About the Talk The science of Exoplanets is a relatively new and very exciting area of astronomical research. It is also an area where the amateur astronomer has an important role to play. Scientifically useful observations can be made using relatively modest equipment and the data used to support the successful outcome of ARIEL, a […]
Join North Essex Astronomical Society for this talk given by FAS president Dr Paul Daniels. About the Talk This talk introduces the concepts of potential, force and virtual force and shows how this applies to the circular, restricted three-body problem. The history and an overview of the theory and stability of Lagrange Points will be […]
Redditch Astronomical Society Have a series of hosted events coming up. Space art show and meet the Artists 3rd March Poetry: 14th March Music: 28th March Lectures: 28th March (With Chris Lintott)
The 30th anniversary of the Voyager-1 Pale Blue Dot photograph will be celebrated on 14 February 2020. This unforgettable image illustrates the unique astronomical perspective of our planet Earth: from space, national boundaries disappear, and the fragility of our world becomes very evident. This perspective is pertinent to our current times, reminding ourselves that we […]
Join Go Space Watch as they honour the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 and the 30th Anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope… Saturday the 4th April 2020, The Sutton Arts Theatre, South Parade, Sutton Coldfield. B72 1QY Four lectures, Four Prominent Speakers: Saving Apollo 13 By Dave Eagle FRAS; The Legacy of […]