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About this course

• £10.00
• Tutor: Martin, 5 sessions
• Age: Approx 8+
• Description: "November 10 The Winter Sky Here is a chance to take a tour of the night sky during the winter months, learning how to find the Plough and the North Star. Discover what stars can be seen in the winter sky and their myths and legends. Then discover if there are any planets or meteor showers visible this winter. November 17 Women Astronomers Few people realise just how much women have contributed to astronomy. Astronomy is seen as a male dominated science, yet over the last 4,000 years women have made many of the most important discoveries in astronomy - only for men to take all the credit! This is the women’s story. November 24 Women on the Moon No women have been to the Moon yet but there are many craters on the Moon named after women. Here is a look at some of the famous women astronomers who have craters on the Moon named after them December 1 The Barwell Meteorite ‘Twas the night before Christmas… and the festive season of 1965 would be like no other when, above the small Leicestershire village of Barwell, a very large turkey size meteorite was about to crash from the sky. This is the amazing story of the Barwell Meteorite. December 8 The Star of Bethlehem It is a star that most people have heard of, yet we know virtually nothing about it. Was it a miracle, was it a myth or was it a genuine astronomical event? This is an astronomer’s view of what the Star of Bethlehem could have been."Following on from the previous block looking at the A-Z of constellations the children will have a chance to put that knowledge to the test and to find the constellations in the winter sky. There is still a shortage of women becoming astronomers, here are two presentations that show how women have contributed in the past and maybe this might encourage girls to become astronomers. Its not Christmas without a look at two Christmas astronomy stories.