Gaia in the UK

Taking the Galactic Census

Calendar of Gaia outreach activities - 2013

Date

Event

Participants

 

Gaia Launch media events (UK, several)

Professor Gerry Gilmore and other members of Gaia team

Watch clips:

Gaia spacecraft: A billion pixels for a billion stars

European Space Agency camera to create 3D map of Milky Way

Listen to:

Gerry Gilmore talk about Gaia (BBC Radio 4 Inside Science)

Dr Ross Burgon explain the role of CCDs (BBC Radio 4 Inside Science)

Gaia space mission ready to launch BBC News interview with Gerry Gilmore

19 December

Gaia Launch – media coverage

Many of the Gaia team

18 December

Talk at Institute of Astronomy public evening, University of Cambridge

Dr Anna Hourihane and Dr Heather Campbell

26 November

Gaia press conference, Royal Astronomical Society, London

 

October

Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge

Dr Anna Hourihane and Dr Heather Campbell

29 October

e2v Industries, Chelsmford

Professor Gerry Gilmore

29 OctoberCambridge University Astronomical SocietyProfessor Gerry Gilmore
19 SeptemberCambridge Astronomical  Association 

26 June

Teacher Continuing Professional Development (CPD) day, Birmingham

Professor Gerry Gilmore

15 June

Webb Society, Cambridge

Professor Gerry Gilmore

25 May

Wysing Art Gallery, Cambridge

Professor Gerry Gilmore

20 February

Liverpool John Moores University

Professor Gerry Gilmore