Rockets and Rovers with Bath Astronomers
Saturday 30th October 2021 from 10:30am to 12:30pm
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: charris@marlborough-tc.gov.uk
Website: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
Facebook: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
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
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.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.