A very busy afternoon indeed. Was near front of queue so didn't wait too long to see Brian Cox, then went into the next room to see Brian May and Patrick Moore.
Rushed out of there to get a seat for the session 4 afternoon lectures which in my opinion was the best session of the whole two days.
So that's it! Another Astrofest finished. Thoroughly enjoyable, especially today (Saturday).
Saturday 5 February 2011
Astrofest 2011 Day 2: In the queue for the book sigining
People are already queuing up for the book signing so have jumped in the queue!
The queue has apparently gone all the way down the stairs to the basement!
The queue has apparently gone all the way down the stairs to the basement!
Astrofest 2011: Day 2
In contrast to the Friday I have always found Saturday at Astrofest to be quite manic. It all started when astronomy now start deciding to host signing sessions around lunchtime. It all really kicked off in 2007 when Brian May, Chris Lintott and Patrick Moore were invited along to promote their book 'Bang!'. The queues went from three flights of stairs from the top floor where the book signing took place all the way down to the basement. Ever since then a special guest would be invited along to sign books. This year is no exception, not only Brian Cox and Patrick Moore will be there but now Brian May will also be there. He will be promoting a unique conference where there will be a whole host of famous guests relating to astronomy, spaceflight, Human endeavour, art and music.
It's called the Starmus Festival and will be hosted on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Anyway, it's going to be a busy day and will have to queue up early in order to not wait too long to get my book signed.
It's called the Starmus Festival and will be hosted on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Anyway, it's going to be a busy day and will have to queue up early in order to not wait too long to get my book signed.
Friday 4 February 2011
Astrofest 2011 Day 1: End of the day
Overall it's been a very good day. Attended the lectures in the morning and walked about the trade stands in the afternoon.
The trade stands have been very busy between lectures and should be even busier tomorrow. A bit disappointed that one or two trade stands that regularly exhibit were not in attendance this year.
Looking forward to tomorrow when Brian Cox, Patrick Moore and another special guest will be signing books.
The trade stands have been very busy between lectures and should be even busier tomorrow. A bit disappointed that one or two trade stands that regularly exhibit were not in attendance this year.
Looking forward to tomorrow when Brian Cox, Patrick Moore and another special guest will be signing books.
Astrofest 2011: Day One
Looking forward to the day. I am attending the first morning session. There a change of layout with one or two of the trade stands this year. Widescreen are on the ground floor replacing Telescope House who cant make it this year.
I don't have a shopping list this year but you never know at these events as there is always one or two bargains around if you can spot them.
I don't have a shopping list this year but you never know at these events as there is always one or two bargains around if you can spot them.
Sunday 30 January 2011
Countdown to Astrofest 2011
This coming Friday and Saturday 4th and 5th February sees the ever popular European Astrofest at Kensington town centre, High Street Kensington. This year promises to be another action packed event.
The lecture topics include biographies (Fred Hoyle, Arthur Stanley Eddington), archeoastronmy, cosmology, lunar geology, spaceflight (Apollo), Mars, Near Earth Asteroids and even a comedienne!
This year also promises to be interesting as Brian Cox particle physicist and astronomer will be giving a talk saturday afternoon entitled "Recreating the early Universe", no doubt talking about the Large Hadron Collider. He will also be signing copies of his book "Wonders of the Solar System" during lunchtime on the Saturday. Going by past signing sessions from notable guest speakers like Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott and Brian May it probably is a good idea to queue up early to avoid the long queue to get your book signed. I believe Patrick Moore will also be there signing his latest book "Data Book of Astronomy".
There will be the usual plethora of trade stands strewn across three floors displaying plenty of equipment and gadgets, so there is always the opportunity to grab a bargain or two.
The lecture topics include biographies (Fred Hoyle, Arthur Stanley Eddington), archeoastronmy, cosmology, lunar geology, spaceflight (Apollo), Mars, Near Earth Asteroids and even a comedienne!
This year also promises to be interesting as Brian Cox particle physicist and astronomer will be giving a talk saturday afternoon entitled "Recreating the early Universe", no doubt talking about the Large Hadron Collider. He will also be signing copies of his book "Wonders of the Solar System" during lunchtime on the Saturday. Going by past signing sessions from notable guest speakers like Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott and Brian May it probably is a good idea to queue up early to avoid the long queue to get your book signed. I believe Patrick Moore will also be there signing his latest book "Data Book of Astronomy".
There will be the usual plethora of trade stands strewn across three floors displaying plenty of equipment and gadgets, so there is always the opportunity to grab a bargain or two.
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