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Open Dome VIRTUAL - UPDATE: Heritage of the Night Sky

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Join Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) in his talk on The Heritage of the Night Sky where you will hear about how we all are connected to the sky and explore pollution of the sky through light and satellites.

  • From: Thursday 24 November 2022, 8 pm
  • To: Thursday 24 November 2022, 10 pm
  • Location: Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Clifton, United Kingdom,
  • Booking deadline: Thursday 24 November 2022, 8.00 pm
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Event details

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Due to unforeseen circumstances the talk by Carolyn Kennett on Uranus and Neptune has to be postponed

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The event will continue but with a new talk by Dr D Brown on The Heritage of the Night Sky

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Heritage can take on many shapes and forms. We are mostly familiar with monuments or landscapes connecting to our heritage. However, humans have always valued the sky and been influenced by its every changing appearance.

This month will feature Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) and his talk on The Heritage of the Night Sky. A talk that guides us through how we explore and understand our heritage and are able to connect it to the night sky. He gives examples that include Stonehenge but also many sites in the Pak District. It also explores the impact of light pollution and how this removes part of our heritage, calling us all to action. Finally, it also illustrates the modern trend of pollution of the sky through excess satellites for example related to Star Link.

Booking is required for this event while attending in person. While attending, you consent to filming, photography, and sound recording – which may include you as a member of the audience – and its use in publication or advertising distribution, either printed or online, without payment or copyright.

This event is taking place as a hybrid event on NTU campus. This will allow a flexible way of attending. You are currently booking to attend virtually and only the talk component. A link to the material on YouTube will be emailed to everyone who is attending virtually in their confirmation email. We will be happy to answer questions posted as response to the video over the following days. So do keep booking onto this event. If you haven't booked you might need to wait a while before you can see it.

You can also attend the event in person and enter our planetarium but would need to book the Open Dome IN PERSON event to purchase your ticket.

Location details

Address:

Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Campus
Clifton
 United Kingdom

Past event

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