Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin - News Notes 16th February
Notes on the Run:
Thanks to our members who manned the Parking at the Black Opal Stakes last weekend. A miserable weekend for standing outside but the results for our Club are priceless. There are several community activities coming up which we can get our teeth into. In the meantime, enjoy the week and I will see you on Thursday at the Golf Club.
Remember the following week our meeting is at the Red Shed café – Russell will announce the details.
P. Warrick. (per Ed.)
Last Week’s Meeting:
The Age of Astronomy is Now!
So says Tony Muscio who spoke at this week’s meeting. Tony kindly travelled up from Neriga where he lives to deliver a mind-bending talk on the Golden Age of Cosmology. We heard about the detection of Gravitational Waves, about Neutrino Cosmology, about Precision Mapping of the Cosmic Background and about Infrared imaging. To know more on the subject look for the Podcast “Space Nuts” by Fred Watson.
On the question of who or what designed the Universe it was suggested that it may be that there is no designer or that God designed everything. On either suggestion there is no clear evidence we are left to expand our minds to try and grasp the significance of it all…
Michael Rabey
Tony describing the ways of observing gravitational waves
We are the third dot from the left........
Tony recommended this site to see up to date discussions about Cosmology.
Next meeting:
Date: Thurs.
Event:
Club member to Introduce, Thank and send write up to Bulletin editor.
12th March
Lunch at Golf Club – Russell in Chair
Russell presentation- Antarctica or Bust.
Bill
19th March
Social lunch
Red Shed at 12.30
26th March
Lunch at Royal Golf Club
Phil Domaschenz – CEO of the Nusa Tengarra Association
John -toast and thanks.
2nd April
Golf Club with Eric in the Chair
Stephen will be talking about "Closing in on the once Invincible"
John to thanks Speaker, Notes for Bulletin and Toast.
Thought for the Week
And remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort
to go hand in hand.
E.K. Brough
Joke for the Week
Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building? Of course, the Empire State Building cant jump.
