Forwarded from AstroSoc at Birmingham University:


Dear All,

Our next public talk is to take place on Thursday 21st Feb.

The 9th "Patrick Moore" lecture
www.talkandtelescope.org.uk

Dr Martin Hendry (University of Glasgow)

"Did we really land on the Moon?"

OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

The talk starts at 7:30pm on Thursday 21st February
Poynting Physics S02 (LLT)

Snacks and tea in the Study lounge from 7pm before the talk

If clear, sky viewing with telescopes with the help of Astrosoc
members after the talk

Talk synopsis:

Did Neil Armstrong really walk on the Moon? Almost 40 years on from
Apollo
11 a surprising number of people believe that Armstrong's famous "One
small step" was an elaborate hoax, filmed in secret here on Earth.
Conspiracy theorists point to a range of "evidence" to support their
claim: waving flags, strange shadows, no stars in the sky, deadly
solar
radiation. In this talk, using real Apollo video footage and a series
of
simple demonstrations, we will take a closer look at the science
behind
"moon hoax" claims, and ask whether we really did land on the Moon.


This series of talks is funded by STFC http://www.scitech.ac.uk/,
(Public
Understanding of Science grant), and is organised by the School of
Physics
and Astronomy http://www.ph.bham.ac.uk and the Astronomical Society
of UoB
AstroSoc http://www.astrosoc.org.uk)


For more information about our outreach activities visit:
www.talkandtelescope.org.uk