Talk
Steve Wootton – The Scale of the Universe
Online via Zoom“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 ... Read more
AGM & Adam Foster – My Astronomy Journey
Online via ZoomProf Ian Morison – Wonders of the Southern Sky
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.
Martin Braddock – Perseverance and Heavenly Questions
Online via ZoomAlex Binks – Young Stars in our Backyard
Online via ZoomAge is a vital property to get right in astronomy, but it's really tricky! Correctly estimating the age of a star (or a cluster of stars) means we can test ... Read more
Georgia Pulford – A Brief Geological History of Time
Online via ZoomProf Rene Breton – Cosmic fireworks
Online via ZoomA talk on astronomical transients, and in particular about supernovae research.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Steve Wootton – David Harris Lecture: Planning an Observation Night
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomAGM & Phil Barnard – From the Archive: the History of the Society and the John Linscott telescope
Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United KingdomGary 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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more