Lovell Lecture – PLATO: Discovering Earth-like planets around other stars
| Dates: | 5 February 2015 |
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| Times: | 19:30 - 21:00 |
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| What is it: | Lecture |
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| Organiser: | Jodrell Bank |
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| How much: | 8.00
/ 6.00 |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Current University students, Post 16, Secondary schools |
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| Speaker: | Professor Andrew Norton |
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The European Space Agency will launch its ‘PLATO’ satellite mission in 2024. PLATO will survey vast areas of the sky for long periods of time, gathering a huge amount of information on the light coming from stars. Its aim will be to identify stars like our own Sun that may have Earth-like planets in Earth-like orbits around them. These so-called ‘exoplanets’ will then become prime candidates for detecting signs of extraterrestrial life. Professor Andrew Norton will explain how exoplanets are discovered, how the PLATO mission will be unique and the scientific discoveries it will uncover.
Pre-lecture dining is available in the Planet Pavilion Café. Our award winning cafe will be serving delicious pre-lecture dinners. Why not indulge in an evening treat? Sittings are at 6.00pm, 6.15pm 6.30pm & 6.45pm. Space is limited to 50 people. Menu – book either one course or two
- Lemon and thyme linguine, roasted fennel £10.95
- Roasted collar of cheshire pork with a caramelised onion and potato mash and thyme jus. £14.50
- Smoked Pollock risotto with a soft poached egg £12.95
- Desserts choose on the night £6.95
Please email planetpavilioncafe@gmail.com to make a booking enquiry. Please note that space is limited to 50 people. The cafe will be reserved for those who have booked pre-lecture dinner, but takeaway light refreshments will be available for non diners. Pre-booking required however lecture tickets are non refundable.
For tickets call 01477 571766
Price: 8.00
Concessions: 6.00
Speaker
Professor Andrew Norton
Organisation: The Open University
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