Astronomy Talks - From Here to Infinity

From Here to Infinity - exploring the scale of the universe.How big is the universe and how far can we see with our most powerful telescopes?From the moon, to the planets, to the stars, to the most distant galaxies - we will discuss how far away these objects are.

From those that we can see with our own eyes out to the mind-boggling distances probed by the world’s biggest and best telescopes.

We will also explain how these distances are deduced.Hopefully an appreciation will be gained of our place in the wider universe.About the LecturerOur Astronomy Talks will be brought to you by Dr Fred Stevenson.

Dr Stevenson obtained a degree in Physics with Astrophysics from the University of Leicester in 1980 followed by a PhD in Cosmology from Durham University in 1986.After further research he has spent the past twenty five years teaching adult education classes in astronomy, physics and mathematics at a variety of venues throughout Northumberland, County Durham and North Yorkshire.He has organized and taught numerous weekend courses in astronomy based in the Kielder forest park and other venues in the North Pennines.Fred is passionate about talking to the public about astronomy and has given numerous talks to astro societies and other groups.When he is not teaching Fred can be found wandering the moors and fells of the North of England and also in our Theatre bringing you these very exciting talks.