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SUMMARY:Andrew Newsam - Noisy Data: Listening to astronomical observations
DESCRIPTION:Noisy Data: Listening to astronomical observations
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting11/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230206T193000
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SUMMARY:Martin Lunn - Astronomy in the Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:Many 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 visit Europe during the Renaissance. These were very varied civilisations\, each with their own interpretation of the night sky. Our modern view of the stars and constellations was shaped in this diverse part of the world\, and the study of the oldest of all the sciences is still being undertaken in this region today. This is the story of Astronomy in the Mediterranean.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting10/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230123T193000
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SUMMARY:Michael Barratt - Astronomy & Freemasonry
DESCRIPTION:A 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.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting09/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230109T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230109T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T163456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221222T115734Z
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SUMMARY:Steve Warbis - Messier’s objects and how they map the Milky Way
DESCRIPTION:Download\n\n\n\nAn 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 a demonstration of how they display the form of the Milky Way above our heads.Steve
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting08/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221205T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221205T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T163356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221127T180605Z
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SUMMARY:Mary McIntyre FRAS - A History of Women in Astronomy
DESCRIPTION:Mary 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 many trailblazing women\, such as Caroline Herschel\, who have worked to change that\, but in addition there were countless women working in astronomy before Caroline. This talk tells their story and discusses some of the challenges women have faced historically and still face today.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting07/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221121T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221121T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T163240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221015T142401Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Jonathan Smoker - Astronomy at the European Southern Observatory\, Chile
DESCRIPTION:A 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 a little bit about Chile and why it has become a worldwide centre for astronomical observations. A typical day’s work at Paranal Observatory (The Very Large Telescope) will be described as well as some scientific results from the last 20 years from Paranal\, La Silla and the Atacama Large MM/Sub-mm array (ALMA). Finally\, we’ll discuss what is coming next\, especially ESOs Extremely Large Telescope which in the next 5-10 years will become the largest optical telescope in the world. There won’t be any equations in the talk\, the idea is that you ask questions whenever you like and we have a nice hour or so talking about astronomy in the southern hemisphere! \n\n\n\nDr Jonathan Smoker is a staff astronomer at the Very Large Telescope\, Mount Paranal\, Chile\, operated by the European Southern Observatory. He is currently instrument scientist for OMEGACAM\, the wide-field imager on Paranal.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting06/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221107T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T163142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T194942Z
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SUMMARY:Prof Don Pollacco - The PLATO Mission – The Habitable Zone Explorer
DESCRIPTION:Professor 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 main goal of the mission is the detection of terrestrial planets at distances up to and including the habitable zone of bright\, Solar-like stars. The mission will also provide key information on the bulk characteristics (and therefore the habitability) of these planets.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting05/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221024T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221024T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T162953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221008T164640Z
UID:1424-1666639800-1666647000@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Gary Poyner - An Introduction to Variable Star Observing
DESCRIPTION:Observing 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 briefly describes the type of variable star you might encounter when starting out\, how to make the observation – either with the eye or electronic detector – and finishes with how our observations can be useful to science.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting04/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221010T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T162831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221008T163729Z
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SUMMARY:AGM & Phil Barnard - From the Archive: the History of the Society and the John Linscott telescope
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URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting03/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220926T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220926T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T162722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220730T162723Z
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SUMMARY:Steve Wootton - David Harris Lecture: Planning an Observation Night
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting02/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220912T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20220730T162439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T115621Z
UID:1418-1663011000-1663018200@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Dr Andrew Gascoyne - Solar Physics: The Coronal Heating Problem....Solved?
