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Weirdness of light: a visit to the Synchrotron (by Guy Palmer)

Apr 012019
 

The Weirdness of Light class visited the Synchrotron and an interesting time was had by all. Thanks to Pam Jenkins for the idea and to Chris Livingstone for the photo.

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Collaborative writing
Other stories by our members
Cooking
Craft
First nations
Golf
Jazz appreciation
Life changing events in history
Painting and drawing
Poetry through the ages
Other poems by our members
Renewable energy
Technology users group
Travel
Tuning into opera
Walking groups
Wine appreciation
Zentangles & mandalas
Other classes
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  • Home
  • Membership
    ▼
    • Renew your membership
    • Join Nillumbik U3A
      (new members)
    • Enrol in classes
  • Classes & events
    ▼
    • Class timetable
    • Course descriptions
    • Enrol in classes
    • Our upcoming events
    • Our Zoom meeting calendar
    • Our OEC calendar
    • Term dates
    • Class venues
    • Venue guides for tutors
      ▼
      • Diamond Creek Senior Citizens
      • Eltham Central Pavilion
      • Eltham Guide Hall
      • Old Eltham Courthouse
      • Our speakers and microphones
    • Eltham Central Pavilion
  • Our class blogs
    ▼
    • Astronomy and Cosmology
    • Collaborative Writing blog
    • Other stories by our members
    • Cooking blog
    • Craft blog
    • First Nations blog
    • Golf blog
    • Jazz Appreciation blog
    • Life Changing Events in History
    • Painting & Drawing blog
    • Poetry through the Ages blog
    • Other poems by our members
    • Renewable Energy blog
    • Technology Users Group blog
    • Travel blog
    • Tuning in to Opera blog
    • Walking groups’ blog
    • Wine Appreciation blog
    • Zentangles & Mandala Design
    • Other classes
  • Useful information
    ▼
    • Avoiding the spread of germs
    • Forms and documents
    • For tutors and class reps
    • Issues for the hard of hearing
    • Our book swap
    • Our speaker and microphones
    • Our defibrillators
    • United Petrol discount scheme
    • Our marketing resources
    • Some local walks
    • External links
      ▼
      • Local upcoming events
      • Links to local groups
      • Selected local groups
      • Some local resources
      • Some local authors
      • Regular events in Nillumbik
      • Newsletters from local U3As
      • U3A Online
      • Various online resources
  • News
    ▼
    • Our newsletters
    • Our past events
      ▼
      • AGMs
      • Eltham Little Theatre
      • Christmas
      • Guest speakers
      • Guided tours
      • Mini expos
      • Morning teas
      • Seniors festival
      • Other past events
    • Our marketing activities
    • Our fundraising activities
    • Buy, swap, sell or give away
    • Artwork by our members
    • Recent books by our members
    • Jokes
    • Paraprosdokians (or puns)
    • Brain teasers
    • Lateral thinking puzzles
    • Melbourne in the 1950s
    • Remember when …
    • Think you are an AFL buff?
    • Andrew’s poems about Eltham
    • Lyn’s bird poems
    • Pat’s teddies
    • Eltham street names
    • During the pandemic
      ▼
      • Zoom videoconferencing
      • Alistair’s brush with Covid-19
      • Grow your own food
      • Life in the 1500s
      • Photo corner
      • Trivia questions and answers
      • Competition: artwork
      • Competition: words
      • Competition: re-naming
      • Exercise that brain
  • About
    ▼
    • About Us
    • Contact
    • Volunteering opportunities
    • Eltham Central Pavilion
    • Committee members
    • The early years
    • Our partners and sponsors
    • Huguette De Rycke
    • Interviews
      ▼
      • Andrew Leopold
      • Barbara Jackson
      • Bill Naim
      • Brian McLean
      • Cheryl and Stuart Winstanley
      • Deb and Peter Thomson
      • Dianne Parslow
      • Duang Tengtrirat
      • Gillian Essex
      • Giselle Buller
      • Guy Palmer
      • Howard Kinns
      • Jan Aitken
      • Judy Vizzari
      • Karen Coulston
      • Kath Keppel
      • Leanne Ipsen
      • Lyn and Tom Richards
      • Margaret Halford
      • Mike Ormerod
      • Pam Jenkins
      • Pauline Erickson
      • Ros Camera
      • Sabi Buehler
      • Serena and Graeme Sweeney
      • Steve Gilbert
      • Tony Lee
      • Val Harrop
    • Tutor profiles
      ▼
      • Abe Kelabora
      • Aileen Jones
      • Alan Cuthbertson
      • Amanda Owen
      • Ankie Box
      • April Edwards
      • Brian Devenish
      • Bruno Zielke
      • Carlos Serrano
      • Carole Waldron
      • Damien L’Huillier
      • Denise Ferguson
      • Diane Turner
      • Elaine Bateman
      • Gillian Essex
      • Greg Scott
      • Jan Taylor
      • Jenni Bull
      • John Crichton
      • John Stuyfbergen
      • June Rushton
      • Karen Redrup
      • Ken Wing Jan
      • Laraine Hussey
      • Lindsay Byrnes
      • Lucille Sadler
      • Margit Alm
      • Mike Payne
      • Noel Butterfield
      • Rob Rankin
      • Robert Scopes
      • Russell Danby
      • Sue Brenkovich
      • Vasundhara Kandpal