Our Astronomy Calendar

Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.



Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.



Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


**Andy Briggs - How To Photograph A Black Hole.**
In 2019, humanity's first image of a black hole was revealed to the world.
To watch this talk go to:- https://youtu.be/EOP5RiohZ3k
After the talk we will open a Zoom meeting for questions.



Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


**The Universe: Half an Hour at a Time by Dr Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool**

Open to all. Free to attend.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began, how it will end, and everything in between? Maybe you do not have the time to read the many fantastic astronomy books on the subject, or you think that they might be too technical for you to understand.

This summer, GoSpaceWatch, with Dr Steve Barrett from the University of Liverpool, presents a series of online talks designed to encompass some of the popular questions about the universe. Four talks, each taking just half an hour, over four weeks, and aimed to give the enquiring mind a better understanding of our current knowledge of our universe.

This special Zoom series is free to attend after registration. Open to all, from beginners to those who already know a little astronomy. Register once to attend all four talks.

**Week 1: Tuesday 10th August 7:30 UK. The Beginning of Everything** After the Big Bang it took about three minutes to make all of the matter that we see today and kick-start the Universe. If this happened 13.8 billion years ago, how can we be so sure?

**Week 2: Tuesday 17th August 7:30 UK. The ABC of Stars and Galaxies** How stars and galaxies are born, how they live and how they die. A star might live for millions or even trillions of years, and during its lifetime it can evolve and change its behaviour. This talk looks at the main factors (the ABC) that determine how stars evolve and how galaxies form and grow.

**Week 3: Tuesday 24th August 7:30 UK. Black Holes** How dead stars warp space and time. What are black holes and how are they formed? If they are black, how can we 'see' them? Are they responsible for the enigmatic dark matter that seems to be spread throughout the Universe?

**Week 4: Tuesday 31st August 7:30 UK. Keeping an eye on the Universe.** What do telescopes tell us about how the Universe works? A look at some of the images taken by the largest telescopes on (and off) the Earth and how they have contributed to our understanding of the origin, the evolution and the ultimate fate of the Universe.

Registration at https://universehhaat.eventbrite.co.uk


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.



Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Taken from Mary McIntyre's Astronomy / Science Blog:
https://marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com/2021/01/lunar-x-and-v-times-for-2021.htm: https://marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com/2021/01/lunar-x-and-v-times-for-2021.html

Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


**The Universe: Half an Hour at a Time by Dr Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool**

Open to all. Free to attend.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began, how it will end, and everything in between? Maybe you do not have the time to read the many fantastic astronomy books on the subject, or you think that they might be too technical for you to understand.

This summer, GoSpaceWatch, with Dr Steve Barrett from the University of Liverpool, presents a series of online talks designed to encompass some of the popular questions about the universe. Four talks, each taking just half an hour, over four weeks, and aimed to give the enquiring mind a better understanding of our current knowledge of our universe.

This special Zoom series is free to attend after registration. Open to all, from beginners to those who already know a little astronomy. Register once to attend all four talks.

**Week 1: Tuesday 10th August 7:30 UK. The Beginning of Everything** After the Big Bang it took about three minutes to make all of the matter that we see today and kick-start the Universe. If this happened 13.8 billion years ago, how can we be so sure?

**Week 2: Tuesday 17th August 7:30 UK. The ABC of Stars and Galaxies** How stars and galaxies are born, how they live and how they die. A star might live for millions or even trillions of years, and during its lifetime it can evolve and change its behaviour. This talk looks at the main factors (the ABC) that determine how stars evolve and how galaxies form and grow.

**Week 3: Tuesday 24th August 7:30 UK. Black Holes** How dead stars warp space and time. What are black holes and how are they formed? If they are black, how can we 'see' them? Are they responsible for the enigmatic dark matter that seems to be spread throughout the Universe?

**Week 4: Tuesday 31st August 7:30 UK. Keeping an eye on the Universe.** What do telescopes tell us about how the Universe works? A look at some of the images taken by the largest telescopes on (and off) the Earth and how they have contributed to our understanding of the origin, the evolution and the ultimate fate of the Universe.

Registration at https://universehhaat.eventbrite.co.uk

Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


**The James Webb Space Telescope by John Thatcher.**

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST - or just ‘Webb’ nowadays) is optimised for making infrared observations in order to study the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems and is designed to look further back in space and time than the Hubble Space Telescope. It is a massive international project, decades in the making involving NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

The UK has a key role in leading a multi-national group that provides one of the 4 instruments on JWST with the lead scientist (ie Principal Investigator) based at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and the Project Manager (myself) based in what is now Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage.

This talk provides an overview of how JWST came to be, why it looks the way it does and a preview of what is to come when it is launched later in 2021.

Open to all. Just £3.00 pp. Tickets at https://webb.eventbrite.co.uk

Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.




Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.



Free Event.
Guidance of the Ariane 4 Launch Vehicle, a Beginner's Guide
Adam Hibberd
Register using this link:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdd7I.../viewform: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd7I-JedosC3uxXAnoL3Key-Iq5i8adCmg0nlbWhNIXwfn0Q/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2PfCzTkT4gdJW8KWiRmfVkiVKakZ1cHntbElNBnSO-I5necgU8yZXywRQ

Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.




Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


Despite the high rate of 80 per hours predicted at maximum we may be able to observe up to 20 meteors per hour at maximum.


**The Universe: Half an Hour at a Time by Dr Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool**

Open to all. Free to attend.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began, how it will end, and everything in between? Maybe you do not have the time to read the many fantastic astronomy books on the subject, or you think that they might be too technical for you to understand.

This summer, GoSpaceWatch, with Dr Steve Barrett from the University of Liverpool, presents a series of online talks designed to encompass some of the popular questions about the universe. Four talks, each taking just half an hour, over four weeks, and aimed to give the enquiring mind a better understanding of our current knowledge of our universe.

This special Zoom series is free to attend after registration. Open to all, from beginners to those who already know a little astronomy. Register once to attend all four talks.

**Week 1: Tuesday 10th August 7:30 UK. The Beginning of Everything** After the Big Bang it took about three minutes to make all of the matter that we see today and kick-start the Universe. If this happened 13.8 billion years ago, how can we be so sure?

**Week 2: Tuesday 17th August 7:30 UK. The ABC of Stars and Galaxies** How stars and galaxies are born, how they live and how they die. A star might live for millions or even trillions of years, and during its lifetime it can evolve and change its behaviour. This talk looks at the main factors (the ABC) that determine how stars evolve and how galaxies form and grow.

**Week 3: Tuesday 24th August 7:30 UK. Black Holes** How dead stars warp space and time. What are black holes and how are they formed? If they are black, how can we 'see' them? Are they responsible for the enigmatic dark matter that seems to be spread throughout the Universe?

**Week 4: Tuesday 31st August 7:30 UK. Keeping an eye on the Universe.** What do telescopes tell us about how the Universe works? A look at some of the images taken by the largest telescopes on (and off) the Earth and how they have contributed to our understanding of the origin, the evolution and the ultimate fate of the Universe.

Registration at https://universehhaat.eventbrite.co.uk




Free, register via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/astronomy-lecture-search-for-life-outside-the-solar-system-registration-153370949639?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/astronomy-lecture-search-for-life-outside-the-solar-system-registration-153370949639?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

**Is there life on other planets? How would we know? Join our virtual lecture to learn about life elsewhere in the Universe!**

## About this event

**Title:** Exoplanet Biosignatures: The Search for Life Outside the Solar System

**Speaker:** Prof. Edward Schwieterman (UCR Earth and Planetary Sciences)

**Abstract:** Are we alone or is the universe teeming with life? The search for life beyond the Solar System is one of the most compelling—and ambitious—efforts humanity has ever undertaken. Thousands of exoplanets, planets outside our Solar System, are currently known, and some of them may possess the right conditions for life. However, we will not be able to visit any of these worlds for the foreseeable future. How then will we be able to remotely determine the presence or absence of life over the immense gulf of interstellar space? Join Prof. Edward Schwieterman to learn about the science of exoplanet biosignatures, the future missions and observatories that may detect these biosignatures, and how studying the Earth today and in the deep geologic past will aid us in the search for life beyond our own planet.




Comet 67P Passes south of Uranus.


Comet 67P Passes south of Uranus.


**The Universe: Half an Hour at a Time by Dr Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool**

Open to all. Free to attend.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began, how it will end, and everything in between? Maybe you do not have the time to read the many fantastic astronomy books on the subject, or you think that they might be too technical for you to understand.

This summer, GoSpaceWatch, with Dr Steve Barrett from the University of Liverpool, presents a series of online talks designed to encompass some of the popular questions about the universe. Four talks, each taking just half an hour, over four weeks, and aimed to give the enquiring mind a better understanding of our current knowledge of our universe.

This special Zoom series is free to attend after registration. Open to all, from beginners to those who already know a little astronomy. Register once to attend all four talks.

**Week 1: Tuesday 10th August 7:30 UK. The Beginning of Everything** After the Big Bang it took about three minutes to make all of the matter that we see today and kick-start the Universe. If this happened 13.8 billion years ago, how can we be so sure?

**Week 2: Tuesday 17th August 7:30 UK. The ABC of Stars and Galaxies** How stars and galaxies are born, how they live and how they die. A star might live for millions or even trillions of years, and during its lifetime it can evolve and change its behaviour. This talk looks at the main factors (the ABC) that determine how stars evolve and how galaxies form and grow.

**Week 3: Tuesday 24th August 7:30 UK. Black Holes** How dead stars warp space and time. What are black holes and how are they formed? If they are black, how can we 'see' them? Are they responsible for the enigmatic dark matter that seems to be spread throughout the Universe?

**Week 4: Tuesday 31st August 7:30 UK. Keeping an eye on the Universe.** What do telescopes tell us about how the Universe works? A look at some of the images taken by the largest telescopes on (and off) the Earth and how they have contributed to our understanding of the origin, the evolution and the ultimate fate of the Universe.

Registration at https://universehhaat.eventbrite.co.uk