This August the Mount Burnett Observatory will again be involved in National Science Week, this time putting on four events around the Yarra Ranges in conjunction with the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO) called “Stars in the Yarra Ranges”. A feast of astronomy for the whole family is coming to your town!
- Look through a telescope!
- Visit our wonder tent of experimentation!
- Talk to leading astrophysicists about their research!
- See the latest raw images from current space missions!
- Join in the competition to name an exoplanet!
These are free events with no booking required.
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6pm-8:30 pm Saturday 16th of August (Optional: register on Meetup.com) |
Museum of the Yarra Ranges, Lilydale 35-37 Castella St, Lilydale VIC 3140 |
Syed Uddin – Type 1A Supernovae and cosmology. Dr Pietro Procopio – The cosmic microwave background. |
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6pm-8:30 pm Tuesday 19th of August (Optional: register on Meetup.com) |
Upwey Primary School The primary school is at 15 Darling Ave which is a one way street, you will need to entire it directly from Burwood Highway, it’s no entry from Mast Gully Road! |
Prof Chris Power – Creating the universe in a computer. |
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6pm-8:30 pm Friday 22nd of August (Optional: register on Meetup.com) |
Emerald Secondary College 425 Belgrave Gembrook Road Clematis VIC 3782 |
Prof Karl Glazebrook – Galaxy formation. Dr Duane Hamacher – the Indigenous astronomy of Melbourne and Victoria. |
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6pm-8:30 pm Saturday 23rd of August (Optional: register on Meetup.com) |
Beaconhills College The entrance to Beaconhills Pakenham is from the Pakenham road (Healesville/Koo Wee Rup Rd). This is the road that runs parallel to Toomuc Valley Rd and is the access to the senior college. |
Dr Ewen Barr – the Square Kilometre Array telescope Dr Emily Petroff – Pulsars and fast radio bursts. |
Brought to you by Mount Burnett Observatory in association with the CAASTRO ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics.
