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Event Description
In this series of 3 talks we shall journey through the cosmos picking out the more fascinating aspects of the world beyond the Earth. These are also all key components of our understanding of the universe. Like all my previous talks, detailed scientific jargon will be avoided (no equations, graphs etc), and the emphasis will be on key concepts & ideas. With lots of spectacular images, of course! Note that attendance at any of my previous presentations is not necessary, these are all stand alone talks.
- Large scale star systems. This will be the ultimate "pretty picture" talk as I take us around some of the most spectacular sights in our galaxy. We will be looking at clusters of stars (sometimes millions of them), diffuse nebulae (the stellar cradles of the galaxy), and the glorious sights that are mis-named planetary nebulae (graveyards of White Dwarfs).
- Black Holes. Astronomers now believe that our Milky Way is widely populated with Black Holes - some in binary systems, some all by themselves. Some are relatively close-by, some at the distant corners of our galaxy. We shall take a tour around some of the more famous ones, reviewing what we know about them, and making sure they are all too far away to hurt the Earth. In addition, we will try and guess what happens when two Black Holes bump into each other.
- Cosmology. Here we take a step back and look at the "big picture". We will try and understand why our view of the Universe has changed so much in the last 100 years. Wonder where the first stars came from, and the first elemental building blocks of the world we see around us. And ask the final question : is it all destined to end in complete darkness when all the stars are dead?
- Duration: 60 mins x 3
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (a recording will be available)
Meet the Host, Malcolm
Malcolm Coe is an Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Southampton, UK. For over 4 decades he transmitted his enthusiasm for astronomy to hundreds of students, winning awards for his creative teaching style. He gave popular astronomy talks on cruise ships for over a decade as well as countless lectures to adult groups and school children. In 2017 he had an asteroid named after himself.
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