- DURATION 2 x 60 mins
Event Description
The word planet is an old Greek word that describes stars that moved across the sky, they thought they were gods, today we know they are planets.
Earth, Wind and Fire - The Inner Planets
Hot, cool, windy, mysterious: the small rocky planets closest to our Sun are all very different and only one of them can support life. Journey with Martin to explore the innermost 140 million miles of the solar system.
Giants - The Outer Planets
Far, far away from the Sun in the outer parts of the solar system are the large, cold, gas planets: Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus and Neptune. Not solid like the rocky inner planets, the gas giants are all very different. It is only now, with spacecraft travelling out of our solar system, that astronomers are learning more about the mysterious giants of the solar system.
- Duration: 2 x 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Martin
Martin studied for his degree in astrophysics while working as a guard on British Rail in the 1970s. Before taking early retirement he was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York, and in 1998 he was presented with an MBE for services to astronomy and education. Martin is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Today, in addition to presenting lectures, Martin writes a monthly feature for local newspaper ‘The Craven Herald’, which covers the Yorkshire Dales. He has his own weekly radio show on a local community radio station, Drystone Radio. Martin also featured on an episode of BBC ‘Antiques Road Trip’ as guest expert on the York based telescope and instrument maker Thomas Cooke.
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