The next Astro2 Talk will be entitled "From the Solar System to the Edge of the Observable Universe", and will be given by Dr. Robin Catchpole, of the Royal Grennwich Observatory
As we enter the 21st century, astronomers can tell the story of the evolution of the universe from when it was a fraction of a second old until the present day. The story still contains many mysteries however; what is a black hole? why is the universe expanding ever faster? how do we know we do not know what 90 percent of the Universe is made of? what happens when galaxies collide? and what will happen to our Sun?
During this lecture, Dr Catchpole will tell the story and explain some of these mysteries, using some of the wonderful images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope.
The talk will be held next Tuesday, November 16th, at 7:30pm in John Hume Lecture Theatre 4, on the North Campus of NUI Maynooth.
As usual there will be a pringles-and-wine reception, followed by stargazing, if weather permits.
It will be preceded, at 6:00pm by the next topic in our debate/discussion series - "The Scientific Method". There will be a brief inroduction by Thomas Kelly (Morbert) at the beginning of the talk
Everyone is most welcome to attend
  