A nice day out at the Cardiff Astronomy Festival last Saturday (25th July) hosted by the Cardiff Astronomical Society, at the Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
Three free talks, which sadly I was not able to attend due to manning the FAS stand.
There were a number of displays there - Telescope Planet had a big display of gear. Keiran McGrath brought alongs his SCS Astro gear. Paul Roche and the Faulkes team had an infrared camera that the kids found quite 'cool'. Martin Lunn had his Aurora Books along, and there were displays by Cardiff AS, Techniquest, and others that I don't completely recall...
However, I'm not sure it was quite the success of the previous festival held a couple of years back. Perhaps it was the time of year, and of course it was a rare sunny day.
Here are a few more pics:
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Thanks for posting/reporting this so us folks on the other side of the pond can see what's going on in the U.K. Neat to see programs and shows like these. It would be so much fun to attend..........astronomy knows no boundaries we all share the same passion!
ReplyDeleteAnd why are telescope displays so much fun to ogle at?