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Free astronomy event to take place in Preston

Posted on - 6th December, 2022 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Preston News, UCLan, University campus, What's On in Preston
What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth Pic: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth Pic: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is marking the anniversary of the launch of the most powerful telescope ever made with a free public lecture.

Since its launch from Guiana Space Centre on Christmas day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been amazing the world with its technological brilliance and revolutionary science.

The University’s Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy will welcome Dr Pamela Klaassen, from the UK Astronomy Centre in Edinburgh, to deliver the lecture.

Dr Klaassen will talk about the JWST journey, making stops at construction, launch, and commissioning, before arriving at some of the science already achieved with this amazing space telescope.

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The event will take place on Wednesday 7 December from 6.30pm to 8pm at Darwin Lecture Theatre in Marsh Lane.

It’s free to attend but people are asked to register online via Eventbrite.

For more information, email Victor Debattista on vpdebattista@uclan.ac.uk.

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