Monthly Members’ Night - second Wednesday of each month except January.

Tonight - A presentation, followed by informal chat over tea or coffee. Telescope viewing possible afterwards depending on weather and availablilty of scope operators.

Tonight’s Talk

Life in the Solar System:

ICY MOONS and ALIEN OCEANS.

Speaker: Jonathan Park (from Hamilton Astronomical Society)

Tonight we voyage to the frozen worlds orbiting Jupiter, Saturn and beyond to explore the secret oceans hidden beneath their icy crusts. We’ll ask whether these subsurface seas could support life - not humans, but hardy microbes - and whether past conditions might have allowed life to begin. You’ll see what those oceans might be like: their temperature, salinity, energy sources, and how similar or different they are from Earth’s oceans. Images and animations will help us compare environments and make this a fun visual experience. Fun fact: the total number of ocean worlds in the Solar System is likely to be over 14!