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Open Dome Event - What's that? - Gone in the blink of an eye

England (South East)

24. 03. 11

8.00pm - 10.00pm

If everything changes around us, the stars above seem to be constant and everlasting. But we couldn’t be further from the truth. Change is an integral part the universe - from exploding stars to asteroids. There is almost no part of the cosmos where observing and studying how things change is not essential if we are to really understand what is going on.

The event will start at 8pm in CEL 015 with a talk on Exploring the Dynamic Universe by Dr A. Newsam (Liverpool JMU). In this talk, he will describe how a new generation of Robotic Telescopes are opening up this exciting new view on the universe and how the UK leads the world in this area.

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/102506.html