# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Meet the Herschels: the first modern astronomers

A lot of what we think of as modern astronomy – survey science, the search for life on other planets, data science, to name a few – were pioneered more than 200 years ago by William and Caroline Herschel. In this talk I’ll explore how this provincial musician and his housekeeper sister became leading lights in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.

This Hybrid meeting is also available via Zoom

Our speaker, Sue Bowler is Editor of the Royal Astronomical Society’s members magazine and an enthusiast for planetary (and exoplanetary) science. She worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory before her degrees and afterwards in geosciences research before moving to New Scientist, where she took charge of the Earth, planets and heliosphere. She then taught at the University of Leeds for 20 years, while also editing science magazines and writing. She makes the most of the RAS community and meetings to keep abreast of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, solid-Earth geophysics, solar-terrestrial, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, data science, SETI, multimessenger observations...
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mexborough/meet-the-herschels-the-first-modern-astronomers/200029612006743
- **Event Categories**: meetups, music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mexborough
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 58A Church Street, S64 0ER Mexborough, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 53.49261
- **long**: -1.27742
- **full address**: 58A Church Street, S64 0ER Mexborough, United Kingdom, 58 Church Street, Mexborough, S64 0, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers being held?
  - **A:** Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers takes place on Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 58A Church Street, S64 0ER Mexborough, United Kingdom, 58 Church Street, Mexborough, S64 0, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers?
  - **A:** Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers is organized by Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mexborough, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Meet the Herschels: The First Modern Astronomers sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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