Nicholas Pallett Friday 2nd February 2024 7.30 pm in the BRLSI, can be attended either in the BRLSI or remotely on Zoom Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) – astronomer, mathematician, visionary, dreamer, explorer, astrologer is best known for his laws of planetary motion, providing one of the foundations for Isaac Newton’s theory of universal gravitation.An illustrated talk […]
Dr Isobel Romero-Shaw Friday 5th January 2024 7.30 pm in the BRLSI, can be attended either in the BRLSI or remotely on Zoom The image is a still from a video simulation of merging balck holes © NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Gravitational waves — ripples in the space-time fabric of the Universe — were […]
Hazards, Situational awareness and responsible use of space Dr Philippe Blondel Friday 1st December 2023 7.30 pm in the BRLSI, can be attended either in the BRLSI or remotely on Zoom Lecture 4 of 4 on the theme ‘Conserving the Planet’ in association with the Herschel Museum of Astronomy Image shows the distribution of space […]
The Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture 2023 7.00 pm Thursday 16th November 2023 at the 10E 0.17 Lecture Theatre, University of Bath and online via Zoom Dr Marie van der SandeUniversity of Leiden Dr Marie Van de Sande discusses why a multidisciplinary approach is necessary in understanding how stars like our sun die. Astrochemistry is a […]
Meeting the challenge of satellite constellations (and why you should care) Dr Robert Massey Friday 3rd November 2023 7.30 pm in the BRLSI, can be attended either in the BRLSI or remotely on Zoom Lecture 3 of 4 on the theme ‘Conserving the Planet’ in association with the Herschel Museum of Astronomy Image shows Signal […]
The Bath Preservation Trust Museums are looking at ‘Conservation in Action’ this year, and for the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, this is focused on ‘Conserving the Planet’. The Herschel Society have agreed to collaborate with them on a shared lecture programme on this theme which will consist of 4 lectures given from September to December […]
Dr Robert Fosbury Friday 13th October 2023 7.30 pm in the BRLSI, can be attended either in the BRLSI or remotely on Zoom Lecture 2 of 4 on the theme ‘Conserving the Planet’ in association with the Herschel Museum of Astronomy Image shows a chart of spectra and the effect on life © Bob Fosbury […]
Steve Tonkin Friday 8th September 2023 7.30 pm – in the BRLSI, can be attended either in the BRLSI or remotely on Zoom. Lecture 1 of 4 on the theme ‘Conserving the Planet’ in association with the Herschel Museum of Astronomy Image is of light polluted and pristine skies in Dorset © Bob Mizon Light […]
First Results from the James Webb Space Telescope NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe so far. Webb’s First Deep Field is galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, and it is teeming with thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared.Image credit: […]
How to feed them and what happens when you do Image is an artist’s impression of a black hole with accretion disc.Image Credit: XMM-Newton, ESA, NASA Friday 14th April 2023 7.30 pm in the BRLSI and can be attended remotely on Zoom. Dr Carolin VillforthSenior Lecturer, University of Bath Supermassive black holes are present in the […]