AU- Astronomy club, BMSCE

COSMOS :D
for those who missed it!
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And they begin their third run! With an upgraded system, we're all excited to know what they will have to share this time!

LIGO and Virgo Resume Search for Ripples in Space and Time The National Science Foundation's LIGO is set to resume its hunt for gravitational waves on April 1, after receiving a series of upgrades to its lasers, mirrors, and other components.

Exciting!

Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars Researchers believe they have found the first existing body of liquid water on the Red Planet.

More than century-old riddle resolved—a blazar is a source of high-energy neutrinos An international team of scientists has found the first evidence of a source of high-energy cosmic neutrinos, ghostly subatomic particles that can travel unhindered for billions of light years from the most extreme environments in the universe to Earth.

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APOD: Seven Dusty Sisters (2018 May 28)
Image Credit: WISE, IRSA, NASA;
Processing & Copyright: Francesco Antonucci
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180528.html

Explanation: Is this really the famous Pleaides star cluster? Known for its iconic blue stars, the Pleaides is shown here in infrared light where the surrounding dust outshines the stars. Here three infrared colors have been mapped into visual colors (R=24, G=12, B=4.6 microns). The base images were taken by NASA's orbiting Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft. Cataloged as M45 and nicknamed the Seven Sisters, the Pleiades star cluster is by chance situated in a passing dust cloud. The light and winds from the massive Pleiades stars preferentially repels smaller dust particles, causing the dust to become stratified into filaments, as seen. The featured image spans about 20 light years at the distance of the Pleiades, which lies about 450 light years distant toward the constellation of the Bull (Ta**us).

https://apod.nasa.gov/image/1805/Pleiades_WiseAntonucci_960_Roll.jpg

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/main/
http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/wise.html
https://www.nasa.gov/

Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=180528

ICTS Summer Course 2018: A RANDOM WALK IN ASTROPHYSICS
by Prof. G Srinivasan

The range of densities, temperatures, magnetic fields, etc. that obtain in the Universe are staggering. Not surprisingly, the variety of physical phenomena one encounters during the study of celestial objects is truly impressive. This set of lectures is intended to illustrate the richness of Astrophysics. It will be a random walk in basic physics, with numerous illustrations from astronomy. The topics in physics that will be reviewed have been chosen on the basis of their importance in contemporary astronomy.

Starting from 16th May 2018

More information:-
https://www.icts.res.in/summercourse2018
E-mail ID for correspondance:-
[email protected]
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We held a moon observation session on account of the super blue moon total lunar eclipse on 31st of January, which saw a great turnout. Enthusiastic BMScians were awestruck by the copper moon spectacle. From college students and professors to intrigued young minds, everyone patiently waited for the moon to rise, just to witness this rare phenomenon.
The moon was viewed through our telescope and binoculars, a marvel that is surely etched in our minds .

LIGO and VIRGO are set to announce a major discovery!

For the first time, so many astronomy observatories have decided to hold simultaneous press conferences. Use the links below to catch it live:

https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
https://www.eso.org/public/live/

LIGO Lab | Caltech | MIT The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) consists of two widely separated installations within the United States — one in Hanford Washington and the other in Livingston, Louisiana — operated in unison as a single observatory. LIGO is operated by the LIGO Laboratory, a consortiu...

Cassini’s greatest hits × Close For 13 years NASA’s Cassini orbiter has been circling Saturn, taking measurements of the solar system’s ringed jewel and its cornucopia of satellites. On 15 September that run, which spanned most of the Saturnian winter and all of spring, will come to an end. Low on fuel and still perhaps ca...

We can see the stars, wonder can you see them too?
Star struck? Get ready to be introduced to them! Join us for the orientation of the astronomy society of BMSCE, *Alternate Universe*. We also have a fun filled treasure hunt planned for you. So put on your space shoes and we go to infinity and beyond!

