everyone who has signed-up for a membership and become involved with the club already, and we can only hope for an amazing second semester later this year. The Astro Exec Team

10.01.2022 Thanks so much to everyone who made it to the AGM and movie night last Friday!! Firstly, a big congratulations to the newly elected executive committee of ANU Astronomy Society 2021: - President: Sophia Ridolfo - Vice President: Eunjung Jennifer Jang - Secretary: Emily Mattar - Treasurer: Callum Lynn... - Media Officer: Oriana Lu - Social Officer: Imogen McDermott - General Representatives: Saakshi Dhakal, Amit Patankar We can't wait to see what's in store for ANU Astronomy Society next year!! .......................................................................................... Secondly, get keen because the trip to Questacon for the Mission to Mars event is tomorrow! There are still (free!) tickets left so make sure you register so you don't miss out: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/questacon-trip-with-physics-as

10.01.2022 Come say hi to us at Market Day today!!! It might be cloudy but we are still aiming for the stars (bad pun I know)

09.01.2022 hey guys Kathy usually writes these ones but she's super flat out at the moment. She said "Copy and paste this EXACTLY. NO MEMES! Saturday's penumbral lunar... eclipse is the Sun, Earth, and the Moon imperfectly aligned. The Earth will block about 56% of the Sun's light from directly reaching the Moon's surface with the outer part of its shadow, called the "penumbra". Watch times are: Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane (AEST) 3.45am Sat, 6 Jun Perth, Broome (AWST) 1.45am Sat, 6 Jun Adelaide, Darwin (ACST) 3.15am Sat, 6 Jun Tag or send us any astro shots for a feature " I also drew a bit of a diagram as I reckon its a bit confusing (not to scale) Hope it helps - Clintern

09.01.2022 Super exciting!! Check out below the Nobel Prize for Physics 2020 winners which were just announced, and includes Andrea Ghez - the first female astronomer to win a Nobel! What an astronomical achievement!!

07.01.2022 Hey astronomy lovers, We have two important announcements this week! 1. AGM - It’s that time of the year again, we need you to help us decide on the next executive committee for 2021! We will have our Annual General Meeting open to all members next week Friday 23st October at 6pm, come along to run for a position and/or vote for the 2021 executive committee! Don’t worry either if you can’t make it, we’ll have a zoom link too which you can join! ... 2. Movie Night Screening - shortly after the AGM at 7:30pm we’ll be having our last movie night for the semester - but this time it will be IN PERSON at the Physics Studio at ANU! Come for a chill time with a great movie (we'll be watching Gravity) and snacks!! Please fill out this google form if you plan on coming to either event for contact tracing: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSf7OxRbyDyBTOo9A9/viewform *Covid restrictions are still in place - so members will have to socially distance and use hand sanitiser

06.01.2022 Calling all ANU students, staff and alumni! Take a look at the As You See It! photography competition, where you can submit a photo in theme with one of the 12 ANU Colleges of Science research schools, and the winner from each category will have their photo featured in the 2021 College of Science and College of Health and Medicine calendar! Check out the details below!

06.01.2022 Dear Astronomy Lovers! Given that we’re settling into the winter months of the year and given the unfortunate circumstances, we are unable to hold in-person observation nights for a while. Because of this, we feel it would be best to let you know of all the astronomy events happening each month from now till the end of the year to keep you inspired to look up at the beautiful night sky. The following objects can be seen during the month of June. CONSTELLATIONS...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Hey everyone, Market Day is tomorrow!! If you're attending one of the sessions make sure to register using the following links: Market day - 50 min sessions throughout the day https://events.humanitix.com/market-day Quiet Hour - a sensory-friendly session... https://events.humanitix.com/market-day-quiet-hour Power hour - 2 short quick sessions over lunch https://events.humanitix.com/market-day-power-hour See more

03.01.2022 SPACE MODEL UN IS HERE In line with International Space Week (next week!!) we are excited to bring you another amazing event with ANU SUN - Space Model UN (SpaceMUN)! Open to all members of ANU AstroSoc and ANU SUN ... No experience with Model UN is required Short MUN workshop at the start of the event where you'll learn about MUN and the topic for this event Sign up here: tinyurl.com/spacemun2021

02.01.2022 Hey astronomy lovers Hope you guys are having a stellar break; we have an important announcement this week! MERCHHHH ... Get keen because it’s that time of the year again we are getting our awesome astronomy society jumpers back in this year, and we need you to help us decide on the best hashtag! Please fill out this google form by the 1st August to vote for your favourite astronomy hashtag # - these will be on the back of the jumpers: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSejwN3nTzruapdB0V/viewform Can’t wait to announce the winning #!! Until next time, clear skies! -Astronomy Soc Exec Team

01.01.2022 Reminder that we have our zoom movie night TONIGHT at 7:30pm - we'll be watching the sci-fi horror movie Life! We'll be on this zoom link: https://anu.zoom.us/j/87270830061

01.01.2022 MONTHLY MOVIE SESSIONS Hope the stars have been shining in your favour for the past week!! A massive thank you to those who came along to our AGM, as well as an ASTRONOMICAL shout-out to our new first year reps Fiona Nguyen, Luis Penteado, Noah Baldwin and Saakshi Dhakal!!!!! This post is the official launch of our monthly movie sessions! The first one will be this coming Saturday (14/03/2020)!!!! We are hoping to be able host a movie night once a month so we can all gather... around on beanbags, get lost in space and forget about the stress of uni for an evening!! As Facebook no longer supports polls, I will be commenting below with the movie options we have so far. Like, love, or react to the movies you would want to see however you'd like, and the movies, starting from the most reacted, will be shown at these monthly showings in order!! Also please feel free to comment any movies that you would also like to see, we would love to have your input as well!

01.01.2022 Happy Astronomy day! May 2nd marks the day we celebrate the oldest science of looking up at the stars, wondering our place in the vast expanse of the universe. It is our collective curiosity that can help bring us together, and while normally we would bring out the telescopes, tonight our viewing will have to be from home. Even if it’s something as simple as a space or sci-fi movie, hopefully we can all take part in the celebration of the desire to know more about the uni...verse. Clear skies, Astro Society Exec Team