Astronomy Education: November 2025

The Astronomy Education talk precedes the General Meeting which features the main presentation for the evening. Both ASSA meetings are held in-person and are open to the general public.

Due to the University's new AV setup, it is no longer possible to stream these sessions.

 

Attend In-Person: This is a free public event. A theatre ticket is NOT required for this meeting. Just roll up.

Finding the Venue: The Braggs LT entrance faces the Barr Smith Lawns and is located at E10 on the map.

Cosmology | ASSA Astronomy Education

presented by Colin Hill, Astronomy Education Officer

Abstract: Find out how it all began. We will look at The Big Bang. How it evolved into the Universe we see today and look at possible fates the Universe has in store for us. We will also discuss redshifts and those mysterious entities, dark matter and dark energy.

Bio: Colin is recently retired as a biomedical technician at St. Andrew’s Hospital. He is a Life Member of ASSA and has been the Society's Beginner's Councillor for 16 years. He owns a Sirius observatory in Gawler where his main interest is Astrophotography. He is also participating in an international amateur search for habitable exoplanets and currently has an unconfirmed sub-Jupiter discovery around GL3470.

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