Name: Observing the Brightest Objects in the Universe
Start: 2026-03-05T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-05T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Mexborough Church Hall

Observing the Brightest Objects in the Universe

Join us for a journey through the universe's brightest wonders, a talk by Dr Vicky Fawcett
About this Event

This hybrid meeting is also available via Zoom

, "Observing the Brightest Objects in the Universe,"

Dr. Victoria (Vicky) Fawcettexplores the nature and evolution of quasars, which are extremely luminous galaxies powered by supermassive black holes.Dr. Fawcett is an observational astronomer and a 2025 Caroline Herschel Prize winner who has recently transitioned to a fellowship at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Germany

Dr Vicky Fawcett is an Astronomer at Newcastle University, where she researches quasars: extremely bright galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. She is part of two major spectroscopic surveys: the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and the Multi-Object Optical and Near-IR Spectrograph (MOONS). She is also very involved in scientific outreach and has recently accepted a fellowship position at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Germany.