Cosmic Rays

Dr Christopher Lester of Cambridge University

Dr Lester is a researcher at the LHC and has a portable cosmic ray detector to bring along which he takes around on his outreach activities. This should make for a very entertaining event. The talk will be we split with an introduction describing the more atronomical aspects, then followed on with the details of his LHC research.

The Vectis Astronomical Society meets on the 4th Friday of every month, except for December. This event is open for non-members to attend.

The speakers come from all over the country and give a presentation for around 45mins. We then stop for a break with tea and biscuits, which gives an opportunity to mingle and chat. The second half of the evening sees a presentation by one of our regular members showing us what to we could see in the sky over the coming month.

This always involves some great pictures projected onto the large screen. Entry to the event is free of charge, although as we run as a charity, donations are always welcome.

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