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Daily Archives: September 7, 2019

Kielder Camp Site

30th October – 4th November: Kielder Forest Star Camp

Announcements, EventsBy Martin KennedySeptember 7, 2019

The Kielder Forest Star Camp runs from Wednesday 30th October 12:00pm to Monday 4th  November 2018 12:00pm. The Kielder Forest Star Camps are run twice a year, in the spring (usually in Feb/March) and in the autumn(usually in October). Originally setup and organised by members of Sunderland Astronomical Society(SAS), and now organised by the Kielder Forest Camp…

20th October Lecture: Giant Impact Simulations: Why Does Uranus Spin on its Side?

NewsBy Martin KennedySeptember 7, 2019Leave a comment

Uranus spins on its side. With its spin axis pointing almost at right angles to those of all the other planets, the common explanation is that a proto-planet at least as large as the Earth crashed into the young planet, sending it spinning in this new direction. Giant impacts like these were common events in…

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