Society monthly meeting recorded on 20220216 at The Briars Mount Martha Observatory.
Meeting introduction and rundown of past month and upcoming events was given by the President, Dr. Peter Skilton.
The main talk was a public lecture hosted by the Royal Institution in London, by Prof. Dan Hooper, Theoretical Astrophysicist at the University of Chicago and the Fermi National Laboratory, on the topic of “At The Edge of Time”. This coincided with him publishing a book in 2020 titled “At The Edge of Time”.
Vice President, Mark Stephens, then presented “Sky for the Month”.
Other educational videos were shown by Peter Skilton as follows:
“What are the Lagrange Points?”, presented by Canadian engineer, Fraser Cain, of the Universe Today YouTube channel.
“Lagrange point L1 – Past and Future missions”. ibid.
“Lagrange points L2 & L3 – Space Telescopes”. ibid.
“Lagrange points L4 & L5 – Trojans and Space Colonies. ibid.
A musical closure followed, showing a video of the Effect of the Moon and Sun on the Tides on Earth, courtesy of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Planetary Scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue. Audio is of Adventure by bensound.com.