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Monday, 11 May 2009 The UK has the opportunity to take part in an exciting IYA2009 special project: The Moon for All Mankind This project is being run by the IYA2009 Malta Committee. They have divided the Moon into 45 sections, which will be imaged in different countries around the world and combined in a […]
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Vinter Room, Papworth Everard Friday, 1 May 2009, 19:30 Papworth will be competing with Sawtry and Bedford AS for The Admiral Smyth Trophy in the annual astronomical quiz. Papworth were last year’s winners, but we can’t rest on our laurels! The Admiral Smyth Trophy was presented by the Bedford Astronomical Society in 1991, the winners […]
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Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 19:30 What happens when poets and astronomers meet? Astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Paul Murdin will be in conversation with the poets James Fenton and Maurice Riordan, with readings from “Dark Matter: The Poetry of Space”. The event will be chaired by the Director of the Gulbenkian’s […]
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Sackler Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Friday, 24 April 2009, 19:30 A public talk by Jonathan Fay, the lead scientist on Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope project, and an enthusiastic amateur astronomer. The World Wide Telescope is an initiative from Microsoft that allows anyone to browse the Universe from the comfort of their own laptop. […]
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