2021/22 Talks
We are pleased to announce that our future talks will be held in person. They will be held in the Trevithick Theatre, the School of Physics & Astronomy, Queen's Buildings North Building, 5 The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA.
Booking is not required, however, if you are new to the Society please drop us an email to ensure a warm welcome! We kindly ask current members to bring their membership cards or membership number.
There is no requirement to wear a mask whilst on the premises; however, you are welcome to wear one should you wish.
Further details can be sought from the Committee, they can be reached via email committee@cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk
Our talks usually start at 7.30 p.m. and are usually hosted by the School of Physics and Astronomy at:
Cardiff University
Queen's Buildings
The Parade
Cardiff
CF24 3AA
All attendees are kindly invited to sign the visitors' book upon arrival!
| Date | Description | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ||
| 2nd September | Exploring Astronomy through Philately | Katrin Raynor-Evans |
| 16th September | Virtual Narrated Tour of the 200-inch Hale Telescope and Palomar Observatory | Steven Flanders, CAL Tech |
| 30th September | Exo Rings & Exo Moons | Dr Phil Sutton, Lincoln University |
| 14th October | Modelling Exoplanet Atmospheres | Prof Alan Aylward, UCL |
| 28th October | Black Holes & Gravitational Waves | Prof Malcolm MacCallum, Queen Mary University, London |
| 11th November | Strong interactions under extreme conditions | Prof Gert Aarts, Swansea University |
| 25th November | The Perils of Time Travel | Phill Wallace, CAS Chair |
| 9th December | Overview of the UK Space Agency | Derek Smale, UKSA |
| 2022 | ||
| 6th January | Astronomy in Antarctica | Professor Michael Burton. Director of the Armagh Observatory & Planetarium |
| 20th January | How I measured the orbit of Mars | Dr Jane Clark, CAS |
| 3rd February | Space Law | Greg Titley, CAS Secretary |
| 17th February | Infra Red Astronomy | Dr Eric Dunford |
| 3rd March | Why are there no Green Stars? | Paul Money, Reviews Editor, the BBC Sky at Night Magazine |
| 17th March | The Cassini Mission to Saturn | Prof Carl Murray, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 31st March | Prospero & the Black Arrow Rocket | Doug Millard, Deputy Keeper, Technologies & Engineering, The Science Museum |
| 14th April | Stellar Explosions | Maxime Deckers, Trinity College, Dublin |
| 28th April | AGM | |
| 12th May | Three Short Talks | |
| 26th May | Noctilucent Clouds | Sandra Brantingham, Section Director, British Astronomical Association |
| 9th June | Antikythera Mechanism | Prof Mike Edmunds, Cardiff University & President of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| 23rd June | Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Historical & Current Perspectives | Alan Foster, Cardiff Astronomical Society |
| 7th July | Stars: How they Live and Die | Phill Wallace FRAS, CAS Chair |