Travels in Time and Space

Booking will close on Friday 16th January 2026 at 12 noon.

Due to limited resources we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date.

TRAVELS IN TIME AND SPACW

Wednesday evenings 6.30 - 8.30 p.m. for six weeks: 21st January to 25th February 2026.

This course will take place in the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Room 1S05.

This new course will explore wide-ranging topics in astronomy and space science, travelling through time from the development of calendars and timekeeping to the latest research into some of the cosmos’s most exciting objects, and journeying across space from the planets and moons of our solar system to the very edge of the known Universe. Each class will feature a different theme which will expand on those covered in previous courses.

Tutor : Brian Kelly

Brian was formerly City Astronomer for Dundee at the Mills Observatory.

A graduate of Edinburgh University, he joined the public education team at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh in 1985 before moving to the Mills Observatory in Dundee in 1990. At the Mills, Brian introduced thousands of visitors to the night sky through public observing sessions and planetary shows, and provided regular astronomy features for the Courier and Radio Tay.

Brian continues to give regular talks and lectures on various aspects of astronomy and space science and likes to spend clear nights with a telescope, binoculars or just the eye alone, exploring the universe for himself.

Course code : 09 209

Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com

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