Events

The Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS
OnlineTalk by Dr Darryl Z. Seligman In this talk, I will review the current state of our knowledge of the third macroscopic interstellar object discovered passing through the Solar System: [...]

Bursts, bangs and things that go bump in the night
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. We will also have the Sky in December. With improvements in telescopes and detectors, astronomers no longer have to use long exposures (or long [...]

Imaging & Observing Group meeting
OnlineOnline for ASE members only. Image: Phantom of the Opera Nebula, ASERO / Ian A Smith

Kuiper Belts around other stars
OnlineTalk by Dr. Tim D. Pearce, University of Warwick Our Solar System contains not only planets, but also many smaller bodies like asteroids and comets. These bodies are collectively called [...]

Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members Image credit: David Brett

Growing up in a rowdy household: a star’s role in shaping the lives of its exoplanets
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Prof Moira Jardine, University of St Andrews. We will also have the Sky in January. Star and their planets are not independent - they evolve together and each [...]
Free
The Secrets of Gravity
OnlineTalk by Prof Claudia de Rham, Imperial College London Gravity is the overarching miracle connecting everything we know and the reason the Universe itself can even exist and evolve. It [...]
Free
Moon Women: A reflection of human history
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Ruth Boreham and we will also have the Sky in February. 1586 craters have been named on the moon, but only 28 are named after women. Join Ruth [...]
Free
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members Image credit: IC 348 Bryan Lawrence

Touching the Sun: Solar Orbiter, Parker Solar Probe and the origin of the solar wind
OnlineOnline talk from Dr Alexander MacKinnon We give a quick survey of solar activity generally and look at the big questions it poses: why is the corona so hot? What [...]
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The Biggest Telescope in the World
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Bill Barton, Deputy Director of the Historical Section of the British Astronomical Association. We will also have the Sky in March. In this presentation Bill will outline the [...]

Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members Image credit: Mike Christie