Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members only Image credit: Soul Nebula in Ha, Eros Tang
Exploring the Invisible Cosmos Through Island Universes
OnlineTalk by Dr Jenifer Millard. Did you know that just a century ago, the Milky Way was the entire Universe? Astonishing really, when today there are likely more galaxies in [...]
Claiming the sky back
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Ria Urban, in person at the AUC and online. The talk is going to start be referring back to the “Losing the Sky” talk from a year ago, [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members only Image credit: IC1499 - California nebula, Pat Devine
Hearing the Light: Astronomy Data Sonification
OnlineTalk by Clara Brasseur, University of St Andrews Sonification is the process of representing data as sound. Rather than looking at a chart or graph, the underlying information can be [...]
Using computer simulations to model the formation of stars and their discs
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Dr James Wurster, University of St Andrews Stars are the lifeblood of the Universe. They provide light so that we can study the dynamics of galaxies. They host [...]
Imaging & Observing Group: Radio Astronomy
OnlineFor ASE members only With Paul Hearn and others from the BAA
The Last Stargazers
OnlineTalk by Emily Levesque A bird that mimicked a black hole. The astronomer that discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that can fly. The science of astronomy is filled with true [...]
FULL Telescope Help Shop 25 Feb 2023
St Thomas's Church, Gyle Hall 75-79 Glasgow Road, EdinburghNeed help getting started with your new telescope? Our first few workshops were a great success, this is our fifth. Entry is free to ASE members and £5 to non-members [...]
The Life of a Planetary System
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Dr Thomas Wilson, University of St Andrews Planets, moons, asteroids, and comets have fascinated professional and ameteur astronomers alike for millenia. Observations by astronomers such as Galileo Galilei, [...]
Imaging & Observing Group: Comets with Nick James
OnlineWith Nick James, BAA Comet Section Director For ASE members only Image credit: Comet Neowise, Ian Smith
The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory: a new eye on the most extreme Universe
OnlineTalk by Dr Roberta Zanin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Yo4yUpXJ4 The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory will be open to the worldwide astronomical and particle physics communities, as a resource to provide unique observations of [...]