DESCRIPTION:Dr 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 on the STFC funded project entitled “Magnetic Features and Local Helioseismology”.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2022-23-meeting01/
LOCATION:Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom\, Room MA030\, Wulfruna Building\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220613T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220613T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T171638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T165257Z
UID:1304-1655148600-1655155800@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Katrin Raynor-Evans - Exploring Astronomy & Space Through Philately
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting16/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220516T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220516T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T171552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T155505Z
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SUMMARY:Damian Hardwick - The Life of Albert Einstein
DESCRIPTION:Albert 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 his life Einstein’s name is synonymous with the word genius. He had triumphs as well as many tribulations\, and tragedy to contend with during his lifetime. Although his theory of relativity gave him iconic status\, the political events of his lifetime had as big an influence as his scientific endeavours. We shall also see how the rise of Adolf Hitler\, and the extremely infamous Nuremberg laws\, inexorably changed the rest of his life and made him the personification of Jewish defiance to everything that Hitler stood for. He was also a pacifist\, and we will see how his famous letter to Roosevelt\, which led to the Manhattan project and a nuclear arms race in the post war years\, troubled his conscience.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting15/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220411T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220411T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T171447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210904T132754Z
UID:1300-1649705400-1649712600@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Paul Fellows - Fire and Ice: The volcanic worlds of the Solar System
DESCRIPTION:The 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 about the formation of the planets and also about the prospects for the possibilities of life beyond Earth?
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting14/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T171347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T171349Z
UID:1296-1647891000-1647898200@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Pete Williamson - The Moons of our Solar System
DESCRIPTION:Pete takes us on a journey through some of the major moons looking for the possibility of life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPete Williamson FRAS is an astronomer\, broadcaster\, educator and consultant for educational telescope networks. See Pete’s website for his full bio.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting13/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220307T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220307T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T170327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211204T174620Z
UID:1294-1646681400-1646688600@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Paul Pope Lecture - Dr Fran Bagenal - Juno Mission to Jupiter - Extended!
DESCRIPTION:FREE PUBLIC TALK – https://youtu.be/oZM-yX1JFy8 \n\n\n\nNASA’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 extended until late 2025. This talk will present the main scientific results to date and what we might expect to come in the extended mission. \n\n\n\nLecture by Dr Fran BagenalProfessor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and Research ScientistLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space ScienceUniversity of Colorado Boulder
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting12/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Paul Pope Lecture,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220221T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220221T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T170211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T165844Z
UID:1292-1645471800-1645479000@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Mike Frost - Against The Odds: A Patagonian Eclipse
DESCRIPTION:On 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 I was looking forward to another visit to South America.  \n\n\n\nOf course\, events got in the way. The coronavirus pandemic shut down travel across the world. Argentina and Chile closed their borders to foreigners. Tour companies cancelled trips\, and I began to resign myself to missing this eclipse. \n\n\n\nHowever … against the odds\, a narrow window of opportunity began to inch open. Astro-Trails and Eurotur were able to negotiate permits for small groups of eclipse chasers to enter Argentina\, travelling in a bubble like a sports team. I was one of their guest astronomers. \n\n\n\nWe made it to Argentina\, safely. We made it back\, safely. And in between we saw a stunning eclipse from an estancia (horse ranch) in Neuquen Province\, northern Patagonia.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting11/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220207T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220207T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T170104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T170108Z
UID:1289-1644262200-1644269400@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Steve Clifton - Astrophotography Then And Now
DESCRIPTION:This 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. \n\n\n\nSteve has had a lifelong interest in astronomy and was a keen Astrophotographer back in the 80’s and 90’s. He took up the hobby again in 2014 after a 25 year hiatus\, the talk has been sparked by his experiences both then and now and the tremendous advances that have taken place over that time.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting10/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220124T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T165825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T164932Z
UID:1287-1643052600-1643059800@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Dr Julian Onions - Crazy Interstellar Rockets
DESCRIPTION:What 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 of which have some possibility of working. The future may be nearer than we think!
