Family Astronomy at Grassholme Observatory
Saturday 10th January
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Jupiter The Giant Planet
On these dark starry nights, we are treated to a planetary delight as this celestial heavyweight lines up for our telescopes. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and could swallow ~1300 earths, this gas giant planet is a turbulent environment as it spins on its axis once every 9.5 hours – this makes it the fastest rotating object in our solar system. Due to this exceptional rotational period, Jupiter has a very turbulent surface with high-speed winds…
Astronomy and Stargazing
The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer, and founder of the Kielder Observatory, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. After the welcome, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom, which has a cosy feel, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following…
Astronomy and Stargazing
The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer, and founder of the Kielder Observatory, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. After the welcome, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom, which has a cosy feel, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following…
