Events
Binary Stars and Stellar Cannibalism
OnlineTalk by Dr. Noel Castro Segura, Astrophysicist & Research Fellow, University of Warwick. Stars are the building blocks of the universe. The majority of the stars in our galaxy spend [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members
Members’ Night
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghShort presentations from ASE members. Visitors still welcome but won't be available on YouTube.
White Dwarf Pulsars – the best of both worlds
OnlineTalk by Anwesha Sahu, University of Warwick https://www.youtube.com/live/oq2ZuEGGk_w Pulsars and white dwarfs as individual classes of astronomical objects are well studied. With their characteristic radio pulses emitted from a [...]
The Changing Scene in Astronomy
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Prof. Ian Robson. We will also have the Sky in May. Since the first use of the telescope in 1609 astronomers have made amazing discoveries about the Universe [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
For ASE members
Meteoroid impacts on the Moon
OnlineTalk by Dr Chrysa Avdellidou, Lecturer in Planetary Science at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester. More than 25 years ago the lunar surface started to be [...]
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Chasing and Photographing the Aurora & AGM
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Wil Cheung We will also have the Sky in June and our AGM at the end of the meeting. Join me as I share what it really takes [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members
POSTPONED: Quark stars and Strange Matter
OnlineTHIS HAS BEEN POSPONED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE Talk by Paul Fellows The usual story told of the end stage of giant stars is that they either finish up as [...]
Get Ready for the Eclipse
Dynamic Earth Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, United KingdomDynamic Earth is running an event on 5 Aug to help people get ready for the partial eclipse of the Sun on 12 Aug. We will be there along with the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Catherine Heymans, to do some solar observing and help you observe the eclipse itself safely.
Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing on Calton Hill
City Observatory City Observatory, Calton Hill, EdinburghJoin us in the evening on 12 August to watch the amazing partial eclipse of the Sun. We'll have our solar telescopes with us plus lots of free eclipse glasses to give away.