Last year we
were bombarded with an alarming news that world will end in 2012. But is it
really true? What are the facts ? Does the things we knew about it enough to
calm us down? But hey it’s already 2012! Why don’t we visit The NIDO SCIENCE
DISCOVERY CENTER and learn altogether what it is with the supposedly
apocalypse? And let’s hear and see what Physics and Astrophysics have to say
about the end of the world.
The NIDO
SCIENCE DISCOVERY SCIENCE together with PHILIPPINE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
presents NATIONAL ASTRONOMY WEEK- 2012:
THE UNIVERSE SURVIVES
International
guest speakers like Dr. Reinabelle Reyes (University of Chicago),Mr.George
Martin (International Planetarium Society) are just some of the speakers
invited for the upcoming ASTRONOMY COVENTION SEMINAR to be held at The Nido
Science Discovery Center.
I’ve been
here the past year with my kids, with a purpose to have them learn more about
the world around us. For me it is really but beneficial that we as parents
encourage our kids to be more curious on what’s happening in the world around
us. We are the first ones who should be eager so as to encourage them more and
have them aware of what’s happening with world. So after the launch I will
schedule to have a visit here again at The NIDO SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTER with
my kids because this is another learning experience they haven’t discover yet.
So to let
you guys in on what the International Speakers will conduct in these series of
Symposia, here are some of the facts that they’ll discuss:
In some quarters, 2012
evokes a harrowing vision of the end of the world. Speculations grounded on
religious and similar perspectives have a long provenance. Part of the
symposium will focus on what Physics and AstroPhysics have to say about the end
of the world as we know it.
Only Planets Mercury
and Venus can pass between the Earth and the Sun. These events are called
TRANSITS, during which we see these planets appearing as circular black dots
appear to slowly move across the Sun’s face. Although Transits of mercury
happen about 13 times each century, transits of Venus are rare. They occur in
pairs separated by 8 years, following thereafter the next pairs occurs more
than a century later.
On June 6 this year,
Venus transits the Sun for the last time until the year 2117. In the past, the
transits were very important , as they were used to calculate the distance
between the Earth and the Sun. Today, we have no need of this method. However,
the rarity of these events and the colorful history of their observation
capture public attention.
The Speakers:
Dr. Reinabelle Reyes
will tackle “The Birth and Death of the Milky Way. She will tell and use the
latest cosmological simulations to tell the story of how galaxies in the
Universe have formed over the last ten billion years and how our own Milky Way
galaxy will meet its end a “mere” 3 billion years from now.
Mr. George Martin
He will discuss an
out-of-the-world topic- “A little Black Dot: The Transit of Venus”.
Reading this
information excites me because all along we knew everything there is to know
about our dear planet and how the other affects its existence. Though my kids
will be too young comprehend all these,
I still think it will contribute a lot in terms of knowledge, who knows later
on their education , they will somehow use these knowledge.
Don’t forget to visit The Nido
Science Discovery Center located at G/F Southside Entertainment Hall, SM MALL
of ASIA, Pasay City. Call 5562193 for more information.
SEMINAR SCHEDULES are as follows:
February 18, 2012 – 4:30pm-830pm
Symposium / 9:00pm-10:30pm Star Gazing
February 24, 2012 – 6:00-8:30pm
Symposium / 9-10pm Star gazing
February 25, 2012 4:00pm-8:30pm
Symposium
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