Evening Calss: Astronomy 2010

Tutor: Dr Rodney Hillier

This course is the latest in a long-running series which was previously organised by the University of Bristol. The course will look at current ideas in astronomy through eight talks, each dealing with recently published research work. Topics will be chosen as the course proceeds – those dealt with in the previous course included, ‘Looking for lost siblings of the Sun’, ‘The mystery of eta Carinae’ and ‘Dark energy and the geometry of the Universe’.

The treatment of the topics will be non-mathematical and will assume only a basic knowledge of astronomy. The format of the talks makes them appropriate for newcomers as well as for those who have attended previous courses.  

The eight meetings, on Mondays from 78.00 pm to 9.00 pm, will start on January 18^th and will be held in the Lower School Hall of Bristol Grammar School in Elton Rod Clifton BS8 1SR‎ . Car parking is available at the school.

Enrolment will be at the end of the first meeting.

Course fee: £60

For further details, including some of the topics to be discussed, ring 0117 924 0857