(Huggins is the second building on the right as one goes up University Avenue (opposite the gymnasium). Enter by the corner door to the right of the main entrance. Once inside, enter the stairwell on your immediate right and go up one floor. Then keep right!)
Doug Pitcairn is an excellent speaker, with a passion for astronomy. He teaches “Architecture 1200, Science of the Built Environment”, a course that he developed for the School of Architecture at Dalhousie University. Doug also teaches introductory astronomy classes at Saint Mary’s University. He and Dave Lane are often guests on CBC’s Maritime Noon Phone-in on the topic of astronomy. Doug’s other interests include cycling in the Annapolis Valley, photography, music, writing, acoustics, gardening, and cooking.
This will be Doug’s second presentation to MAG. Two years ago this month his topic was “Ordinary Extraordinary Stars of the Milky Way”.
Abstract:
A dictionary describes the word “Edge” as a noun meaning “the outside limit of an object, area or surface.”
Human beings have a tendency to compartmentalize their physical surroundings. We draw lines between regions of everything from the surface of this planet, to the skin on our bodies. These boundaries create edges, which upon closer examination may be more in our minds than in physical reality.
This talk will examine a few of the edges of well known objects in the universe. We will see that where one thing stops, and the next starts, is often a matter of opinion…