Orbits, Spin and Chaos

Ever wondered how gravity keeps the planets in orbits? Did you know that Neil Armstrong was nearly killed in a spinning spacecraft in 1966? And just what is chaos, scientifically speaking? All this and plenty of fun demonstrations, but don’t tell “Elf & Safety”…

The planets’ orbital shapes, tilts and spins oscillate due to the gravity of the other planets — this has a strong effect on Earth’s climate. On billion-year timescales the terrestrial planets’ orbits are chaotic and cannot be predicted precisely

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Our speaker, Rod Hine, was about ten when his Aunt Florrie gave him a book for Christmas. It was “The Boys Book of Space” by Patrick Moore. he was already interested in anything to do with science and engineering and devoured the book from cover to cover. Shortly afterwards, Sputnik I was launched and seeing it pass over London clinched his interest in physics and space travel
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This meeting is also avialable via zoom

You may also like the following events from Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society:

• This month, 16th October, 07:30 pm, Extreme Thermonuclear Explosions in Mexborough
• This month, 23rd October, 07:30 pm, The Star that Changed Colour in Mexborough
• Next month, 6th November, 07:30 pm, The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation in Mexborough

Also check out other Meetups in Mexborough.