"Living in the Sun's Atmosphere"

By Dr. Lucie Green, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, U.K. 

Monday December 8th 2008 at 8:00pm

Dr. Lucie Green is well known from her many appearances on BBC's Sky at Night program.  She is also the co-presenter of the BBC/Open University astronomy program "Stardate"

In this lecture she will talk about the way the Sun, our nearest neighbour, affects our daily lives.  Dr. Green will examine the threats posed by coronal mass ejections and solar flares.  Solar flares were first observed in 1859 by Richard Christopher Carrington and Richard Hodgson and have since been observed from stars outside our solar system.  They typically take 5 days to reach earth but depending on the intensity can take as little as 15 minutes.  She will also show how utterly dependant we are on the Sun for our very existence, as is all life on Earth. Dr Green studied Astrophysics in Sussex University before going to Mullard Space Science Laboratory.  She is a frequent contributor to BBC's Sky at Night.

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          Admission: € 7 (€ 5 members and concessions)
                                          

This lecture is also available to members nationwide on DVD, which you can order by credit card online HERE or by calling (01) 847 0777 (alternatively post a cheque or postal order to: December 2008 DVD, Astronomy Ireland, PO. Box 2888, Dublin 5.) As a sample, a low-resolution version will be available FREE on this website. DVDs of this and past lectures are just €7 each (add €5 for P&P for any number of DVDs).