Rockets and Rovers with Bath Astronomers

Name: Rockets and Rovers with Bath Astronomers
Start: 2021-10-30T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2021-10-30T11:30:00+00:00
Location: St Mary's Church Hall - Marlborough

Saturday 30th October 2021 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

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St Mary's Church Hall - Marlborough
Silverless Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1JQ

How do you get a robot buggy from Earth to the surface of Mars in one piece and then drive around without crashing?

This drop-in workshop will explore each of the challenges involved with the opportunity to create your own solutions and try them out.

You’ll follow in the footsteps of the makers of Martian rovers Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance and Zhurong. Your Chief Engineer for the mission will be Simon Holbeche of Bath Astronomers

Drop-in anytime between 10:30 and 12:30, no booking needed.

This event takes place as part of the Marlborough Dark Skies Fest 2021.

Please note that this has already taken place on 30/10/2021

Event organiser

Marlborough Dark Skies Fest is organising this event

Please contact Marlborough Dark Skies Fest directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
Facebook: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.

Sat 30th Oct

Third Quarter

38 % illuminated

Dark from 17:57 to 00:40

Dark for 6h 42m

Local light pollution

St Mary's Church Hall - Marlborough is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.