Archive for the 'talks' Category

Bristol lecture (6th June 2008)

Published Monday, 2 June, 2008 Hubble Space Telescope , astronomy outreach , talks 0 Comments

I will be giving a talk on the Hubble Space Telescope to the Bristol Astronomical Society this Friday at 7:15pm. It’s being held at Bristol Grammar School and members of the public are welcome to come along. For more information please visit the BAS website.

Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2008 lecture

Published Tuesday, 29 April, 2008 astronomy outreach , observatories , talks 0 Comments

I’m very pleased to announce that I will be giving a talk at this year’s Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, held at the famous Herstmonceux observatory in Sussex. The subject of my talk will be the science behind the Hubble Space Telescope’s greatest images. I’m very excited about speaking at the festival and a little daunted at the same time as the other speakers are all very highly regarded astronomers. I’m sure it will be great fun though and I’m really looking forward to it. To find out more about the festival, which will be held on the 5th, 6th and 7th of September, visit the Observatory Science Centre’s website here.

Lecture reminder

Published Sunday, 16 March, 2008 Hubble Space Telescope , astronomy outreach , talks 0 Comments

Just a reminder to those of you in the south-west UK that on Thursday evening ( 20.03.08 ) I will be giving a lecture to the Torbay Astronomical Society. The title of the talk is “Not just pretty pictures - the science behind Hubble’s greatest images”.

All are welcome and the talk starts at around 7:30pm at Torquay Boys’ Grammar School. For information on how to get there and visitor fees see the TAS website.

Not just pretty pictures - The science behind Hubble’s greatest images’.

Published Friday, 19 October, 2007 astronomy , astronomy outreach , talks 0 Comments

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The more observant of you reading the website may have noticed a new page at the top called ‘talks’. This is where I will advertise any forthcoming talks, lectures etc. that I am doing.

When I get back from Germany one of my first talks will be to the Torbay Astronomical Society in Torquay. I will be speaking on the Hubble Space Telescope - the title of the talk is ‘Not just pretty pictures - The science behind Hubble’s greatest images’.

I’m very much looking forward to speaking there as I know the society is particularly friendly and active and it is a while since I have given a talk there.

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Before becoming a full-time science writer in 2007, Will studied Astrophysics at University College London. He has written for the UK’s top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC’s The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office in Germany and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. Today Will writes for BBC Sky At Night magazine. His first popular astronomy book is due to be published by Springer in 2009. Follow Will's Twitter feed here.

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