13 December 2021
Dr. Steve Barrett (University of Liverpool), ‘The Science of Santa’
A talk by Dr. Steve Barrett given to the society on Monday, 13 December 2021. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be viewed here.
To view the slides from the presentation please click here.
08 November 2021
Dr. Rhian Jones (University of Manchester), ‘The Wonders of Asteroids’
11 October 2021
Andrew Lound, ‘Apollo: A Moon Odyssey’
Author and presenter Andrew Lound told us the story of the Apollo project tracing the highs and lows, the sweat and tears of the most ambitious and daring mission in history. This was a fascinating story of human achievement illustrated with images, scale models and accompanied by sound and music.
13 September 2021
Professor Isobel Hook, (University of Lancaster) ‘Supernovae and the search for Dark Energy’
A video of the zoom presentation can be viewed below.
12 July 2021
Rickbir Bahia, Research Fellow, European Space Agency ‘The ExoMars 2022 Mission’
A video of the zoom presentation can be viewed below.
15 June 2021
Dr. Clive Saunders, Centre for Atmospheric Studies, University of Manchester: ‘Atmospheric Optical Phenomena: Rainbows, Halos & Glories’
A video of the zoom presentation can be viewed below.
10 May 2021
Steve Hurley: ‘Satellite Navigation’
A talk by Steve Hurley. How satellite navigation works, its history and how it may develop further over the next 10 years. A video of Steve’s zoom presentation can be viewed below.
12 April 2021
Colin Stuart: ‘How We’ll Live on Mars’
A talk by Colin Stuart Astronomy author, writer and speaker. (given – rather appropriately, on the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight).
Colin’s website: www.colinstuart.net Colin’s twitter: @skyponderer Subscribe to Colin’s weekly astronomy newsletter and get a free e-book www.colinstuart.net/newsletter
08 March 2021
William Stewart: ‘The Size of Space – just how do astronomers estimate distances?’
A video of the talk can be viewed below.
08 February 2021
Professor Ian Robson: ‘The Changing Scene of Astronomy’
A video of the talk can be viewed below.
11 January 2021
Martin Kessel: ‘Introduction to Astrophotography Part 2’
Part 2 of Martin Kessel’s talk from 2019.
A video of the talk can be viewed below.
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