Hi all, I'm sure you guys should have heard about the upcoming solar eclipse, so here's some information about it.
On Wednesday, 22nd July 2009, a solar eclipse will occur. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. In some parts of these countries, observers will experience a total solar eclipse. In Singapore, observers will not experience a total eclipse but a partial one (weather permitting). At maximum, about 10% of the Sun will be covered.
Start of eclipse: 8.40am Maximum eclipse: 9.11am End of eclipse: 9.44am
We will be having a solar eclipse observation on that day. For students who do not have lessons, and are interested, please report to the club room at P701 at 8am sharp. For students who have lessons and are interested to go, please e-mail Mr Yeh Ong Chua (our club's advisor) and see if you are allowed to be excused from class. If you need his e-mail address, please go to the student portal and search for it as I cannot publish his e-mail address on a public blog.
PLEASE E-MAIL TO nyp_astronomy@hotmail.com BY TUESDAY 5PM TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE TURNING UP.
Thank You
Sunday, July 05, 2009
NYP Event: Biathlon and Futsal
Hey all, I'm helping the school promote the upcoming events. You may have read about these events in the newspaper; NYP in collaboration with H-TWO-O, will be organising two events in NYP Campus on 18th July 09. They are:
*NYP Biathlon *Futsal (soccer)
NYP Biathlon NYP Biathlon will be organised by our very own NYP Adventure Club. With that, we have manage to pursuade H-TWO-O to provide special rate for all our NYP Students and thus each participants will be required to pay only $5 to take part in the Biathlon.
The race discipline includes: *400m Swim *4km Run.
The race categories are: *Male Individual *Female Individual *Mixed Relay (one to swim and the other to run)
For registration, forms are available at Student Affairs Office. Students may collect the registration forms from SA office. Payment can be made through NETS at the SA office counter. Should you like to race against a bigger field of biathletes, you may choose to take part in the Open categories. Cost for Youth (under 21) and Open (Above 21) is $20 per person. Registration and payment can be done through www.yeos.com.sg. Your siblings or friends who are not current NYP students or staff may take part in the open category.
FUTSAL For Futsal, it will cost $20 per person for a team of five. There is no special rate for NYP students as the event is run by an events management company. Registration can be made through www.yeos.com.sg
Goodie Bags Goodie bags will be provided for all who have sign up, be it NYP or Open to public categories. NYP students who take part in NYP Biathlon (NYP category) will also be entitled to NYP Biathlon events' T-shirt. Winners can expect to win attractive prizes.
So do participate if you can. And also, they might need volunteers to help out, so if you guys are keen, please let me know and I will pass your details to the organizing committee. This may not be related to Astronomy but it is a very good chance to expose yourself and also do your part for the school.
Looking forward to your replies.
Thank You.
about nastro
The Nanyang Polytechnic Astronomy Club (NASTRO) is an astronomy interest group that promotes interest among students on astronomy by organising activities and events that are related to astronomy. Our activities keep our members and students informed about the latest happenings and discoveries on astronomy around the world.
Astronomy is gradually becoming a popular field of study in Singapore. The National University of Singapore has started a course on Astronomical Studies and building an observatory for their own which amounts to tens of millions of dollars. Even students of Primary and Secondary schools are involved actively in the many Astronomical Events held in Singapore each year.
Anyone interested can contact us via email at nyp_astronomy@hotmail.com
our executive commitee
President: FIONA LIM
Logistics Head: KIRA CHIA
Welfare Head: ELLEN TANG
Publicity Head: LEONG KIAT
our SUB-commitee
Logistics Asst: JOON KIAT; WAYNE CHIA
Welfare Asst: MALCOLM CHAN, REN HWAI
Publicity Asst: MUHD FAZDLY; LAI YONG
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Star-Gazing Sessions
2010/2011 Semester 2
28 January 2011
To be updated
Please meet outside the club room (P701) at 7pm for every session. Anyone arriving after 7.15pm without a valid reason will be marked as absent. Thank You.
