The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is marking the anniversary of the launch of the most powerful telescope ever made with a free public lecture 🪐🔭
Since its launch from Guiana Space Centre on Christmas day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has been amazing the world with its technological brilliance and revolutionary science.
The University’s Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy will welcome Dr Pamela Klaassen, from the UK Astronomy Centre in Edinburgh, to deliver the lecture. Dr Klaassen will talk about the JWST journey, making stops at construction, launch, and commissioning, before arriving at some of the science already achieved with this amazing space telescope.The event will take place on Wednesday 7 December from 6.30pm to 8pm at Darwin Lecture Theatre in Marsh Lane.
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