Aberystwyth Physics Society
Welcome to Aberystwyth Physics Society! We are one of the biggest and most active academic societies at Aberystwyth University.
We hold weekly socials, regular academic lectures, trips and the annual Physoc Revue. Last year we held socials such as themed pub golf, computer game characters, and numerous pub crawls. We had guest lecturers visit us and took a trip to CERN in Switzerland to visit the Large Hadron Collider.
So far this year, we are planning on visiting ESA in Amsterdam, the Revue went off with a bang, and coming up is our first Pub Golf of the year!
We welcome everyone to join, Physicists and non-Physicists alike, email committee@aberphysoc.co.uk. to join.
PHYSOC Updates
PHYSOC Astronomy
Hello,
Hello, I am sorry that there has not been much going on in the way of astronomy last term. Keiron and myself had a busy term, and there was minimal clear nights.
I am however happy to announce that there is some good news on the astronomy front. Due to a terms worth of nagging, the technicians have cleared out the old radar hut up at Frongoch Farm.
After some cleaning and painting work( that Hannah and I started today) we will be able to store telescopes and have computers and internet access at the hut. This will enable us to have a nice location to go to do everything from simple observation sessions to long all night photography, from inside a warm hut!
At this years AGM, we will be creating two new committee positions, one a outreach officer, and an astronomy officer. If anyone would like to be astronomy officer next year, email me (stm7).
News in Physics
Crew Inspecting Endeavour's Heat Shield
The STS-130 crew is using Endeavour’s robotic arm, orbiter boom extension and specialized cameras to capture detailed video of the spacecraft’s heat shield. The inspection gives experts on the ground 3-D views of the shuttle’s heat shield to ensure no damage occurred during liftoff.
Source: STS 130 Mission Updates Date: 9 February 2010, 4:59 am
World's most precise clock created
A new optical clock based on the oscillation of a trapped aluminium-27 atom keeps time to 1 second in 3.7 billion years
Source: New Scientist - Physics & Math Date: 8 February 2010, 5:21 pm
Helium clue found in echo of the big bang
Light left over from the birth of the universe has revealed another secret: a subtle hint of ancient helium
Source: New Scientist - Space Date: 8 February 2010, 11:36 am
Launch of NASA's shuttle Endeavour sparks early Monday sunrise
The shuttle began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the final year of shuttle operations.
Source: Astronomy.com - News Date: 8 February 2010, 12:00 am
NASA Extends Cassini's Tour of Saturn, Continuing International Cooperation for World Class Science
NASA will extend the international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moons to 2017.
Source: Solar System Exploration News Date: 3 February 2010, 5:00 am
