Talks
Events
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Georgia Pulford – A Brief Geological History of Time
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Prof Rene Breton – Cosmic fireworks
Online via ZoomA talk on astronomical transients, and in particular about supernovae research.
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Dr Julian Onions – Crazy Interstellar Rockets
Online via ZoomWhat sort of rockets or spaceships could we use to go to the distant stars. We will explore some of the crazier designs that have been proposed over the years, most […]
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Steve Clifton – Astrophotography Then And Now
Online via ZoomThis is a not too technical look at the imaging process in the pre-digital age and contrasting that to what can now be achieved with modern amateur equipment. Steve has […]
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Mike Frost – Against The Odds: A Patagonian Eclipse
Online via ZoomOn December 14th 2020, the path of a total eclipse crossed the northern part of Patagonia (Chile and Argentina). The previous year I had seen a beautiful eclipse from northern Argentina, and […]
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Paul Pope Lecture – Dr Fran Bagenal – Juno Mission to Jupiter – Extended!
Online via ZoomFREE PUBLIC TALK - https://youtu.be/oZM-yX1JFy8 NASA’s Juno mission was launched in August 2011 and has been in orbit over Jupiter's poles since 4th July 2016. The mission has now been […]
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Pete Williamson – The Moons of our Solar System
Online via ZoomPete takes us on a journey through some of the major moons looking for the possibility of life. Pete Williamson FRAS is an astronomer, broadcaster, educator and consultant for educational […]
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Paul Fellows – Fire and Ice: The volcanic worlds of the Solar System
Online via ZoomThe exploration of the solar system has led to the discovery and study of volcanic processes on other worlds and in some very surprising places. What can this tell us […]
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Damian Hardwick – The Life of Albert Einstein
Online via ZoomAlbert Einstein is one of the greatest physicists in history. But it is important to remember that although he had a brilliant mind he was still only human, and throughout […]
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Dr Andrew Gascoyne – Solar Physics: The Coronal Heating Problem….Solved?
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomDr Andrew Gascoyne is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Computer Science. Prior to that he worked as a postdoctoral research associate at The University of Sheffield […]
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Steve Wootton – David Harris Lecture: Planning an Observation Night
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AGM & Phil Barnard – From the Archive: the History of the Society and the John Linscott telescope
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Gary Poyner – An Introduction to Variable Star Observing
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomObserving Variable Stars is a fun, rewarding and scientifically useful way to spend your time observing the night sky. This talk assumes no prior knowledge of variable star observing, and […]
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Prof Don Pollacco – The PLATO Mission – The Habitable Zone Explorer
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomProfessor Don Pollacco (Warwick University) is the head of the Science Management branch of the PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) mission consortium, scheduled for launch in 2024. The […]
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Dr Jonathan Smoker – Astronomy at the European Southern Observatory, Chile
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomA general introduction as to why we do astronomy and my personal story of how I became a professional astronomer working at the European Southern Observatory (ESO). We will talk […]
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Mary McIntyre FRAS – A History of Women in Astronomy
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomMary McIntyre FRAS Mary is an Oxfordshire based amateur astronomer and astrophotographer who has had a life-long interest in Astronomy.Throughout history astronomy has been very male dominated. There have been […]
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Steve Warbis – Messier’s objects and how they map the Milky Way
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomAn outline of some key aspects of Messier’s life and achievements, an illustration and assessment of the nature, distribution and discovery of the various Messier objects in the sky, and […]
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Michael Barratt – Astronomy & Freemasonry
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomA talk on how astronomy has influenced Masonic Ritual, with an overview of Freemasonry, its history, structure and rituals, including astronomers and astronauts who were, or may have been, Freemasons.
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Martin Lunn – Astronomy in the Mediterranean
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomMany great civilisations flourished in the ancient Mediterranean. This talk takes us on an astronomical journey to Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia and the empires of Byzantium and Arabia. We will also […]
