This event has finished Took place on: Monday, 29th Apr 2024
Boyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly.
We will discuss explanations for its behaviour, from disintegrating comets to alien megastructures, and consider how modern astronomy hunts for the truly unusual objects in the Universe.
For this task, the involvement of large numbers of volunteers - citizen scientists - is essential, for example via the Zooniverse platform, which invites you to participate in classifying galaxies and discovering planets.
The talk will be given by Professor Chris Lintott.
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2024-04-29 2024-04-29 Europe/London Is it Aliens? The Most Unusual Star In The Galaxy Boyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2024/04/29/is-it-aliens-the-most-unusual-star-in-the-galaxy-382667 Conway Hall,25 Red Lion Street,,LondonLocation
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