The Lecture Programme is held in association with the School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast.

It runs from September until the end of April and is held in the Larmor Lecture Theatre in the Physics Building, main campus, Queen’s University, Belfast.

Meetings start at 7.30pm sharp and consist of a short talk given by one of our members followed by the main lecture, usually given by a Professional Astronomer.  

The lecture over, light refreshments are available free of charge. At this time members are free to mix and discuss the latest astronomical news and events. The meeting finishes well before 10.00pm.

Sep 18, Dr Marc Sarzi, AOP. “The Power of Integral Field Spectroscopy in Astronomy”

Oct 02: Dr Jorick Vink, AOP: “The Heaviest Black Holes”

Oct 16: Prof Lorraine Hanlon, UCD: “Big Science with Small Telescopes”

Oct 30: Dr Gavin Ramsay, AOP, “GoTo, Black Gem, and the hunt for the optical counterpart of Gravitational wave events.”

Nov 13: Prof Phil Wiseman :  Something on the mysteries of Dark Matter

Nov 27: Dr Charlotte Angus, ARC, QUB, Title tba,

Dec 13: QUB Students or Members night/workshop.