{"id":2218,"date":"2020-09-04T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2020-09-04T14:59:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T14:59:49","slug":"orkney-international-science-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/orkney-international-science-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Orkney International Science Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A virtual Festival this year, and runs from the 4th to the 9th September 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oisf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Their website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Astronomy programme runs as follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September 4 \u2192 7:30 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;8:30 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>FINDING PLANETS AROUND OTHER STARS<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"about:blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g9aONYE3beM&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moray\u2019s astronomy club SIGMA hosts a visit from Prof. Ken Rice of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and welcome you to join them and hear about the remarkable speed of discovery of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 4 \u2192 10:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;10:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>THE ORKNEY NIGHT SKY FOR BEGINNERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XoEk8YuCZPE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join Eric Walker \u2013 live \u2013 to find out what to look for tonight<\/strong>, weather permitting. \u201cIt\u2019s for absolute beginners,\u201d he says, \u201cIt\u2019s for naked eye viewing and commonly available binoculars \u2013 no telescopes required.\u201d Eric, who\u2019s chair of the Highlands Astronomical Society, will present the sky view as it would be seen from North Ronaldsay. He says that he\u2019d be interested to hear from everyone, wherever they are, about what they\u2019re looking out for in the night sky tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September 5 \u2192 1:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;1:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lU99D2W77Os?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Walker tells how to find the Triangle and the Plough in the night sky <em>(one of three 5-minute slots)<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 6 \u2192 1:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;1:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3U23byNWrkk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Walker shows you how to find Navigation Stars <em>(one of three 5-minute slots)<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 7 \u2192 1:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;1:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQ6-Upucb38?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Walker speaks about \u201cThe Wanderers\u201d in the night sky <em>(one of three 5-minute slots)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 8 \u2192 1:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;1:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pKgf63Vvj-0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Walker&nbsp;will tell us where to find the Ash of Yggdrasill in the night sky <em>(one of three 5-minute slots)<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September 8 \u2192 7:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;8:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>THE THREE LARGEST TELESCOPES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aberdeen Astronomical Society welcomes you to join them for Neville Brown\u2019s account of the building of the three great observatories of Yerkes, Mount Wilson and Palomar and the driving force behind them \u2013 the American astronomer George Ellery Hale. At Mount Wilson he hired and encouraged Edwin Hubble, and he himself discovered magnetic fields in sunspots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 9 \u2192 1:00 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;1:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0nLtbtNHcU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Walker will tell us where to find Clusters and Clouds in the night sky <em>(one of three 5-minute slots)<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A virtual Festival this year, and runs from the 4th to the 9th September 2020 Their website The Astronomy programme runs as follows September 4 \u2192 7:30 pm&nbsp;\u2500&nbsp;8:30 pm FINDING PLANETS AROUND OTHER STARS&nbsp; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g9aONYE3beM&amp;feature=youtu.be Moray\u2019s astronomy club SIGMA hosts a visit from Prof. Ken Rice of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and welcome you to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Martin Baker","author_link":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/author\/martin_baker\/"},"featured_img":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 years ago","modified":"Updated 6 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 4 September, 2020","modified":"Updated on 4 September, 2020"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 4 September, 2020 2:59 pm","modified":"Updated on 4 September, 2020 2:59 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NBna-zM","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2219,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions\/2219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}