Confessions of an Astronomer

Guest Speaker

Thursday, 2nd July 2026 (19:45 - 22:00)

Venue: Hybrid

This is a light-hearted and personal look at the life of a professional astronomer. In addition to the research and teaching, perhaps surprisingly, it can be packed with 'interest' in the widest sense of the word. The talk contains many amusing and exciting anecdotes; from being marooned with a steaming helium dewar in a cablecar in the Pyrenees, flying in an RAF Comet above the North Sea at 45,000ft and many exploits in Hawaii. The talk covers a wide range of astronomy, is lavishly illustrated and contains not a single equation!

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Speaker: Ian Robson

Head of Physics 7 Astronomy at UCLAN before retirement. Professor Robson has a broad history of involvement with astronomy organisations and is a keen presenter on astronomy topics.