For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
A total lunar eclipse occurred on 8th November and it was visible from the Pacific and some parts of north America. The totality lasted for 84 minutes, 58 seconds. During the totality the Moon took on a reddish glow, as it reflected light that had passed through the Earth’s atmosphere. Read More …
The Moon partially covered the solar disc on Tuesday 25 October. The duration of the eclipse was 1 hour and 43 mins with the maximum occurring at 10:56am. JHI staff and students observed the eclipse in many ways as shown in the pictures of the post. Photos by: Megan Argo Read More …
Prof. Ward-Thompson, Director of the JHI, is an expert on the star forming region of the “pillars of creation” in the Eagle Nebula, having observed the region many times in the past. He was interviewed by Space.com about the new images obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope and he Read More …
Prof Katherine Joy, University of Manchester Tuesday 4 October, 6.30pm | Darwin Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire | Free entry Abstract: The Moon is an archive of impact cratering in the Solar System throughout the past 4.5 billion years. The lunar impact record itself is controversial with several different Read More …
On Thursday September 29th the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory appeared on the BBC1 programme ‘Antiques Road Trip’. The show has antiques experts competing to earn the most money from an antiques auction. As an interlude, one of the presenters visits a site of local interest. Thursday’s programme was partly based in Preston, Read More …
During an observing session at the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory on Friday 12th August, Graham McLoughlin from the Preston and District Astronomical Society (PADAS) managed to capture the Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 with over two hours of exposure with a William Optics 61mm APO telescope and ZWO ASI533MC cooled camera. This Read More …
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has won an award in recognition of its efforts to promote physics through community outreach projects. UCLan’s Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI) for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy won the Departmental Culture Change Award at the inaugural Ogden Outreach Awards. Held at The Royal Society, the Read More …
JHI PhD student Alexia Lopez featured in the BBC Four documentary “Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies“, episode 2 “Going Big“, presented by Prof. Jim Al-Khalili. Alexia discussed her discovery of A Giant Arc on the Sky with Jim. The Giant Arc appears as an enormous, nearly symmetrical, crescent of galaxies in the remote universe. Read More …
Jeremiah Horrocks Public Lecture Series “Neutrino Oscillations: Past, present, and future” Professor Costas Andreopoulos Tuesday 7 June, 6.30pm | Harrington Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire | Free entry Abstract: Neutrinos are the most abundant massive particles in the universe, but they possess an ethereal nature that makes it notoriously Read More …
An international team of astronomers, including those from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), have today unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. The announcement provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable Read More …