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Public outreach

If you are interested in learning more about astrophysics, the Institue of Astronomy hosts a range of different outreach activities. They are both entertaining and educational: everyone should get involved!

Public observing

There is an public open evening every Wednesday during the winter season. You may expect a talk and, weather permitting, observing using the Institute's historic telescopes as well as some more modern telescopes courtesy of the Cambridge Astronomical Association. I have given a talks on solar neutrinos, the Earth's gravity, detecting gravitational waves in space and the Big Bang.

Open afternoon

The Institute also opens its doors every year as part of the Cambridge Science Festival; the IoA open afternoon has activities for all the family. I made a gravitational wave wordsearch for the 2013 event.

AstroPod

There is also a monthly podcast produced by the Institute's graduate students: AstroPod. This features all the latest astronomy news, interviews with research scientists, historical stories and things to look out for in the sky at night. There is also a joke of the month, but you may want to skip that… Episodes can be downloaded for free from the website or via iTunes.