The UK Astronomy Online Festival

Did you know we can see the aurora in the UK? Certain conditions have to be met and experienced aurora chaser Wil will share his top tips to be able to see them.

Learn the origins of Thursday which means Jupiterday and all about the king of the planet, how to see it and its four main Moons plus it’s great red spot.

Join Ross as he uses pictures and a virtual sky to show you what you can see in your gardens using your eyes, binoculars and telescopes.

Learn the origins of Saturday which means you guessed it Saturnday and all about the ringed gas giant. You will learn some cool facts and how you can see it.

Have you ever wanted to take photos of the night sky? Do you own a DSLR or Smartphone? This one-hour live talk will explore the different techniques in capturing the night skies.

Join Richard as he takes you through the stars and constellation in our UK spring skies, travel across the night sky. To see his guides please visit Richard's Amazon store.

The butt of all jokes this huge gas giant was actually named after a God. Listen to find out which God.

Today is all about our planet although as astronomers we cannot see it ourselves. We will take a journey out into space to look back at our home planet and why it is so special.

Join both Ross and Wil as they talk about all sorts of things, from the big bang to the very edges of our universe. Who knows where this chat will take us!

Join Janelle as she asks will long term space flight change our DNA? How do we study DNA in space? Is it possible to see DNA?
You will need a few items to be able to participate in our online session, so make sure you grab all the materials so that you are ready to follow along!
What you will need:

   • 2-3 strawberries per person
   • A fine mesh sieve or paper coffee filters
   • Washing up liquid
   • Salt
   • Water
   • Measuring cup
   • Spoon
   • Measuring teaspoon
   • Plastic zip bag per person
   • Small cup/glass per person
   • Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) or colourless high proof spirit (like vodka!!) – 1 teaspoon per person)
   • Tweezers/straw/fork

Please note you will need to place your alcohol in the freezer an hour before our session to help the experiment work effectively.

You can follow Janelle on her YouTube channel for more fun facts and experiments.

Join Ross as he talks to a proper astronomer. This is a LIVE event with Ugnė from Durham university. Ugnė will be sharing what her work and research entails, including dark matter and galaxies with opportunities to ask questions.

Learn all about this windy, cold, gas giant, the last planet in our Solar system. Find out how far away is it, how long it takes to orbit the Sun and for light to reach it.

Once known as a proper planet Pluto is now designated as a dwarf planet. Find out what changed to turn 9 planets into 8 and all about our farthest planet-ish.

(To be confirmed)