In this talk Dr Julian Onions (Nottingham University) will give an insightful introduction We hear a lot about dark matter in astronomy. Some people consider it a fudge. In this talk we’ll go through the evidence for dark matter and the history of it, and answer the questions in the title. No particular prior knowledge…
The Sunderland Astronomical Society AGM will be taking place on Sunday 25th October 2026 from 7:00 pm at our base of operations Discovery Room at the Washington Wetlands Centre. SAS members are invited to attend, listen to chair’s reports and vote in the election of the committee and nominations are asked from the SAS members. The agenda is…
Join us for an exciting journey into the cutting edge of astronomical technology! The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) currently under construction in Chile will feature a staggering 39-metre primary mirror, allowing us to peer deeper into space than ever before. Dr. Jürgen Schmoll, a professional optical expert from Durham University’s Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, will…