BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 4.7.24//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:Events NAME:Events BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Traveller’s Guide to the Stars – The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration DTSTAMP:20230928T133218Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1173-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n Talk by Les Johnson\n\n\n\n With known exoplanets now num bering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakth rough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel\, the age-old dre am of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality. Physicist\, author\, and NASA technol ogist Les Johnson will describe the physics and technologies that may enab le us to reach the stars. He will discuss the latest exoplanet discoveries \, promising interstellar precursor missions on the not-so-distant horizon \, and exciting new developments in space propulsion\, power\, robotics\, communications\, and more. Johnson will take us on a journey through the h arsh and forbidding expanse of space that awaits us as he addresses the da unting challenges—both human and technological—that we will need to ov ercome in order to realize tomorrow’s possibilities. Nature is telling u s that traveling to the stars will be difficult\, but not not impossible\, and certanly not for the faint of heart.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n  \n\n DTSTART:20231117T193000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A History of Women in Astronomy\, Part 1 DTSTAMP:20230928T133032Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1172-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n Talk by Mary McIntyre\n\n\n\n Throughout history astronom y has been very male dominated. There have been many trailblazing women\, such as Caroline Herschel\, who have worked to change that\, but in additi on there were countless women working in astronomy before Caroline. This t alk tells their story and discusses some of the challenges women have face d historically and still face today.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n  \n\n DTSTART:20231020T183000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fear and Loathing in the Heavens: The 1910 Return of Halle y’s Comet DTSTAMP:20230928T132832Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1171-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n Talk by Dr. Richard J. Goodrich\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n I n 1705\, Edmond Halley liberated humanity from the belief that comets were portents of doom\; two centuries later\, in 1910\, as Halley’s Comet re turned to perihelion\, newspapers and magazines\, religious leaders\, misg uided theorists\, and shameless grifters managed to rekindle that fear. Wh en astronomers announced that the earth would pass through the comet’s t ail\, opportunists exploited human anxiety—often with fatal consequences .\n\n\n\n Join Dr. Richard J. Goodrich\, author of Comet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (almost) Destroyed Civilization\, for an e ntertaining lecture about the comet’s 1910 return and the reasons that m any believed the earth would not survive the encounter.\n\n DTSTART:20231006T183000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:First Steps to Interstellar Probes DTSTAMP:20190628T171425Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1140-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by John I. Davies\, Senior Researcher &\; Princ ipium Editor\, The Initiative for Interstellar Studies\n\n\n\n i4is Projec t Glowworm – near term low earth orbit demonstration of laser push techn ology\n\n\n\n Visitors are welcome at our meetings\, but because of the po pularity of our talks\, visitors must register for a free ticket as visito r spaces are limited. Visitors can also leave after the main talk or are w elcome to stay on for the rest of the meeting. Tickets will go live 1 mont h before the event.\n\n\n\n https://www.astronomyedinburgh.org/event/first -steps-to-interstellar-probes/\n\n\n\n Also at our meetings:\n\n\n\n What ’s in the night sky this month\n \n \n Overview of astronomy and space news\n \n \n Occasional member presentations\n \n\n DTSTART:20191004T183000Z DTEND:20191004T203100Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:25 Years of Exoplanet Discoveries DTSTAMP:20190628T171031Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1139-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Dr Richard A. McCracken\, Research Fellow Herio t-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences\n\n\n\n The discovery of an planet orbiting a Sun-like star in 1995 sparked a quarter- century of research. In this talk we will look at how we hunt for exoplane ts\, some of the incredible systems observed so far\, and what the future holds for this exciting field.\n\n\n\n Visitors are welcome at our meeting s\, but because of the popularity of our talks\, visitors must register fo r a free ticket as visitor spaces are limited. Visitors can also leave aft er the main talk or are welcome to stay on for the rest of the meeting. Ti ckets will go live 1 month before the event.\n\n\n\n https://www.astronomy edinburgh.org/event/25-years-of-exoplanet-discoveries/\n\n\n\n Also at our meetings:\n\n\n\n What’s in the night sky this month\n \n \n Overview of astronomy and space news\n \n \n Occasional member presentations\n \n \n  \n\n\n DTSTART:20190906T183000Z DTEND:20190906T200000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Wandering Astronomers: the past\, present\, and future of mo untaintop astronomy DTSTAMP:20190610T212452Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1138-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Prof. Andrew Lawrence\, Regius Professor of Ast ronomy at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. Celebrating the 200th anniversa ry of Edinburgh’s forgotten astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth.\n\n\n\n In 1856\, Charles Piazzi Smyth\, together with his scientist wife Jessie\, an d a crew of sailors and Spanish helpers\, changed the way we do astronomy. They traveled to Tenerife\, lived on the mountain in stone houses they bu ilt themselves\, and made amazing measurements that proved that observatio ns were much better – clearer\, sharper\, deeper – than from smoky cit ies like Edinburgh. Piazzi Smyth believed that in the future we would all become “peripatetic astronomers”\, wandering from mountain to mountain to get the best results. I will trace the story of how this idea became a reality\, and how indeed wandering the globe to use bigger and better tel escopes has been the story of my own career for 40 years. However\, this g olden age of peripatetic mountain astronomy is coming to a close. Why\, an d what lies ahead? This is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the extra ordinary Charles Piazzi Smyth\, so it is an excellent time to examine his legacy.\n\n\n\n Visitors are welcome at our meetings\, but because of the popularity of our talks\, visitors must register for a free ticket as visi tor spaces are limited. Visitors can also leave after the main talk or are welcome to stay on for the rest of the meeting. Tickets will go live 2 we eks before the event. