Astronomy in the City

Join us for another instalment of the popular Astronomy in the City. Learn about astrophysics and astronomy with talks on this month's night sky and current research; a question and answer session with our friendly expert panel, and the chance to observe (weather permitting) with the Astronomy Society's portable telescopes and the University's historic Grubb telescope.

A lucky few will have the opportunity to visit the University's Observatory and see its half-metre telescope too.

Each Astronomy in the City event will feature a talk on a different astrophysical topic connected to the research done at the University of Birmingham. This month,  Tiago Campante will talk about asteroseismology and the hunt for exolanets.

Cost: Free

Location: Large Lecture Theatre, Poynting Building. Building R13 on campus map

Schedule:

• 17:30 - Doors open
• 17:55 - Observatory ballot closes
• 18:00 - Welcome to the University of Birmingham Observatory
• 18:05 - Exploring the Night Sky
• 18:20 - The Music of the Stars and the Search for New Worlds
• 18:40 - Ask-the-expert
• 19:00 - Break for refreshments
• 19:15 - Observing

All levels of astronomical knowledge (of lack thereof) are welcome; the event is aimed at secondary school age and above (year 7+). Younger children are welcome to attend the activities on campus, but for safety reasons are not allowed to visit the Observatory

All under-18s must be accompanied by an adult. Due to limited space at the Observatory we can only accommodate a maximum of 30 visitors on the night; we will be running a lottery to allocate spaces.

Please note registration is compulsory.