WHEN? *7th September 2pm*
WHERE? *MV HALL*( PG Block first floor)
WHY? Because you don't have to go to all the way to ,Hollywood to meet them.

Quickly RSVP on this Google form provided below. Hope to see you all there :)
https://aubmsce.typeform.com/to/n2RFRu

Contact-
Diksha-9900454259
Kiran- 9901818857

Alternate Universe Fact #02

Did you know?

Alternate Universe Fact #01

Did you know?

ASTROSAT While the international space agencies have flown extremely sophisticated space observatories namely the NASA‘s-Hubble Space Telescope (optical band), Rossi X-Ray timing explorer, the Chandra X-Ray…

Look at the stars, look how they shine for you!
We have a clear sky and the stars ready for you to gaze at. Alternate universe welcomes you to a sky observation session.Be there!
When? 3rd March , 6:30 PM
Where? CR block terrace!

Registrations required😋
Please register here: https://goo.gl/forms/LUSasIBjku1QYNup1

Wanna know why you don't realize how long you've been sitting in the canteen, but can't make it through a single math class without falling asleep?
Attend this interesting session on Theory Of Relativity which is going to be conducted by Mr. Gandharva Appagere this Friday i.e., 3rd March at PG block 6th floor EE 6003 and come to know for yourself!
The session 2 of Student Talk is here!😁
Make sure you don't miss this!!!😋

For queries, please contact:
Akshata : +919945489210

India Space Research Organization (ISRO) To Launch Record 104 Satellites Tonight

IMAGE: Thanks to Vaasu Bisht for contributing this graphic
- India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty ninth flight (PSLV-C37), will launch the 714 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 103 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 664 kg at lift-off into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PSLV-C37 will be launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. It will be the sixteenth flight of PSLV in 'XL' configuration (with the use of solid strap-on motors).

The co-passenger satellites comprise 101 nano satellites, one each from Israel, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 96 from United States of America (USA), as well as two Nano satellites from India. The total weight of all the satellites carried onboard PSLV-C37 is about 1378 kg.

PSLV-C37 also carries two ISRO Nano satellites (INS-1A and INS-1B), as co-passenger satellites. These two satellites carry a total of four different payloads from Space Applications Centre (SAC) and Laboratory for Electro Optics Systems (LEOS) of ISRO for conducting various experiments.

The 101 International customer Nano satellites are being launched as part of the commercial arrangements between Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), a Government of India company under Department of Space (DOS), the commercial arm of ISRO and the International customers.

PSLV-C37 is scheduled to be launched on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 9.28 Hrs IST from Sriharikota

MORE from ISRO: http://dos.gov.in/

We are having a series of weekly student discussion sessions on the *Theory of Relativity*, starting this Friday.

If you've always wanted to understand E=mc2 better, or have been trying to wrap your head around Einstein's spacetime, here is a chance to discuss time travel, and maybe we can have our next meeting last Sunday. ;-)

Date& time- 3rd February, friday at 3.30 PM
Venue- PG block EE 6003
Host- Gandharva Appagere

https://tonyflanders.wordpress.com/urbansuburban-messier-project/

Urban/Suburban Messier Guide This guide summarizes four series of observations that I made or attempted of the Messier objects, using two different telescopes (a 70-mm refractor and a 178-mm Dobsonian) at two different sites (…

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Ever wondered how our Universe brewed up? If it will go on till infinity, or meet it's demise in a Big Crunch?

To know what happened after the Big Bang and answer such fascinating questions on the origin and evolution of our Universe, participate in the cosmological chat with Mr. Arun Kenath, who has to his credit many papers and books in Astrophysics.

Alternate Universe, the astronomy society of BMSCE presents-
A talk on: Basics of Cosmology
Date & time: Wednesday 16 Nov, 2.30PM
Venue: BSN hall

Hubble Finds 10 Times More Galaxies Than Thought The universe suddenly looks a lot more crowded than previously though thanks to a deep sky census by Hubble and major observatories.