These free online lectures from Gresham College may be of interest.
Chris H
Subject: | [Infofassocs] Invitation: Gresham Astronomy lectures in 2022 (for your members: free, online) |
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Date: | Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:49:23 -0000 |
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Lucia
Graves from Gresham Colledge has sent us the following
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Dear
Local Astronomy Society,
I
was hoping to invite your members to our free Astronomy
lectures in 2022 by Professor Katherine Blundell and
Professor Roberto Trotta.
You
can register for any of these lectures by clicking the
link.
I
have listed the lectures below by month in case you share
information with your members in this way.
JANUARY
Structures
in the Universe by Professor Katherine Blundell
Wednesday,
January 19, 2022 6:00 PM gres.hm/structures-universe
Museum
of London/ Online Or watch later
How
did the cosmos transition into space characterised by
galaxies in a plethora of different shapes of great beauty?
This lecture will consider what happens when groups of
galaxies interact with one another and what happens when
these galaxies collide and merge.
The
Broken Cosmic Distance Ladder by Professor Roberto Trotta
Monday,
January 31, 2022 1:00 PM gres.hm/cosmic-distance
Barnard’s
Inn Hall/ Online Or watch later
Measuring
distances to astronomical objects outside our Galaxy is a
surprisingly hard challenge: it wasn't until 1929 that Edwin
Hubble obtained proof that Andromeda is indeed a galaxy in
its own right. Today, astronomers extend distance
measurements in the cosmos to the edge of the visible
Universe, building up a 'cosmic distance ladder' made of
several rungs. This talk will explore a major conundrum of
contemporary astronomy: as observations have become more
precise, the distance ladder appears today to be broken.
FEBRUARY
Magnetic
Universe by Professor Katherine Blundell
Wednesday,
February 23, 2022 6:00 PM gres.hm/magnetic-universe
Museum
of London / Online Or watch later
Magnetic
fields have mysterious effects that can be dramatically
counterintuitive, and they are ubiquitous throughout the
Universe and can have influence on large scales. This
lecture will explore how some of the exotic and energetic
phenomena in the Universe can only be explained in terms of
these magnetic fields that pervade space.
MARCH
Planetary
Universe by Professor Katherine Blundell
Wednesday,
March 30, 2022 6:00 PM gres.hm/planetary-universe
Museum
of London / Online Or watch later
How
can new worlds be discovered, and how many exo-planets might
be out there? What does today’s technology in astronomical
observatories now enable, and what is it that holds us back
from finding what is actually out there? What hinders us
from pushing forwards the frontiers of space science?
MAY
The
Future of Life on Earth by
Professor Roberto Trotta
Monday,
May 9, 2022 1:00 PM gres.hm/future-life
Barnard’s
Inn Hall/ Online Or watch later
Although
life is probably widespread in the universe, our pale blue
dot, Earth, is the only known place harbouring intelligent
life. Even if we manage to stave off extinction by climate
change, avoid a nuclear apocalypse and the dangers of
runaway AI, biological life on our planet will eventually
come to an end in about 5 billion years’ time. What are the
astrophysical dangers to life on Earth, and the prospects
for life’s survival into the distant future?
JUNE
Life
in the Universe by
Professor Katherine Blundell
Wednesday,
June 1, 2022 6:00 PM gres.hm/life-universe
Museum
of London / Online Or watch later
How
can life form in the Universe, and what are the necessary
ingredients for habitability so that planets can sustain
life? Can we expect life elsewhere in the solar system, or
on exo-planets? This lecture offers a broader perspective
from astrobiology, astrochemistry, and astrophysics on the
habitability or otherwise of other planets beyond Planet
Earth.
Their
website
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Best
wishes for the new Year
Martin
Martin
Baker
Webmaster
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