Ah yeah! The oral exam in observational astrophysics is postponed to next week which is really good for me! So, today I've been at home reading about photometry and some spectroscopy. Around lunch time I got an e-mail saying that the afro dance lesson for the evening was cancelled because the teacher was sick. Even though afro dancing is so much fun it felt really good. My body is aching so bad and really needs a break but in the afternoon Anna called me and wanted to have some company to the gym. I was like "Uhm, you're aware of the fact that I've been dancing like a maniac the last couple of days, right?" but in the end I said yes anyway. So, no rest here. Was at the gym for an hour and then went to the closest sushi bar on my way home. Life is great! Stressful but great!
I don't know if you've heard about this but on October 25 there were rumours about an meteorite impacting close to Mazsalaca in Latvia. Astronomers were intrigued but it turned out to be a hoax made by a tele company. Not so funny one I must say because meteorites hitting the Earth is something that happens from time to time. Mostly it's small ones that makes a big crater and perhaps some trees to fall. Anyway, what I wanted to say was in that video, even though it's fake, they are running towards it to film it. That's something I wouldn't recommend to anyone. Ok, the chance of being there when something like that happens is small, but if it would happen I think it's good to know one thing: Objects up there have chemicals that vaporize when heated by friction when falling through the atmosphere. After the impact there's a chance those chemicals can get released into the air, as gases. Those gaseous chemicals can be harmful for humans, or any animal, and cause sickness or even kill you. So, if you would see an impact, even though the chance of doing that is small, please think twice before running towards the crater!
Here's a link to a BBC article about an meteorite impact in Peru that may have caused people to get sick.
Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash'
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| Courses I've studied at Uppsala University Math Introduction to Mathematics 3 points Algebra MN1 7,5 points Analysis MN1 15 points Linear Algebra MN1 7,5 points Analysis MN2 15 points Fourier Analysis with Applications 7,5 points ---------------------------------------------------- Math total: 55,5 points (60 points = 1 year) Computing Use of MATLAB 7,5 points Scientific Computing NV1 7,5 points ---------------------------------------------------- Computing total: 15,0 points (60 points = 1 year) Physics Science in Society MN1 7,5 points Quantum Physics and Astrophysics 9 points Mechanics MN1 7,5 points Mechanics MN2 7,5 points Wave Physics NV1 7,5 points Mathematical Methods of Physics NV1 7,5 points Electromagnetism MN1 7,5 points Solid State Physics MN1 7,5 point Thermodynamics MN1 7,5 points Statistical Mechanics MN1 7,5 points Theory of Special Relativity 4,5 points Quantum Mechanics MN1 7,5 points Electromagnetic field theory MN1 7,5 points ---------------------------------------------------- Physics total: 96,0 points (60 points = 1 year) Astrophysics The structure of the Universe 7,5 points Introduction to Astronomy 7,5 points Principles of Astronomy MN1 7,5 points Astrophysics II 5 points Physics of the Planetary System 10 points Radiation processes in Astrophysics 10 points Galaxies 10 points Cosmology 10 points Dynamical processes in astrophysics 10 points Celestial Mechanics 5 points Observational Astrophysics I 5 points Observational Astrophysics II 10 points ---------------------------------------------------- Astrophysics total: 97,5 points (60 points = 1 year) Thesis Image reduction and dust map construction of the local galaxy UGC08012 by using NOT observations | bryt | About Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish: Uppsala Universitet) is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded as early as 1477, it is the oldest such institution in the Nordic countries, and for centuries has been one of Europe's most renowned seats of learning. One of the main centres of higher education in Europe, the university rose to pronounced significance during the rise of Sweden as a Great Power at the end of the 16th century and was then given a relative financial stability with the large donation of King Gustavus Adolphus in the early 17th century. Uppsala also has an important historical place in Swedish national culture, identity and for the Swedish establishment: in historiography, literature, politics, and music. Many aspects of Swedish academic culture in general, such as the white student cap, originated in Uppsala. It shares some peculiarities, such as the student nation system, with Lund University and the University of Helsinki. Uppsala belongs to the Coimbra Group of European universities. The university has nine faculties distributed over three 'disciplinary domains'. It has about 40,000 students (20 000 full-time eq.), and about 2,000 doctoral students. It has a teaching staff of 4,000 (part-time and full-time) out of a total of 6,000 employees. Of its annual turnover of around 4.3 billion SEK (approx. 715 million USD), approximately 60% goes to graduate studies and research. Architecturally, Uppsala University has traditionally had a strong presence in the area around the cathedral on the western side of the River Fyris. Despite some more contemporary building developments further away from the centre, Uppsala's historic centre continues to be dominated by the presence of the university. Source: Wikipedia |
Newspapers I've been in Newspaper: Populär Astronomi, Sep 2009, No 3, Year 10, Page 22 Language: Swedish About: My homepage, my education and astronomy interest, and me moving to Australia. Pages: 4 Newspaper: Upsala Nya Tidning, Dec 7 2008, B6 Language: Swedish About: My homepage and my astronomy interest Pages: 4 | bryt | Articles I've written Popular scientific Newspaper: Populär Astronomi, Sep 2009, No 3, Year 10, Page 30 Language: Swedish Swedish title: Behövs verkligen mörk materia? English title: Do we really need dark matter? About: The MOND theory. Pages: 4 Popular scientific Newspaper: Populär Astronomi, Sep 2008, No 3, Year 9, Page 32 Language: Swedish Swedish title: Solens nya innehållslista English title: The Sun's new content list About: The chemical abundances in the Sun according to Martin Asplund et al. Pages: 4 |
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Awesome! Du kör med lite online-marketing. Jag gillar också att bakgrunden har som en spotlight på "åsa goes to aussie". Är det bara en tillfällighet? hihihi.
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