Astronomy On Tap is coming to London! Astronomy on Tap features free accessible and engaging astronomy talks by professional astronomers. Join us at Forked River Brewing company at 7:30pm on June 22nd. Due to limited space, seating is only available for the first 50 people.

Our speakers will be Professors Sarah Gallagher and Stan Metchev from Western University. Afterwards there will be trivia and prizes! After the talks, join the members of the London Centre Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for a star party! Members will set up their telescopes in our parking lot and share their passion of the night sky by inviting the public to look through at the available celestial objects. (Weather permitting of course!)

Things That Go Burp in the Dark by Professor Sarah Gallagher

Every big galaxy (including our Milky Way!) has a supermassive black hole at its centre. These black holes grow by eating the gas and stars within their reach. Not everything winds up in the belly of the black hole though – some of it gets shot out into space. Come hear about the cosmic “burps” of supermassive black holes and what they do to the galaxies they live in.

Where the Alien Things Are by Professor Stan Metchev

NASA has just reported the discovery of organic matter on Mars. Within three years space telescopes may offer the first shot at detecting life outside the Solar System. And, there’s a chance humanity will send its first interstellar mission in the next couple of decades. … Really?! Come by and let’s sort out the propaganda from the facts with the help of some beer.

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