Astronomy for All 2025/26: Talks at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh

We are delighted to bring back our Royal Observatory Edinburgh talk series: Astronomy for All! Have you ever wondered what is out there in the night sky? Or how you could build a machine to explore behind the stars?

On Tuesdays throughout the autumn & winter months, we're inviting scientists and engineers to share with you what they do, and how it fits into the wider world of astronomy.

These talks are for people with a curiosity about the Universe, and don't assume that you know much (or anything) about the topic before you arrive. They should be suitable for you if you're between 12 and 200 years old and you want to find out more about the science and technology. We also have some special talks off-site at McDonald Road library, keep an eye on our page for their launch!

We're also proud to say that the proceeds from these talks go directly to the Scottish Youth Telescope Network, which is a project to provide outdoor centres across scotland with astronomical equipment and training.

PLEASE NOTE: These are sit-down talks in a lecture theatre, they do not include access to any of the historical areas of the observatory and they are not tours or stargazing events.

Info: Taming the Twinkle: Adaptive Optics in Modern Astronomy

Info: Space Telescopes and Star Clusters

Info: Galaxy Evolution: Looking 13 billion years in the past

Info: Systems Engineering and ANDES

Info: Brown Dwarfs: when planets go rogue

Info: James Webb: Unveiling the Hidden Cosmos

Info: Mighty MIGHTEE: A radio view on the evolution of galaxies

Info: Stellar streams in the Milky Way

Info: Astrobiology

Info: Double, double, toil and trouble: how to build galaxies from scratch

Info: A night in the life of a (modern) astronomer

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