1. Stars: A journey through their birth, life and death
An IOP / CSES lecture for the public, presented by Professor Raman Prinja, University College London
Wednesday 3 May :30pm
Refreshments available before the talk from 6:00pm
Raman Prinja, Professor of Astrophysics at University College London, will present an overview of our modern understanding of stellar evolution, from the dusty birth of stars, and their nuclear-burning lives, to ultimate demise including supernova detonations, and the bizarre end-states. The journey will also highlight the importance of outflows and the dispersal of life-giving chemical elements.
The talk will be illustrated with the latest superb imagery from powerful telescopes in space and on the ground.
Location : MAB 221 in Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University,
Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ
Attendance is free and open to all – no reservation required
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