Hubbub Over Hubble at Queen’s

Lars Lindberg Christensen, the chief communicator for the Hubble Space Telescope, will be delivering a talk on the iconic project which has helped open up new worlds to scientists since it was launched in 1990.

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is considered one of the most successful astronomical projects of all time, delivering super- sharp images and high quality spectrographs of objects out to the edge of the universe.

“Astronomers are lucky scientists,” Terry Mosel, from the Irish Astronomical Association, said.

“Their telescopes do not only produce results of great scientific value but also of eye-catching beauty and artistic potential.

“This talk aims to also show how Hubble has built a bridge between science and art.

“The lecture is aimed at both the general public and the professional and amateur astronomical community, and will feature some of the most stunning astronomical photographs ever taken,” he said.

The lecture, Adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope, will be held at the Larmour Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, QUB, April 2 at 7.30pm.Admission is free, but by ticket only, obtainable from the Irish Astronomical Association: www.irishastro.org

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