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220110T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220110T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T165706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211218T141924Z
UID:1285-1641843000-1641850200@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Prof Rene Breton - Cosmic fireworks
DESCRIPTION:A talk on astronomical transients\, and in particular about supernovae research.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211206T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211206T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T165554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T165555Z
UID:1283-1638819000-1638826200@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Georgia Pulford - A Brief Geological History of Time
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting07/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211122T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T165434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211120T140023Z
UID:1281-1637609400-1637616600@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Alex Binks - Young Stars in our Backyard
DESCRIPTION:Age is a vital property to get right in astronomy\, but it’s really tricky! \n\n\n\nCorrectly estimating the age of a star (or a cluster of stars) means we can test our understanding of the sequence of events throughout a star’s life. On larger scales this leads to clues about the evolution and ecology of our Galaxy (and the Local Universe)\, whereas on smaller scales this feeds into our narrative about how planets outside our Solar System evolve and helps us measure physical quantities in our search for an Earth 2.0. \n\n\n\nIt’s hard work though\, and the road to accurate stellar ages is littered with red herrings\, imposters and uncertainties! \n\n\n\nIn this talk I’ll try and share with you some of the main methods used in estimating stellar ages\, how precise we think each method is (which itself is hotly debated)\, how the enormous troves of new data in the past few years is helping us\, and how we could improve age estimations in the future.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting06/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211108T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T165245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T165615Z
UID:1279-1636399800-1636407000@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Martin Braddock - Perseverance and Heavenly Questions
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting05/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211025T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211025T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T165122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T165123Z
UID:1276-1635190200-1635197400@wvtest.opuselite.com
SUMMARY:Prof Ian Morison - Wonders of the Southern Sky
DESCRIPTION:A talk which will look at some of the most interesting objects in the southern skies and how the Small Magellanic Cloud helped solve a fundamental question about the Universe.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting04/
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211011T213000
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SUMMARY:AGM & Adam Foster - My Astronomy Journey
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting03/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210927T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210927T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
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SUMMARY:Steve Wootton - The Scale of the Universe
DESCRIPTION:“Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly\, hugely\, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean\, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s\, but that’s just peanuts to space.” Douglas Adams
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting02/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210913T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210913T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210807T164358Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Steve Barrett - The ABC of Galaxy Evolution
DESCRIPTION:What are the three factors (the ABC) that determine how galaxies form and how they grow? A = Accretion – Galaxies were formed by matter accreting; B = Black Holes – Supermassive black holes are at the centres of galaxies; C = Collisions – Galaxies grow by colliding and merging.
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2021-22-meeting01/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210809T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210809T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210619T141311Z
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SUMMARY:Andy Briggs - How to photograph a Black Hole: the Story of the Event Horizon Telescope
DESCRIPTION:FREE PUBLIC TALK \n\n\n\nIn 2019\, humanity’s first image of a black hole was revealed to the world. Join Andy Briggs as he reveals exactly how the image was acquired by the Event Horizon Telescope\, and the technological challenges involved in producing what is undoubtedly one of the most iconic scientific images of all time. \n\n\n\nAndy Briggs has spent the past 30 years communicating astronomy\, astrophysics and information technology to people. You can hear his weekly astronomy and space news update\, on Mondays\, on the global internet radio channel AstroRadio\, where he also contributes to other programmes. He has been active in many astronomy societies in the UK and is a frequent contributor to Astronomy Ireland magazine. Andy also lectures regularly on astrophysics-related themes such as gravitational waves and black holes. He lives in Catalonia\, Spain\, with his daughter. \n\n\n\nWatch the talk live on YouTube
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2020-21-meeting18/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210712T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210712T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T113437
CREATED:20210619T141134Z
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SUMMARY:Robin Hague - Skyrora: Making space sustainable
DESCRIPTION:Robin Hague is the Head of Launch at Skyrora
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2020-21-meeting17/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210614T213000
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SUMMARY:Paul Money - Why Are There No Green Stars?
DESCRIPTION:We often look up at the night sky and our first impression is one of white stars until we realise a few are actually coloured. Astro images clearly show coloured stars but one things stands out as being absent: Green stars. \n\n\n\nIn this talk Paul takes a look at how we see colour\, why we see colour and explores why there are actually no green stars yet we all know the colours of the rainbow!
URL:https://wvtest.opuselite.com/event/2020-21-meeting16/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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