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/61638104229/\n\n\n\n Also at our meetings:\n\n\n\n What’s in the night sky this month\n \n \n Overview of astronomy and space news\n \n \n Occasional member presen tations\n \n\n DTSTART:20190705T183000Z DTEND:20190705T203000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Reverend\, a soldier\, baldness and the unknown: the histo ry and story of Black Holes DTSTAMP:20190105T160256Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1134-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Dr Paul Dalgarno\, MPhys PhD CPhys\, Associate Professor of Physics at Heriot Watt University .\n\n\n\n Black holes remai n one of the most fascinating and intriguing phenomenon of the universe. O n the one hand they are conceptually amazingly simple\, on the other we st ill know very little about the detailed complexity around them. This talk will discuss the history of our understanding of black holes\, some of the main properties of them and touch on some of the deeper questions connect ed to them.\n\n\n\n Regular meetings are held monthly and are open to memb ers and non-members. Admission is free and visitors are always welcome.\n\ n\n\n Also at our meetings:\n\n\n\n \n What's in the night sky this month \n \n \n News of what's happening in the world of astronomy and space\n \ n \n Occasional member presentations\n \n \n Tea/coffee and chat afterwa rds\n \n\n DTSTART:20190201T193000Z DTEND:20190201T213000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The role of non-imaging cameras in cutting edge astronomy DTSTAMP:20181224T001839Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1133-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Dr Andrew Dennis\, Director of Product Manageme nt at Andor Technology.\n\n\n\n When we think of Astronomy we think of bea utiful Astrophotograpy images\, but behind the scenes there are usually a vast array of “technical” cameras which ensure the telescope remains a ligned\, perform deep Astronomical analysis or produce details of the chem ical composition of far off worlds.  To make a Hollywood analogy\, these cameras could be considered to be the Screenplay writers\, Producers\, Vis ual effects engineers of the Astronomy world\, without these cameras the “lead actors” simply couldn’t perform.\n\n\n\n Regular meetings are held monthly and are open to members and non-members. Admission is free a nd visitors are always welcome.\n\n\n\n Also at our meetings:\n\n\n\n \n What's in the night sky this month\n \n \n News of what's happening in th e world of astronomy and space\n \n \n Occasional member presentations\n \n \n Tea/coffee and chat afterwards\n \n\n DTSTART:20190104T193000Z DTEND:20190104T213000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Imaging Group Meeting DTSTAMP:20181029T142128Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1128-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n For members only\n\n\n\n We will be discussing field of view\, pixel scale\, ISO\, gain and levels stretching.\n\n DTSTART:20181107T193000Z DTEND:20181107T213000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Making Stars and Planets – The HOYS-CAPS Citizen Science P roject DTSTAMP:20181107T094341Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1130-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Dr Aleks Scholz\, University of St Andrews.\n\ n\n\n The talk will give a brief overview of the star and planet formation process and detail the scientific goals of our citizen science project wh ich monitors nearby young star clusters with amateur telescopes. We will s how some of our recent results and explain how to participate in our resea rch.\n\n DTSTART:20181207T193000Z DTEND:20181207T213000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Recording meteors\, from deckchairs to desktops DTSTAMP:20180912T155238Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1118-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Alex Pratt\, BAA Meteor Section\n\n\n\n Free a dmission and visitors always welcome.\n\n\n\n Visual observation of meteor s has been a popular pastime for amateur astronomers for many decades. Usi ng the naked eye\, sometimes assisted by film and digital cameras\, observ ers have contributed to our knowledge of the annual meteor showers. Howeve r\, interest in visual observations is dwindling because of the extent of light pollution across our towns and cities.\n\n\n\n Increasing numbers of observers are using video cameras\, which can record meteors from suburba n locations and in moonlight. Alex has observed meteors for many years\, i s on the Committee of the BAA Meteor Section and is a member of the IMO. H e is co-founder of NEMETODE\, a network of video meteor cameras in the Bri tish Isles.\n\n\n\n His talk outlines the developments from visual work\, film and digital cameras\, to video techniques and describes setting up a video meteor station. The talk includes results from meteor cameras operat ing across Scotland.\n\n DTSTART:20181005T183000Z DTEND:20181005T203000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:METI Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence DTSTAMP:20180912T155955Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:1119-9-9781170397f8af808f2fd02b763a646b@stargazerslounge.com ORGANIZER;CN="markarian":noreply@stargazerslounge.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n Talk by Dr Alan Penny\, University of St Andrews\n\n\n \n Free admission and visitors always welcome.\n\n\n\n The Primary Objecti ves And Purposes Of METI International Are To:\n\n\n\n Conduct scientific research and educational programs in Messaging Extraterrestrial Intellige nce (METI) and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).\n\n\n\ n Promote international cooperation and collaboration in METI\, SETI\, and astrobiology.\n\n\n\n Understand and communicate the societal implication s and relevance of searching for life beyond Earth\, even before detection of extraterrestrial life.\n\n\n\n Foster multidisciplinary research on th e design and transmission of interstellar messages\, building a global com munity of scholars from the natural sciences\, social sciences\, humanitie s\, and arts.\n\n\n\n Research and communicate to the public the many fact ors that influence the origins\, evolution\, distribution\, and future of life in the universe\, with a special emphasis on the last three terms of the Drake Equation: (1) the fraction of life-bearing worlds on which intel ligence evolves\, (2) the fraction of intelligence-bearing worlds with civ ilizations having the capacity and motivation for interstellar communicati on\, and (3) the longevity of such civilizations.\n\n\n\n Offer programs t o the public and to the scholarly community that foster increased awarenes s of the challenges facing our civilization’s longevity\, while encourag ing individual and community activities that support the sustainability of human culture on multigenerational timescales\, which is essential for lo ng-term METI and SETI research.\n\n DTSTART:20181102T193000Z DTEND:20181102T213000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR