PICK OF THE MONTH
Public stargazing evening: On board the ISS
Poltimore Inn Observatory, North Molton, Devon, 18 May, 6pm
Located under enviably dark Exmoor skies, North Molton’s Poltimore Inn has a feature not many pubs can boast: its own purpose-built observatory! Space Detectives hosts a public stargazing evening there each month, with a chance to peer through the observatory’s high-end telescopes or, in bad weather, take a guided virtual reality tour of the night sky. Each month’s session has a different theme, and this month it’s a chance to look at life on board the International Space Station. Tickets cost £35 for adults and £25 for children; food and accommodation (not included) are available at the Inn if required.
www.thepoltimoreinnnorthmolton.co.uk www.spacedetectives.com
Challenges of the SKA Project
Nazarene Theological College, West Didsbury, Manchester, 13 May, 7pm Dr Anna Bonaldi, senior scientist at the SKA Observatory, will outline some of the difficulties encountered while building the Square Kilometre Array, which will be the world’s largest radio telescope. Free for West Didsbury Astronomical Society members; non-members welcome.
www.wp2019.wdas2.com/wp2019
An Introduction to Cosmology in the 21st Century with JWST
Augustine United Church, Edinburgh, 3 May, 7:30pm Gary Fildes, the man behind the Kielder Observatory, introduces some of the key concepts behind modern cosmology, using images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes. Free.
www.astronomyedinburgh.org
What Time is it on the Moon?
Trevithick Theatre, Cardiff University, 9 May, 7:30pm Cardiff Astronomical Society presents a talk in which society secretary Greg Titley will addre
