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Science Live at Jodrell Bank

The day is led by Astronomer, broadcaster and author Dr Ian Morrison
Look at

• Historic background to Telescopes;
  
• The development of Science in space;
  
• The Surface coatings of telescopes;
  
• Activities for Gifted and Talented science pupils;
  
• Receiver Laboratories
  
• The benefits of different types of cooling (Physics);
  
• Visit and use to the Seven Metre Telescope;
  
• Discover how to weigh a Galaxy;
  
• Explore Hydra Dopla Shifts;
  
• Guided Tour of the Lovell Control Room & Atomic Clock;
  
• Visit to the Lovell Observatory Control Room;
  
• Explore the High Resolution telescope, the Merlin network and Earth Rotational Aperture Synthesis;
  
• The V.L.B.I. Room and Fibre Optical Laboratories;
  
• Science behind ‘THE BIG BANG’;
  
• The Evolution of the Galaxy

Cost: FREE, including materials, cd-rom and copies of latest research materials, free on-site parking

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