Events Calendar
-
Guest Speaker Dr Emily Brunsden
Tuesday 14 April 2015 19:30 to 21:30
Tonight we have a guest speaker Dr Emily Brunsden who will present a talk entitled "The Music of the Stars" We will meet at 7:00pm at the Rosse Observatory. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are having a problem with your own telescope then bring it down and we will see if we can help or advise you. There is a visitors fee of £4 for adults but accompanied family children are free of charge.
Abstract: Astroseismology is the study of pulsations produced by vibrational physics in stars, working in the same way that vibrations produce sound in musical instruments. The study of pulsations allows us to probe the deep internal workings of a star and is the best known way to determine interior properties and dynamics. This talk will discuss the techniques and interesting results of my research and the links between asteroseismologists and planet hunters.
-
Open Night + Talk by Monica Grady CBE
Tuesday 14 July 2015 19:30 to 21:30
Tuesday 16th June. Tonight we will have a presentation from Monica Grady, CBE. on "Comets and the Rosetta Mission". Currently Professor of Planetary and Space Science at the Open University, Monica Gradey is primarily known for her work on meteorites and designed one of the instruments on the Philae lander. We will meet at 7:15pm at the Rosse Observatory. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are having a problem with your own telescope then bring it down and we will see if we can help or advise you. There is a visitor fee of £4 for adults but accompanied family children are free of charge.
-
Guest Speaker " Paul A Crowther"
Tuesday 15 September 2015 19:15 to 21:30
Tonight we have a guest speaker Paul A Crowther who will present a talk entitled "Monster Stars". We will meet at 7:00pm at the Rosse Observatory. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are having a problem with your own telescope then bring it down and we will see if we can help or advise you. There is a visitors fee of £4 for adults but accompanied family children are free of charge.
Title: Monster StarsAbstract: Stars come in all manner of sizes, named dwarfs, giants and supergiants. The smallest would fit within the M25, while the largest would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn if relocated to the centre of our Solar System. Stars also possess various colours, from blue, through yellow and orange to red, indicating a range of surface temperatures whichextend up to a hundred thousand degrees in some cases. However, it is the mass of a star that dictates how long it will live for and how it will die. In this lecture I will introduce different types of star, before focusing on the search for the most massive, so-called "monster stars" in the Universe, which shine up to ten million times brighter than our Sun, albeit only for a few million years.
-
Open Night + Presentation by Tony Harquist
Tuesday 17 November 2015 19:15 to 21:30
Tuesday 17th November. Tonight we have a guest speaker Tom Harquist head of the Astrophysics Department at Leeds University will speak to us. We will meet at 7:00pm at the Rosse Observatory and the presentation will be in the Grange building. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are having a problem with your own telescope then bring it down and we will see if we can help or advise you. There is a visitors fee of £4 for adults but accompanied family children are free of charge.
Events & News
