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The Ikarus Observatory – A First Light Optics Community Project
OnlineGrant from First Light Optics is going to be talking about version 2 of the Ikarus Observatory a remote observatory project in the South of Spain. Version 1 launched just [...]
Discovering and Imaging Planetary Nebulae
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Peter Goodhew In the past 10 years amateur astronomers have made a significant contribution to astronomical research by discovering hundreds of new planetary nebulae, as well as other [...]
Revolutionizing meteor physics by building a global-scale scientific instrument
OnlineTalk by Denis Vida With the increased space presence and the prospect of asteroid mining, understanding the near-Earth meteoroid environment is becoming essential to mitigating meteoroid impact hazard to spacecraft. [...]
What makes a planet habitable? – From life on Earth to life on extrasolar planets
OnlineTalk by Patrick Barth, University of St Andrews In the last 25 years we have found thousands of planets around other stars, but so far we were not able to [...]