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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

Prof 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.

Alex Binks – Young Stars in our Backyard

Online via Zoom

Age 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

Gary Poyner – An Introduction to Variable Star Observing

Hybrid: University of Wolverhampton & Zoom Room MA030, Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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 ... 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 Kingdom

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 ... Read more