Open Dome Event - Orion Nebula - How could we miss that one? - Events

Open Dome Event - Orion Nebula - How could we miss that one?

England (South East)

15. 04. 11

8.00pm - 10.00pm

Winter and its amazing constellations have now well passed. You might all have had the chance to see the constellation of Orion and may have even notices the Orion Nebula with the naked eye. But it was only discovered in the 17th century and with the help of telescopes! How could astronomers in the past like Gallileo or Ptolemy have missed this?

The event will start at 8pm in CEL 015 with a talk on The variable Orion Nebula by Dr D. Brown (NTU / SST). In this talk, he will describe what makes this impressive nebula glow and how it has become brighter throughout known history. We will also hear who first discovered the Orion nebula.

Afterwards, visitors will be introduced to what is visible in the evening's sky, followed by a tour of the NTU observatory. They will have the chance to see interesting objects in the spring sky with the observatory's 20 and 14 inch telescope, small telescopes, and binoculars (if the weather allows it). If the weather is not good, a small planetarium session will be offered in the observatory pointing out objects of interest.

Booking is required for this event. Please contact Daniel Brown to register.

Venue: Nottingham Trent University Observatory, Clifton Campus

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/cels/outreach/events/102507.html