What a great week! The Astronomical Society of Albury in partnership with Charles Sturt University ran a great Science Fair. We started last Sunday with a health sciences expo and continued throughout the week. Monday saw us give about 40 students from Wewak school a free film show in the Cosmodome and then we had three days of "hands-on" science for regional students with almost 700 participating.
The highlight this year was the 2011 Physics Nobel Prize winnner Dr Brian Schmidt who gave 2 lectures and had a private afternoon tea with 6 lucky HSC students. Thursday saw the Operations Scientist of Parkes Radio Telescope take us back to the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the search for some missing footage of the events of the time.
Then 90 amateur astronomers gathered at Wymah Valley Hooliday Resort for several talks, socialising and the occasional bit of "viewing".
Keep your eyes and ears open for another great event next year but if you would like some astronomy or science for a school or other group in the meantime, give me a call.
David
No comments:
Post a Comment