We pick the best live and virtual astronomy events and resources this month
Introduction to Astrophotography
Online, Tuesdays from 31 October, 7pm If you’d like to get started in night-sky photography, this six-week beginners’ course hosted by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich could be just what you need. With sessions held via Zoom every Tuesday evening, it’s designed for adults with access to a DSLR and tripod (a telescope is not required) and costs £96.
rmg.co.uk
The Early Formation of Galaxies
Queen’s Buildings, Cardiff University, 5 October, 7pm Cardiff Astronomical Society hosts Dr Nicolas Peretto, from Cardiff University’s Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology, for a talk in which he outlines the best theories we currently have about how galaxies are formed.
cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk
A History of Women in Astronomy, Part 1
Online, 20 October, 7:30pm In this online talk from the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh, astronomer, astrophotographer and occasional Sky at Night guest Mary McIntyre discusses some pioneering female stargazers, with Part 1 focusing on the women who came before the legendary Caroline Herschel.
astronomyedinburgh.org
Surveying the Sky for Radio Galaxies
Church Green Road, Bletchley, 20 October, 8pm
The speaker for this year’s Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture, in honour of Milton Keynes Astronomical Society’s founder, is Professor Martin Hardcastle, an astrophysicist at the University of Hertfordshire. Non-members welcome.
mkas.org.uk
Comets, Asteroids and Things that Fall from the Sky
Bredhurst Village Hall, Gillingham, 27 October, 8pm The prospect of comet Halley’s return in 1986 led to heightened interest in comets, asteroids and meteors. In this talk for Mid-Kent Astronomical Society, David Southward discusses the imp
