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My Telescope
A Celestron 4½ inch Newtonian
(seen here with solar filter attached) |
Moon Mirror
Made with plywood, polyfiller and of course a mirror!
About 3 feet in diameter, it accurately depicts lunar surface features, including named craters, mountain ranges and three of the Apollo missions |
Neil Armstrong Moon-walking in the Sea of Tranquility! |
Planets
Solar and Lunar Eclipses |
Moon Chart |
Sunspot Project
Every day for a couple of months I took photos,
(carefully using a special solar filter),
and drew sketches of sunspots,
so that I could calculate the rotation
period of the Sun! |
Home-made Solar System - approximate size-to-scale, (not distance), with moveable planets.
See where they will be at various times in the future. |
A closer view |
Planets
Earth & Moon with the Sun |
The planet Jupiter | | |
I also bring along a
variety of the following:
Books, pictures and posters,artifacts from my visit to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida -
(survival gear like space food and a space blanket - which someone invariably gets wrapped up in!), binoculars and tripod,
all of which are displayed around the room/hall. Oh, and of course my home-made rocket! (Made from some card,
a camera film canister, some water and an Alka Seltzer, it works safely indoors, shooting up about ten feet into the air!)
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Survival in Space
Warmth - Aluminium foil? No! A Space Blanket!
Made from specially-designed material, it really does keep you warm! |
Nurishment - Space Food |
Heat Protection - A Space Shuttle Tile |
Apollo 11 Memorabilia
News headlines |
Official Mission Patch - The 'Eagle' |
How they got there!
A slightly scaled-down version of the Saturn 5 rocket - Saturn one and a half! |
Planets
Timeless Images |
Police cones? No! Funny hats? No! |
Constellation Cones? Yes! |
Look through one end and see a constellation of stars at the other! |
Planets
Me with someone familiar!
In May 2001 I visited Patrick Moore at his home,
soon after he had received his BAFTA award from Buzz Aldrin.
I interviewed him for a BBC competition and produced
a 15-minute CD of the interview in the format of a
radio programme.
This educational and entertaining interview is available
at cost price only to any interested parties |
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