Lecture, Conway Hall, Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026 - 19:00

The Sky at Night, Tonight: A New View of the Changing Sky

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory illuminated at night under a sky filled with the Milky Way galaxy

On a remote mountain top in Chile, scanning the sky with the largest astronomical camera ever built, the Vera Rubin Observatory is conducting the deepest and most sensitive survey of the sky yet. This lecture will cover whatever it’s found in the previous week, from supernovae to asteroids, giving us a glimpse of science in action.

Professor Chris Lintott

Professor Chris Lintott

Gresham Professor of Astronomy

Professor Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, and a Research Fellow at New College.

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