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Monthly Meeting: Dr. Steve Barrett – “Fiat Lux II”

Friday, 20th November 2020 @ 19:00 - 21:00 GMT

The November 2020 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, November 20th from 19:00 to 21:00.

Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool, with part two in his series of “Fiat Lux” talks, entitled:

“Fiat Lux II”

In this second of three talks, Steve picks up where Fiat Lux I left off, covering how the nature of light has influenced the design and construction of optical telescopes.

 

 

Please note, due to COVID-19 this meeting is ONLINE-ONLY.
Society members have been sent Zoom & YouTube links.

A publicly available recording IS available for this lecture »»» at this YouTube link.

 

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I do hope you can join me and your fellow members, but if you are unable to attend, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form.

With best wishes – Mark

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  3. Monthly Meeting: Mr. Robert Naeye – “How we find life in the Universe”
  4. Monthly Meeting: Mr. Pete Williamson – “From Myth to Moon”
  5. Monthly Meeting – Mr. Steve Warbis -“Our Place in The Universe”
  6. Monthly Meeting: Members’ Talks (Winter 2021)
  7. Monthly Meeting: Mr. Steve Tonkin – “Two Eyes Are Better Than One”
  8. Monthly Meeting: Mr. Andy Briggs – “How to Photograph a Black Hole”
  9. Monthly Meeting: Mr. Paul Money – “Why Are There No Green Stars?”
  10. Monthly Meeting (Presidential Address) – Mr. Steve Southern – “Focus on Zeiss Slides from the Gemini/Apollo Era”

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Date:
Friday, 20th November 2020
Time:
19:00 - 21:00 GMT
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Liverpool Astronomical Society
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Dr, Steve Barrett

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