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| Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture Series, L:1 |
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"The Sun: A new encounter with our closest star" Dr Robert W. Walsh
Our Sun may appear tranquil and constant but is it in fact a seething ball of million degree, electrifited gas. With the very latest space-based solar observations, this lecture will show how the Sun's strong magnetic field creates a wealth of exotic solar phenomena ranging from high-rise magnetic arches to twisting and turning solar eruptions. We will investigate our Sun's recent violent nature as we run for cover from erupting solar storms and try to predict the effect of space weather upon Planet Earth. |
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Harrington Lecture Theatre
University of Central Lancashire
Date: 28/01/2004, Time: 7.30 pm
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| Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture Series Lecture 2 |
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"Jeremiah Horrocks and the North West Astronomers" Professor Allan Chapman
Allan Chapman is a professional historian of science with particular research interests are in scientific biography and astronomy. Allan has written a number of authoritative books on the history of astronomy and is known popularly for his regular articles in Astronomy Now. He has also made a number of TV appearances on Open University programmes and The Sky at Night. Last year he appeared in a three-part documentary series on Channel 4 entitled "Gods in the Sky", which explored early religious beliefs and the relationship to astronomical thinking. Currently he is presenting a well received programme on Channel Five entitled "Great Scientists" where he outlines the lives of Aristotle, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo and Newton. He is the world expert on Jeremiah Horrocks and through this lecture, Allan will provide an insight into this exceptional scientist and how Horrocks can be truly called the father of British astronomy. |
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Harrington Lecture Theatre
University of Central Lancashire
Date: 05/03/2004, Time: 6.30 pm
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| Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture Series: Lecture 3 |
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"Other Earths? The search for extra-solar planets" Prof. Andrew Collier Cameron,
Prof. Andrew Collier Cameron is a world expert planet hunter! About 120 or so planets have been discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun. Astronomers are now launching ambitious surveys to discover dozens more planets that show transits. Early searches by ground-based telescopes will find mainly hot giant planets, allowing astronomers to determine their sizes and masses. A few more years down the road, high-precision transit observational programmes will produce the exciting prospect of finding the first Earth-sized planets at temperatures that could support liquid water - and perhaps life |
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Harrington Lecture Theatre
University of Central Lancashire
Date: 21/04/2004, Time: 7.30 pm
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| Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Lecture Series: Lecture 4 |
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| "Meteorites: The pauper's space probe" Dr Sara Russell, Natural History Museum |
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Harrington Lecture Theatre
Date: 27/05/2004, Time: 7:30 pm
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| VT 2004 at Magna |
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| A Major FREE Event for Schools at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham. From 9am until NOON and for paying visitors to the attraction from 10am. This MAJOR event will be unaffected by the weather, if it's clear, you can view the Transit through solar viewers or our telescopes, if it's cloudy or wet we have live web feed plus various presentations on the history and significance of the Event. Why not join us You can Guarantee to see the transit with us |
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Magna Science Adventure Centre
Templeborough Road (off J34 M1)
Date: 08/06/2004, Time: 09.00
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| .:*~*:. The Sheffield Venus Transit Event .:*~*:. |
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The Sheffield Venus Transit Group invites you
to Sheffield City centre for a **FREE** event
from sunrise until 4pm
Please bring the entire family and
witness the planet Venus eclipse the Sun
This is a "once in a lifetime event" & not to be missed
email for more information
8th June 2004 Sunrise - 4:00pm
Sheffield City Centre "Peace Gardens"
Safely view this event WHATEVER THE WEATHER
from our marquee on large plasma screens
Join us and BBC Radio Sheffield's "Breakfast Show"
LIVE from the centre of 4th largest city in England
Transmitted LIVE to our website all day
so you can join us wherever in the world you are
See LIVE pictures from around the world
and see presentations about transits
Find out more about the Sheffield Astronomical Society
and have fun with an educational day out
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Peace Gardens
at the heart of the city
Date: 08/06/2004, Time: Sunrise till 1600
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| A Transit of Venus 1639 - 2004 |
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| Lecture and Presentation by Prof Allan Chapman, Wadham College, Oxford University. |
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Large Chadwick Lecture Room, Dept of Physics
Chadwick Building, Peach Street, off Brownlow Hill
Date: 30/04/2004, Time: 6pm (doors open 5:30pm)
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| Transit of Venus Day in the Museum Gardens |
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| Join the Yorkshire Museum's Curator of Astronomy, Martin Lunn MBE FRAS, and find out the history of previous sightings including Captain Cook's voyage to Tahiti and Jeremiah Horrocks' experiments in Lancashire. Watch the event using modern technology in these beautiful gardens which house the museum's 1830s observatory. Join the team from the nearby York Art Gallery who will be running art activities exploring the links between science and art. |
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Museum Gardens, York
Date: 08/06/2004, Time: All morning
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| Transit of Venus lecture |
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| Join the Yorkshire Museum's curator of astronomy, Martin Lunn, for an insight into the Transit of Venus in this fascinating lecture. |
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Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, York
Date: 07/06/2004, Time: 7pm
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| Public Observing |
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| SEKAS will be on the seafront opposite Walmer castle from 06:00 BST untill 12:00 (aprox)to allow the public access to this event through our large telescopes. |
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Date: 08/06/2004, Time: 06:00 - 12:00
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South East Kent Astronomical Society |
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