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Professor Matt Griffin, Astronomy Instrumentation Group, Cardiff Uni. will be coming to talk to us on the subject of “Characterising Extra-solar Planets”. Brief summary:- Prof Matt Griffin, Cardiff Uni. “Around 4,000 extra-solar planets have now been detected, and studying them is one of the most important areas of astronomical research today. Using the technique of […] Our next session is a discussion group next Monday. Suggested topics : Items from the news etc over the last month Space Debris – The cluttered nature of the space around the Earth. Water in the Solar system – Water on Earth, the moon and Pluto. Mars – History, minerals, soil and potential for oxygen […] For our May meeting Dr Andreas Papageorgiou, Research Associate, Astronomy Instrumentation Group, Cardiff School of Physics & Astronomy will be coming to talk to us. Andreas Papageorgiou + Herschel Since 2008, Dr Papageorgiou has been full-time involved with all phases of space telescope missions. He will be talking about the work he was involved in with […] This month Professor Chris Allton from the Department of Physics at Swansea will be talking to us about the the forces that operate in Neutron Stars.
Chris is an Australian by birth, education (and outlook!). He is a professor of theoretical particle physics in Swansea University where his research involves using some of the fastest […] Our next meeting is the Annual General Meeting of the Society. If you want to hear about the events of the last year, have any suggestions as to how the AAS can develop and prosper or wish to volunteer then please do come along on the 25th. We are a bunch of amateurs with varying levels […] Next Monday Professor Jane Greaves, Astronomy Group, Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy, will present her work on nano-diamonds. As well as having published over 170 peer reviewed papers she received the IoP Fred Hoyle medal in 2017 for her contribution to astrophysics. Prof Jane Greaves, Cardiff School of Physics & Astronomy
Her […] Exploring the Universe; a HoVAS event in association with Usk & Abergavenny Societies. Tabor Centre, Brynmawr. 23rd March 2019, 12:00pm/5:00pm plus evening talk 6:30/7:30 pm. For our next meeting Jenifer Millard from Cardiff University School of Physics and Astronomy will be talking about GALAXIES. Jenifer is an amateur astronomer and also co-presents the blog @AwesomeAstroPod. Jenifer Millard Usual time and venue, The Kings Head, next to Abergavenny Town Hall, at 7:30pm Should be an interesting and informative evening. All […] The British Astronomical Society has joined with the Campaign to Protect Rural England for Star Count 2019. This cosmic census that will help map light pollution across the country. All you will need to do is to count the number of stars you can see (with the naked eye) within the constellation of Orion. The national […] A question was asked at our January discussion group about the evolution of the Solar System and planetary migration. So, at this meeting we can explore the issue in a bit more depth. I am hoping I will be able to show a short video, or videos, illustrating the Grand Tack Hypothesis. If we have […] |
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