Organised by the Institute of Physics, Singapore. the 29th IPS Astronomy Retreat promises a reconnection with the cosmos for students and public alike. From 22 to 25 June 2025, 25 SST Astronomy club students participated in the retreat with staff and students from NUS, NUSH, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), and other public.
The students participated in various programmes, including
(a) Chasing Shadows: Experiencing a Texan Total Solar Eclipse. Mr. Koh Joo Beng (Research Engineer & well-known Astronomer in S’pore)
(b) Workshop: The Telescope-in-a-box: Dr. Abel Yang (Cosmologist, NUS) / NUS Astronomical Society, Mr. Kuang JH, Mr. Tan JH, Ms. Ryanne Rae & Mr. Daren Poh (Physicists from NUS) Mr. Aqil Amirul, Ms. Natasya Buhari, Ms. Zhang Xu, Mr. Samuel Murugasu & Mr. Dannic Lin.
(c) Workshop: Tracking Radio Sources from both the Cosmos & Earth, Mr. Tan Hoe Teck (School of Science and Technology, Singapore)
(d) Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, NUS. Ms. Jharyathri Thiagarajah (NUS Biologist)
(e) Solar Imaging using a Spectro-heliograph, Mr. Alfred Tan (Defence Engineer & well-known Solar Imager in S’pore)
(f) Planetarium Session, Mr. Kuang JH, Tan JH, Mr. Daren Poh & Ms. Ryanne Rae (Physicists from NUS and /NUS Astro Society)
(g) An Astrophysics Lecture. Dr. Leek Meng Lee (Theoretical Physicist, NTU)
(h) Scientific Workshop (Physics of Spectroscopy). Mr. Kuang JH, Mr. Tan JH, Ms. Ryanne Rae & Mr. Daren Poh (Physicists from NUS)
(i) Building an Observatory for Astronomy Teaching. Dr. Phil Chan (Particle Physicist, NUS)
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