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Open Dome IN PERSON - True Colour - What Colour is Neptune

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What are true colours in astronomy and is Neptune blue or green? Join Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) in his talk True Colours - What Colour is Neptune, while he explores how we explore colours in astronomy.

  • From: Thursday 1 February 2024, 8 pm
  • To: Thursday 1 February 2024, 10 pm
  • Location: LT 4, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Clifton, Nottingham,
  • Booking deadline: Thursday 1 February 2024, 8.00 pm
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Event details

Objects in space have been imaged over many years by space telescopes and space missions, dazzling us with mind blowing images full of colours. But are these colours really what we would see? Are our outer planets really blue and green?

Recent work by UK astronomers has brought this topic into the headlines when revealing that Neptune's colours are wrong. A detailed study determined its true colour and also helped to remind everyone that astronomers sometimes note that images are not  given in the correct colour scheme. But that this sometimes gets lost while reproducing them over and over again. Join Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) in his talk True Colours - What Colour is Neptune, while he explores what colours actually are in astronomy, how our eye experiences them, and if we can actually every present true colours in any astronomical imagery.

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 in person (including observatory tour) and will need to purchase a £5 ticket for the event. If you are underage or an NTU student there is no charge.

You can also attend the virtual talk for free but would need to book the Open Dome VIRTUAL event to receive the link details.

Programme

The event will start at 8pm with Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) and his talk True Colours - What Colour is Neptune.

Refreshments will be offered from 7.45 pm in LT4 within the Teaching and Learning Building. After the talk, visitors will be able to get a tour of the NTU observatory. After the talk, visitors will be able to enter the NTU planetarium, get a tour of the NTU observatory and the chance to see interesting objects in the Winter sky using the observatory's telescopes, small telescopes and binoculars, if the weather allows it.

If the weather is not good, the planetarium session will be pointing out objects of interest as well.

Location details

Address:

Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Campus
Clifton
 Nottingham

Parking:

Parking is available only for booked visitors in the Main Gate car park.

Please ensure to enter the campus via Main Gate only!

Ensure to allow for sufficient time since you will need to contact security at the barrier to identify the event you wish to visit. Furthermore it is a 3 minute walk from the car park to Teaching and Learning Building.

Travel Info:

Main gate entrance is located on the A453 closest towards the city, ie the first entrance when travelling from Nottingham towards Clifton.

Please avoid entering via South Gate as you will not be able to access the staff car park nor will security staff allow access via that barrier.

The exact location of the car park is in latitude and longitude 52.912958, -1.183357 or via GoogleMaps .

Please note that the venue is within the Teaching and Learning Building, see Google Maps. Please be advised that this is NOT the CELS building.

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