AstroFest 2010 Blog tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010-01-04:/astrofest2010blog//5 2010-02-06T17:48:02Z The Universe under one roof: London 5-6 February 2010 Movable Type Commercial 4.23-en Another year over tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.124 2010-02-06T17:38:53Z 2010-02-06T17:48:02Z The final purchases are being made as AstroFest 2010 draws to a close. It's been a wonderfully busy two days, and it's been great meeting you all. Wishing you a safe trip home, and we look forward to welcoming you... Emily Baldwin The final purchases are being made as AstroFest 2010 draws to a close. It's been a wonderfully busy two days, and it's been great meeting you all. Wishing you a safe trip home, and we look forward to welcoming you back to AstroFest next year! An audience with Patrick Moore and Brian May tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.123 2010-02-06T14:24:19Z 2010-02-06T14:31:20Z Emily Baldwin IMG_0267.JPG
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Patrick Moore and Brian May discussed their shared love of astronomy and music and took questions from the audience. 















Meeting the authors of Bang!























My signed copy of BANG! (if you're still in the queue a word of advice - make sure the ink has dried before closing the book!!!)


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The hall is filling up fast for Session 3 - it's a total sell out! 
]]> More bargains to be had! tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.121 2010-02-06T10:55:21Z 2010-02-06T11:03:44Z The 3D Universe is proving to be very popular at the Astronomy Now stand!Sign up the Society for Popular Astronomy at a discounted price of £12 for the year!... Emily Baldwin IMG_0251.JPG
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The 3D Universe is proving to be very popular at the Astronomy Now stand!




























































Sign up the Society for Popular Astronomy at a discounted price of £12 for the year!
]]> Tweeting from #AstroFest tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.120 2010-02-06T10:25:19Z 2010-02-06T10:28:34Z Emily Baldwin jimwildtwitter.jpg
Even our speakers are Tweeting from inside the AstroFest conference hall! If you're here and tweeting, use the #AstroFest hashtag. 
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Keith and I were just given a rocket cake by a young lady who enjoyed reading our Starlight magazine during the International Year of Astronomy. Mmmmm!

More on Starlight: www.starlight-news.co.uk 
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Another big queue for AstroFest this morning! 

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]]> We'll be doing it all again tomorrow! tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.117 2010-02-05T17:53:52Z 2010-02-05T17:58:56Z Well that's day one of AstroFest 2010 over, but we'll be doing it all again tomorrow - doors open at 9am for the exhibition and the talks kick off at 10am with solar storms and supernovae! We'll also be welcoming... Emily Baldwin
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]]> Team AstroFest! tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.116 2010-02-05T15:32:02Z 2010-02-05T17:09:49Z The Astronomy Now stand was visited by the University of St Andrews astronomy society today, in specially made AstroFest t-shirts sponsored by Astronomia (stand 22-23)!... Emily Baldwin DSCN0452.JPG
The Astronomy Now stand was visited by the University of St Andrews astronomy society today, in specially made AstroFest t-shirts sponsored by Astronomia (stand 22-23)!
]]> From the conference hall tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.115 2010-02-05T15:24:12Z 2010-02-05T15:29:19Z There's a packed out conference hall for this afternoon's lecture programme which features William McKinnon on the Galilean Satellites, Mark Sullivan on the accelerating Universe, Jill Tarter on the first 50 years of SETI and Allan Chapman on 'Aliens:... Emily Baldwin There's a packed out conference hall for this afternoon's lecture programme which features William McKinnon on the Galilean Satellites, Mark Sullivan on the accelerating Universe, Jill Tarter on the first 50 years of SETI and Allan Chapman on 'Aliens: a history from Selenites to ET'.

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Conference chair Ian Ridpath introduces the afternoon session.

















Professor McKinnon kicks session two off with a grand tour of the Galilean Satellites - 400 years after they were first discovered by Galileo. 


]]> Astro-quiz tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.114 2010-02-05T10:09:07Z 2010-02-05T10:10:42Z Test your knowledge with the University of Central Lancashire's Astro-quiz and be in with a chance to win some great prizes!... Emily Baldwin Thumbnail image for IMG_0238.JPG
Test your knowledge with the University of Central Lancashire's Astro-quiz and be in with a chance to win some great prizes!
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]]> And the doors are open! tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.112 2010-02-05T09:11:24Z 2010-02-05T09:17:40Z Hundreds of astronomy enthusiasts flooded into AstroFest as soon as the doors were opened this morning, eager to be the first to check out the latest telescope technology on display in London for the next two days. Entrance to... Emily Baldwin IMG_0227b.jpg
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Hundreds of astronomy enthusiasts flooded into AstroFest as soon as the doors were opened this morning, eager to be the first to check out the latest telescope technology on display in London for the next two days. Entrance to the exhibition space only is just £5.
]]> The Universe comes to London! tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.111 2010-02-05T08:36:11Z 2010-02-05T08:39:55Z T-minus 20 minutes 'til AstroFest 2010 opens its doors to the public for two days of astronomy talks and three floors of exhibition.... Emily Baldwin DSCN0437.JPG
T-minus 20 minutes 'til AstroFest 2010 opens its doors to the public for two days of astronomy talks and three floors of exhibition.
]]> The shape of things to come! tag:www.astronomynow.com,2010:/astrofest2010blog//5.110 2010-02-04T17:26:14Z 2010-02-04T17:32:22Z 17:30, Thursday: The exhibitors are putting the finishing touches to their stands - doors open at 9am tomorrow!... Emily Baldwin DSCN0446.JPG
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17:30, Thursday: The exhibitors are putting the finishing touches to their stands - doors open at 9am tomorrow!
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