{"id":1238,"date":"2014-09-30T16:54:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T16:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:57:46","slug":"pythagorean-astronomy-astrocamp-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2014\/09\/30\/pythagorean-astronomy-astrocamp-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Pythagorean Astronomy: AstroCamp 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"byline\">Chris North<\/div>\n<p>Autumn and spring are the time of year when you typically find star parties &#8211; groups of astronomers meeting to do some stargazing, share hints and tips, and generally socialise. One of the friendliest I&#8217;ve been to is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/astrocamp.awesomeastronomy.com\/\">AstroCamp&#8221;<\/a>, which meets twice a year at a campsite on the outskirts of Cwmdu, between Brecon and Abergavenny. I visited AstroCamp in September 2014, and chatted to a few of the astronomers there.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1238-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.astro.cf.ac.uk\/~spxcen\/Sep2014_AstroCamp_PHYSX.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.cf.ac.uk\/~spxcen\/Sep2014_AstroCamp_PHYSX.mp3\">http:\/\/www.astro.cf.ac.uk\/~spxcen\/Sep2014_AstroCamp_PHYSX.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From beginners to experienced observers, and from near and far, everyone was having a great time looking at the clear skies. One of the people featured in the recording is Jenifer Millard, a 3rd year undergraduate here in the School of Physics and Astronomy, who over the last few years has advanced from novice astronomer to experienced stargazer &#8211; largely thanks to AstroCamp. You can read\u00a0<a title=\"The Astronomer \u2013 An Unexpected Journey\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2014\/09\/30\/the-astronomer-an-unexpected-journey-2\/\">Jeni&#8217;s account<\/a>\u00a0of this year&#8217;s AstroCamp experience.<\/p>\n<p>You can hear a cut-down version of this interview as part of the latest episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhysphillips.co.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/\">Pythagoras&#8217; Trousers.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris North Autumn and spring are the time of year when you typically find star parties &#8211; groups of astronomers meeting to do some stargazing, share hints and tips, and generally socialise. 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