[Astro] [CAPT] Astro seminar Wed 15th Jan 15:45 C4 -- Dan Brown (Nottingham Trent)

[Luke Conaboy]

Hi all,

our first astronomy seminar of the term will be given by Dan Brown, talking about archaeo-astronomy and public engagement. The seminar will be in C4.

Post-seminar refreshments will be wine and cheese.

Timings are as usual:

- lunch at Lakeside, leaving CAPT ~12:30 (subsidised for a limited number of students -- let me know before the end of the day tomorrow)
- meet the speaker for postgrads at 15:00, finishing at 15:30
- seminar at 15:45 in C5/C4
- post-seminar wine and cheese at 16:45

This seminar will be conducted in person only.

Best,
Jesse and Luke

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Exploring and Communicating Skyscapes - The case of Gardom's Edge and King Arthur's Hall

During prehistoric times standing stones acted as markers or highlighted alignments. Rarely did they highlight the Sun location through their shadows. This presentation will introduce a standing stone at Gardom’s Edge in the Peak District, UK, erected 2,500 – 1,500 BC. Its unusual shape shows an alignment along North-South with a tilted flat north-facing side that allows the stone to become one with its own shadow thereby empowering it. Our work is grounded in skyscape archaeology and landscape phenomenology. It uses 3D scanning for a holistic immersive virtual engagement with the site through which we can communicate astronomy to the public.

Our recent work at King Arthur's Hall will further outline the impact we have in communicating skyscapes but also exploring them in an immersive planetarium show framed by wider activities.

For more information, see the Nottingham Trent Observatory's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/trentobservatory

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