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Welcome to Public Engagement at the Institute of Astronomy! Use the links below to explore our outreach activities, including our weekly public open evenings and opportunities for community groups and schools.

The 2020-21 observing season will run between 7th October 2020 and 31 March 2021. For the foreseeable future, our weekly Wednesday open evenings will be happening online only. You will be able to join the events -- consisting of a public talk and stargazing -- at our YouTube channel. 

If you're here for the public open evening on Wednesday 7th October, you can watch it here.

Here is our list of upcoming talks.

Public Open Evenings at: Wednesday Public Open Evenings

Wednesday Public Open Evenings

The Institute of Astronomy is open every Wednesday evening 7 - 9pm between October and March. Entrance is free, and there is no need to book (unless your group has more than 15 people). Each evening consists of a 30 minute public talk about astronomy, followed by (weather dependent!) stargazing.

Public Open Evenings
For Schools at: For schools

For schools

We would be happy to provide astronomy outreach for your school -- either an astronomer can visit your school, or we can arrange for your group to visit our department. We can offer a range of presentations and activities suituble for all key stages. If you think you might be interested, please get in touch!

For Schools
Community Groups at: For community groups (including brownies, cubs, etc.)

For community groups (including brownies, cubs, etc.)

We are able to accept bookings for community groups to visit the Institute. The visit would consist of an age-appropriate astronomy talk, followed by either some stargazing (weather dependent!), or a tour of our antique telescopes. We are happy to accomodate earlier visits for younger groups of cubs or brownies.

Community Groups
Media requests at: Media Requests

Media Requests

We are happy to accomodate media requests, and can provide expert commentary on any recent astronomical discoveries and and upcoming observable events in the night sky. Please contact a member of our outreach team for more information!

Media requests

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