Our Free Live Events This Weekend
25th & 26th of September 2021
Join us for a virtual tour of the ROE site
Take a deep dive into our buildings to see our world class research and what we do for the world’s biggest observatories and space missions. Join in with some fun at-home activities for the kids
Meet our astronomers and engineers
Talk Space on Twitter @RoyalObs #ROEOpen. Enjoy virtual planetarium shows and short talks run over Zoom webinar
To reserve your place, please follow the links below
Please note: All live events are free, but pre-booking is essential
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| Saturday 25 September | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Session Click on the links for booking information |
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| Start | End | |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Astronomer Royal Q&A |
| 10:45 | 12:00 | Webinar session for our young stargazers Talk titles for the session are listed below |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | Breaking down the science in movies: Wall-e |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | How do we know how far the stars are? |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | Weird new worlds |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | Invisible Light - exploring the hidden Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | Asteroids in 3D |
| 12:30 | 13:00 | Inclusive Astronomy/WIA |
| 13:45 | 14:15 | Planetarium Show |
| 14:30 | 15:50 | Webinar session for our grown-up stargazers Talk titles for the session are listed below |
| 14:30 | 14:50 | Stellar streams around the Milky Way |
| 14:50 | 15:10 | Euclid: a space telescope |
| 15:10 | 15:30 | WEAVE: Mapping the skies with new robotic eyes |
| 15:30 | 15:50 | Light(weight): mirrors in space |
| Sunday 26 September | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Session |
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| Start | End | |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Planetarium Show |
| 10:45 | 12:05 | Webinar session for our grown-up stargazers |
| 10:45 | 11:05 | Radio measurements, from AM to FM: Array Measurement to Fantastic Maps |
| 11:05 | 11:25 | The Gaia mission: mapping the Milky Way in six dimensions |
| 11:25 | 11:45 | Life in the Multiverse |
| 11:45 | 12:05 | MOONS |
| 12:30 | 13:00 | Virtual Tour- Engineering Lab |
| 13:45 | 14:15 | Virtual Tour- Victorian Observatory Building |
| 14:30 | 15:50 | Webinar session for our grown-up stargazers |
| 14:30 | 14:50 | Rogue Planets |
| 14:50 | 15:10 | The X-ray sky: hot gas and black holes |
| 15:10 | 15:30 | If COVID19 is transmitted by air, why are we still washing our hands? |
| 15:30 | 15:50 | ERIS-NIX |