NUS Astronomical Society announcements

🎓 FREE APS MEMBERSHIP FOR NUS STUDENTS! 🌍 Get a FREE one-year membership with the American Physical Society (APS) in just 2 minutes! ✨ Benefits include: 📚 Free Physics Today & APS News ✈️ Conference travel grants 📜 Official APS membership letter 🔬 Research & career opportunities 🤝 Global networking 📖 Access to leading physics journals ✅ Open to undergraduate & graduate students — no physics major required! 🔗 Sign up: https://aps.org/students 📌 Check the attached poster for details. ❓ Questions? Contact Mukesh: mukesh.das@u.nus.edu

Hey NUSAStronauts! 🌌✨ Have you ever wondered how planets stay in orbit or how spaceships navigate in space? This week, we are diving into Celestial Mechanics which is the fundamental physics governing the motion of everything in our universe, from orbits to gravity! 🪐📐 To spice things up, we are hosting a Deepavali Special Session! 🪔✨ Come celebrate with us and enjoy free snacks and drinks! 🧃🪷 Bring your friends along and let’s finally stargaze after a century! 📍 Where: UTown ERC Seminar Room 8 🗓️ Date: Friday, 6 November ⏰ Timing: 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Sign up in the link here and see you guys there! 🚀✨

Hey Space Cadets 🎃👻 In space, no one can hear you scream. But in UTown? Everyone will 💀 NUSAS IS BACK with a Halloween Special straight out of your worst nightmares: ✨ THE NUSAS HALLOWEEN ESCAPE ROOM ✨ Will you use your stellar brainpower to break free or will you be trapped in space-time forever? Only one way to find out! 📍 Where: UTown ⏰ When: 30 October, Friday, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM 🎁 What’s in it for you? Besides bragging rights and surviving the night, you stand a chance to win discount vouchers for exclusive NUSAS merch! Trust us, missing out on this would be a grave mistake. 🪦 Bring your friends and let’s see if you have what it takes to escape! 🏃💨 (Note: There will be no stargazing or talk for this Friday’s session!)

🎃👻 SOMETHING WICKED IS COMING TO NUS… 👻🎃 The underworld is on the loose, and you're invited! 🦇🕸️ Get ready for HALLOWNUS 2026 — the FIRST campus-wide Halloween celebration at NUS, brought to you by NUSSU SLC Special Projects! 🧛‍♀️🖤 Gather your ghouls for a spooktacular evening filled with: 🍔 Food booths 🔐 Escape rooms 🎤 Live performances 📸 A photobooth 🤝 Exciting collaborations with NUS CCAs 🍬 Trick-or-treat prizes and spooky surprises 🎁 Lucky draw prizes featuring JBL speakers, Fujifilm disposable cameras, Grab e-vouchers, and MORE! 🗓️ Date: Friday, 30 October 2026 🕔 Time: 5PM – 9PM 📍 Venue: Town Plaza, University Town Whether you're here for the food, thrills, performances, or prizes, there's something for every ghoul and goblin! 👻✨ Grab your costumes, rally your friends, and get ready for a night of frightful fun. You won't want to miss what's lurking in the underworld… 🩸🕷️ See you there, if you dare! 🎃🖤

Hi NUSAS 💫 There is still a few more available slots for the Solar Observatory session today at 2.30pm! Do sign up here and see you at S12 later ✨

HEY NUSAS 🌌✨ Hope everyone’s pushing through the post-midterm stretch! Let’s take a break from the books and spend some quality time under the sun and stars! ☀️🔭✨ We’re heading down to the Observatory where Prof Abel will be there to guide us on using the telescopes and equipment!! Priority for these two sessions will be given to NUSAS members. ☀️ Solar Observatory Session ⏰ Timing: Wednesday 21 Oct | 2:30 PM onwards 📌 Location: S12 Observatory 💫 Highlights: Safe solar observation and solar telescope. Sign up for the Solar Session here. 🌙 Night Observatory Session ⏰ Timing: Friday 23 Oct | 7:30 PM onwards 📌 Location: S12 Observatory 💫 Highlights: Deep-sky viewing, telescope handling, and stargazing with the NUS Astro community! Sign up for the Night Session here. ⚠️ Note: Both sessions are subject to weather and haze conditions ‼️ Come drop by to try out the equipment and chat with fellow space enthusiasts! See you guys there! 🚀💙 ~ Clear skies! 🔭✨

🌌 💫 NUSAS Presents: Asteriods and Meteorites! ✨Curious to learn about the ancient space rocks floating around in space ? Well, you’re in luck! 🍀 Come down for our talk this friday to learn about the origin of asteroids and how shooting stars light up our night sky with your friends! ☄️ Note : Stargazing session after the talk is still tentative due to the haze situation ‼️ 🗓 Date: 16 October Friday ⏰ Time: 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM 📍 Location: UTown ERC Seminar Room 8 Don’t miss your chance and sign up here now! 🔥

Hi NUSAS, Due to the worsening haze situation, unfortunately the stargazing session today will be cancelled 😞 Have a good rest and see you guys next week! 🔥

📸 Help us refresh the NUSAS noticeboard! We’re looking for photos from our members to print and feature on our updated noticeboard. If you have any pictures related to NUSAS like from stargazing sessions, AstroBash, AstroChallenge, events, astrophotography, group photos, or anything else memorable, we’d love to include them! Please send us your photos in the highest quality available, along with a short description if relevant. Older photos are welcome too! Directly message me your photos on Telegram @astronomiqal

Hii NUSAS! 🌌 Trying to decide how to spend your NUS Well-Being Day this Friday ? 🔥 Come join us on 9 October at 📍 Utown ERC Rooftop from 7:30 PM for a relaxing stargazing session! Spend your time learning about the constellations and relax with the people around you ✨ Note: Session is subject to weather conditions due to the worsening haze situation ‼️

NUSAS 29th EXCO Subcommittee Signup Form NUSAS will be working on more activities, events and projects throughout the year, and we’re looking for subcommittee members to help us make them happen!  You can join based on what you’re interested in. No prior experience is required and it’s also a chance to learn something new. Logistics Subcom Manage telescope and equipment setup, maintenance, transport and event logistics. Publicity Subcom Create posters, social media content, photos/videos, merchandise and other publicity materials. AstroChallenge Subcom Plan and run our annual astronomy competition, including activities, competition content and event operations. AstroBash Subcom Organise our overseas stargazing trips, including destination research, itinerary planning, logistics and equipment preparation. Astro Programme Subcom Develop our regular astronomy sessions through topic research, presentation slides, activities and stargazing programmes. If you have any questions about a specific subcommittee, feel free to contact the respective EXCO on Telegram: Logistics - Medha (@medhaa_2008) Publicity - Zi Lin (@zilxn) AstroChallenge - Athayeris (@athayeris) / Sureya (@sureyaaprakashks) AstroBash - Adam Tam (@adamtzj) Astro Programme - Divyansh (@m_d1v) For general questions about the subcommittees, or where you might fit in, feel free to contact: President - Aqil (@astronomiqal) VP (Engagement) - Sudeeksha (@sudee03y) VP (Events) - Pranav (@pra080205)

Hi NUSAStronauts! 🧑‍🚀 After a long week of midterms and studying, let’s take a moment to look up, and appreciate the night sky! ✨ Come join us this Friday (2 October) at 📍 Engineering Bridge from 7:30 PM for a relaxing stargazing session! You can try out the 12-inch Dobsonian telescope or simply vibe and chat with fellow stargazers! Note: Session is subject to weather conditions so let’s have our fingers crossed the haze stays away and skies remain clear! 🤞 ~ Clear skies! 😊

Hii everyone! 🔭 Join us for an amazing night under the sky for this week’s stargazing session. Since this is typically the HOTO period, note that there is no talks for this week! ✨🌌 ⏱️ Date and Time: 11 Sep 2026, 8.30pm 📌Location: Frontier Green (S17 Bus Stop) ‼️PS: Due to the haze situation, please watch out for your health and we’ll keep you updated about the weather at least an hour prior to the stargazing session!

A New Chapter for NUSAS With the AGM and elections concluded, we are excited to welcome the 29th EXCO of NUSAS!  A new team, new ideas, and a new year of exploring, learning, and sharing astronomy together. We look forward to seeing what this team will bring to NUSAS in the year ahead.  President Muhammad Amirul Aqil Bin Abdul Jamil (Aqil) Vice President (Engagement) Sudeeksha Padmanaban (Sudeeksha) Vice President (Events) Pranav Sundar Jawaharlal (Pranav) Secretary Muthuvel Sneha (Sneha) Assistant Honorary Secretary Mihir Sunil Shah (Mihir) Honorary Treasurer Chua Jun Yuan Bryan (Bryan) Assistant Honorary Treasurer Isabel Tan Kaixi (Isabel) Astronomy Head Divyansh Mishra (Divyansh) Logistic Director Medha Mohla (Medha) Publicity Director Zi Lin Chua (Zi Lin) [not in picture] Assistant Publicity Director Jiayi Xiong (Jiayi) AstroChallenge Project Director Athayeris Salsabila Indarso (Atha) AstroChallenge Head Questionmaster Sureyaaprakash Kalaimahan Subramaniam (Sureya) AstroBash Project Director Adam Tam Zhi Jie (Adam) Welfare Director Senthil Vaibhava Ram (Ram) A huge thank you to the 28th EXCO for their dedication, effort, and contributions throughout the past year. Your work has helped shape NUSAS into what it is today, and we are grateful for everything you have put into the society. As the 29th EXCO, we are honoured to take up the responsibility and excited to continue building on what came before us. Here's to another year of astronomy, events, friendships, and perhaps a few late nights under the stars.  We would also like to congratulate our newly nominated Auditors for the financial year 2026/27: Shrinjana Ghosh Cindy Zhang Huixin We look forward to working alongside them to ensure a smooth and accountable term ahead.

The AGM is just around the corner! Allow us to introduce our fantastic candidates running for the 29th Exco of NUSAS. Get to know them early and be ready to cast your vote later today. We look forward to seeing you tonight at S14-06-19 at 7:30pm !! 🚀