Promoting Space Exploration and Astronomy through online lecture meetings and the bi-monthly CAPCOM Magazine. We have regular online meetings via Zoom. Meetings feature an expert speaker with a spaceflight or astronomical talk. Our regularly updated Speaker Programme can be found here: Speaker Programme. We also have a free weekly Newsletter “GoSpaceWatch Weekly”. Sign up for this Here.
GoSpaceWatch Summer Talks: “The Universe, Half an Hour at a Time” by Dr Steve Barrett (University of Liverpool)
Have you ever wondered how the universe began, how it will end, and everything in between? Maybe you do not have the time to read the many fantastic astronomy books on the subject, or you think that they might be too technical for you to understand.
This summer, GoSpaceWatch, with Dr Steve Barrett from the University of Liverpool, presents a series of online talks designed to encompass some of the popular questions about the universe. Four talks, each taking just half an hour, over four weeks, and aimed to give the enquiring mind a better understanding of our current knowledge of our universe. These talks will take place on Tuesdays: 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st August.
This series of talks is free after registration. Click on this link for more details and to Register: https://universehhaat.eventbrite.co.uk
GoSpaceWatch Online Lecture: The James Webb Space Telescope by John Thatcher
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST – or just ‘Webb’ nowadays) is optimised for making infrared observations in order to study the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems and is designed to look further back in space and time than the Hubble Space Telescope. It is a massive international project, decades in the making involving NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
Tickets available via the form below through Eventbrite. Note: If you do not wish to use Eventbrite, we will accept BACS Bank Transfer or PayPal. To pay by Bank transfer, please email me at michael@gospacewatch.co.uk. To pay by PayPal, click the button below.
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With no interference from the Moon, this year’s Perseid meteor shower should be excellent. Find a dark location and enjoy every flash. The post Fine Show Expected from the Perseid Meteor Shower appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- Fine Show Expected from the Perseid Meteor Showerby Bob King on 04/08/2021 at 16:48
With no interference from the Moon, this year’s Perseid meteor shower should be excellent. Find a dark location and enjoy every flash. The post Fine Show Expected from the Perseid Meteor Shower appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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- NASA, Boeing Standing Down on Aug. 4 Starliner Launch Attemptby Patricia Bielling on 04/08/2021 at 00:48
NASA and Boeing are standing down from the Wednesday, Aug. 4, launch attempt of the agency’s Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station as mission teams continue to examine the cause of the unexpected valve position indications on the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system. Early in the launch countdown for the Aug. 3 attempt, mission …