IAS Public Talk - Cassini: Saturn Up Close
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Nine years ago this September, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft dived into Saturn on purpose. On Monday 16 November, we look back at what it taught us.
For our November public talk, the Irish Astronomical Society is delighted to welcome Kevin Nolan, Lecturer in Physics at TU Dublin, who will present “Cassini” at 7:30pm at our usual venue in Beech Hill, UCD. Free and open to all. The talk will also be available via webinar.
Saturn is just past opposition in our skies, and this talk explores the history of our engagement with the ringed planet through Pioneer and Voyager, culminating with Cassini. Spectacular images of the planet, its rings and its myriad moons will be examined, providing answers to long-held questions and raising even more intriguing mysteries. Future missions will tackle those mysteries, such as NASA’s Dragonfly to Titan and a proposed ESA mission to Enceladus under its Voyage 2050 plan.
It is a visually beautiful talk, suitable for expert and non-expert alike.
About the speaker: Kevin Nolan is a Lecturer in Physics at TU Dublin and a PhD candidate working on software for ESA’s INTEGRAL space probe. He is the author of the popular-science book Mars, a Cosmic Stepping Stone.
Full details: https://irishastrosoc.ie/event/cassini_nov2026/
For our November public talk, the Irish Astronomical Society is delighted to welcome Kevin Nolan, Lecturer in Physics at TU Dublin, who will present “Cassini” at 7:30pm at our usual venue in Beech Hill, UCD. Free and open to all. The talk will also be available via webinar.
Saturn is just past opposition in our skies, and this talk explores the history of our engagement with the ringed planet through Pioneer and Voyager, culminating with Cassini. Spectacular images of the planet, its rings and its myriad moons will be examined, providing answers to long-held questions and raising even more intriguing mysteries. Future missions will tackle those mysteries, such as NASA’s Dragonfly to Titan and a proposed ESA mission to Enceladus under its Voyage 2050 plan.
It is a visually beautiful talk, suitable for expert and non-expert alike.
About the speaker: Kevin Nolan is a Lecturer in Physics at TU Dublin and a PhD candidate working on software for ESA’s INTEGRAL space probe. He is the author of the popular-science book Mars, a Cosmic Stepping Stone.
Full details: https://irishastrosoc.ie/event/cassini_nov2026/
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Where is it happening?
L.M.I. Main Building, Beech Hill Road, Dublin, County Dublin, D04 P7W1, Ireland
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