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IAA Lecture Programme 2011-2012

The lecture programme is held in association with the School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast. It runs from September until the end of April and is held in the Bell Lecture Theatre in the Physics Building, main campus, Queen's University, Belfast.

Meetings start at 7-30pm sharp and consist of a short talk given by one of our members followed by the main lecture, usually given by a Professional Astronomer.

The lecture over, light refreshments are available free of charge. At this time members are free to mix and discuss the latest astronomical news and events. The meeting finishes at 10.00pm. Non-members are also welcome to attend!

 

Date	Speaker	Title
2011
21st September	Prof Mark Bailey (Armagh Observatory)	"The Origin of Comets"
5th October	Dr Geert Barentsen (Armagh Obs)	"Amateur Meteor Observing, and a possible Draconid outburst on Oct 8"
19th October	Seanie Morris (MAC)	"What was it REALLY like on Apollo 11?"
2nd November	Dr Phil Marshall (Univ of Oxford)	"Cosmic Telescopes: Focusing and Observing with Gravitational Lenses"
16th November	Brian Harvey	"Future Missions to the Moon and Mars"
30th November	Tom Boles	"Discovering Supernovae: Motivation and rewards"
14th December	Dr Ryan Milligan (QUB)	"Exploring the current rise in solar activity"
2012
11th January	Prof Stephen Smartt (QUB)	"Astronomy with the PanSTARRS 1 Telescope"
25th January	Paul Evans (IAA)	"Manned Space Exploration - the First 50 Years"
8th February	Dr Mike Simms	"Giant Impacts: Evidence from Britain"
22nd February	Prof Bill Napier (Univ of Buckingham)	'Spiral arms, giant comets and mass extinctions of life"
7th March	Dave McDonald	"Celtic Rock: Discovering Asteroids from Ireland'
21st March	Derek Heatly (IAA)	"Stop the World and Let Me Off"
4th April	John Flannery (SDAS)	"The Outer Limits: Exploring the Outer Solar System"
18th April	Michael Duffy	AGM + talk "Revenge of the Armchair Astronomer"