James Brosher, of IU Communications down in Bloomington, visited our campus this past weekend and used a drone to capture some bird’s eye views of our observatory. Thanks, James!
Bird’s Eye View of IU South Bend Observatory
Physics Major Levi Klopfenstein Exploring the Deep Oceans of Icy Worlds
Senior physics major Levi Klopfenstein has been exploring the complicated phase diagram of H2O using an externally heated diamond anvil cell (DAC). Here he is creating a video of a high-pressure phase known as Ice VI, which is expected to be common in large icy satellites, melting while being heated in a DAC.
Great Viewing for 7/24/2018 MTS!
I wasn’t able to stay for long (most people are still there as I write this!), but we had a good turnout and perfect conditions tonight. The moon, Jupiter and Saturn were early targets. And, as a nice surprise, IUSB Physics alum Nathan Smith (’11) came with his six year old son. Nathan is now working at Aunalytics here in South Bend.
Incoming Students Visit Observatory
Prof. Jerry Hinnfeld gave tours to groups of incoming students at today’s New Student Orientation. Looks like we’ve got a great crop overall and some very promising incoming physics majors!
Next Meet the Stars: Tuesday, July 24th
Our next public observing night will be Tuesday, July 24th, from 9:00-10:30 p.m., weather permitting. Check the MTS page for the definitive word on whether we’re going ahead with it.
June 21 Meet the Stars!
CANCELLED due to inclement weather — we’ll try again next month, so stay tuned Our next public observing night will be Thursday, June 21, from 9:00-10:30 p.m., weather permitting. Check back here for the definitive word on whether we’re going ahead with it.
