Stargazing

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Stargazing episodes

February 05, 2013 Galaxies as a Plate of Fruit
Professor Roger Davies explains how we can learn about the different shapes of galaxies using a plate of fruit and a telescope.
10 min
February 04, 2013 Observing with the Naked Eye
Charles Barclay offers advice on how to get the most out of stargazing with the naked eye and the astronomical activities to look out for in the coming months.
15 min
January 31, 2013 Stargazing Open Day 2013
In January 2013 over 1,000 people visited the Astronomy Open Day to meet scientists, hear the latest on research at Oxford and find out more about the stars. This video shows the range of hands-on activities that took place throughout the day.
3 min
January 30, 2013 Large Meteorite Impacts on Earth
Ken Amor looks at the science of large meteorite impacts on Earth.
13 min
January 30, 2013 Cosmology
Jo Dunkley reviews the latest research in Cosmology.
13 min
January 30, 2013 Robotic Planetary Exploration
Leigh Fletcher shows how we can use robots to discover more about the planets.
16 min
January 17, 2013 Planets, Planets Everywhere!
Dr Chris Lintott, University of Oxford, gives an overview of the discoveries made about the many billions of exo-planets - the planets that surround stars.
13 min

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Find out more about our night sky, from new planets to far-off galaxies and the vastness of the Universe. A series of short talks and presentations for the general public from leading astronomy…