UoN Astro-night

On 11th October 2024, the Uon Astronight team had the privilege of hosting Dr. Bastian Blankenburg for the October astronight, where he made a very insightful presentation on astrotourism with a focus on Kenya. He highlighted some of Kenya's activities in astronomy, such as the Kenya Space Agency Exposition that took place earlier in June, and the recent opening of a Space Museum in Malindi. He also discussed projects like the Nakuja project, which has been successfully developing solid fuel rockets, and astronomy communities such as Kenya Space Society, aimed at bringing together people interested in space.

Dr. Blankenburg shared some of his personal achievements, particularly in astrophotography. He emphasized that astrotourism in Kenya can thrive due to the country's advantageous geographic position referencing the success of other astrotourism efforts, such as the astrofarms in Chile, to illustrate the diversity within the field. Additionally, he mentioned the construction of a launchpad by the Kenya Space Agency as a potential attraction for astrotourism.

Towards the end of his presentation, he touched on the concept of space elevators, which represent a futuristic goal for the astrotourism industry. For more details about the presentation, please find Dr Bastian's blog on our bio.

We appreciate pendakujua and leoskyafrica for participating in the success of the event
Credit to Uon Astronight team for hosting the event

Photography credits: Uon Astronight Team, Angelica Achieng and Sam Ochor

Join us for an unforgettable evening of interactive astronomy talk, featuring breathtaking and unforgettable stargazing sessions, and fan activities by the University of Nairobi Astrophysics and Space Science Group's Night Sky Viewing and Public Outreach (UoN-Astro Night) on *11th Oct 2024* from *4:00pm* at the *SPS Boardroom - Department of Physics.*

The link for registration is on our bio.

Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and prepare for a stellar experience under the stars!

We'd really hoped we would host you tomorrow, but we will be taking a small break from our events until October.

We'll still keep sharing astro content and we hope that we'll see you again in our next event🙏🔭.

Thank you.

We are because of you😌.

We're at it again!🤗

Our upcoming Astro-night will be online on the 4th of July.

We honestly can't wait to host you once more and get to soak in the wealth of knowledge that our speaker Prof. Paul Baki from Technical University of Kenya possesses.

Kindly use the link below to register for the event. Come join us and be part of this astro community in Kenya that we are working to build👫.

See you soon!

https://shorturl.at/eqyAV
Leo Sky Africa
University of Nairobi
Uon Fst

Good times are made together!
We enjoyed hosting you this past month🙃 and look forward to doing this once again🤗!
Stay posted for details on our next event😌.

We cannot say thank you enough for all of you turning up today😁. It was our pleasure.
Many thanks also to Dr. Bastian Blankenburg for his amazing presentation, to Leo Sky Africa for their continuous partnership, and to the University of Nairobi , our home.

Let's do this again!🤗

This month's event is just around the corner! We hope you'll make time to join and explore the intersection of astronomy and computer science with us. 🤗
Kindly RSVP using the link below:
https://forms.gle/Ux9J2ZA68afFokAz7

See you there!😌

Once again, we are overwhelmed with gratitude🤗🌏.

Thank you for turning up and enabling us to create a space for space🔭 enthusiasts to come together. We look forward to hosting you again😌.

Many thanks to our guest Dr B Awuor. His lecture on a physics perspective on our universe was certainly amazing.
We extend our gratitude also to our partners Leo Sky Africa , amateur astronomy society of Kenya and our home institution University of Nairobi .
To many more!!

You are the people that make this event amazing! Getting to meet passionate learners, both new and experienced, is a gift we do not take for granted. Thank you for taking your time to be part of our events, and we hope you've marked this Friday in your calendars!

As is custom🙃, we'll be having another Astro-night on the last Friday of this month (which is this week!). We're excited to host you once again and to offer you a space to learn and share on matters space.
Karibu!!