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2017 Festival of Astronomy and Space
From: | Wednesday 13 November 2024 |
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To: | Monday 09 October 2017 |
Time: | 12:00am - Wednesday 13 November 2024 |
Location: | University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Australia |
The University of Southern Queensland is proud to host the annual Festival of Astronomy & Space. The Festival, which will be held in the first week of October 2017. The festival celebrates astronomy and the space sciences, and consists of a series of free public lectures on the evenings of Tuesday 3rd - Friday 6th October, and Monday 9th October. The lectures will be held at USQ's Toowoomba Campus, in the Allison Dickson lecture theatre. The full line-up is as follows:
Tuesday 3rd October: Prof Tamara Davis (University of Queensland), talking about 'The Dark Side of the Universe'
Wednesday 4th October: Dr Carolyn Brown and Belinda Nicholson (University of Southern Queensland), talking about 'Observing the Universe'
Thursday 5th October: Prof Fred Watson (Australian Astronomical Observatory), talking about 'Moon Mysteries'
Friday 6th October: Prof Giovanna Tinetti (University College London), talking about 'Exoplanets and Their Atmospheres'
Monday 9th October: Dr Douglas Hudgins (NASA), talking about "NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program"
Registration for the lectures is free of charge, and can be done through the USQ Festival of Astronomy webpage.
West Street
Toowoomba
QLD
4350
Australia
Entry charges - Adult | Free |
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Entry charges - Child | Free |
Entry charges - Concession | Free |
Entry charges - Family | Free |
Entry charges - Group | Free |
Entry charges - Student | Free |
Booking information | Links to the individual public lectures can be found on the Festival Webpage: https://www.usq.edu.au/festival-of-astronomy ; registration for individual events can be done through their webpages. |
Event website | https://www.usq.edu.au/festival-of-astronomy |
Is food and drink available? | No |
Are toilets available? | Yes |
Is there disabled access? | Yes |