Planetary Vistas - the landscapes of other worlds by Paul Murdin

Presented by: Friends of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

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0	SWINDON: Dance
P	Thursday 24th November, 2016
N	7:30pm

Event information

About 40 spacecraft have landed on the surface of other worlds in the solar system. Towering cliffs, empty deserts, freezing ice caps, erupting volcanoes and geysers feature in Paul Murdin's new book, the scenery is out of this world!

Please note this event is now taking place at Swindon Dance, Regent Circus, Swindon. SN1 1QF

Paul is making his second visit to Swindon, his talk on the moon was nearly ten years ago. He has worked on the operation of the Anglo-Dutch Isaac Newton Group of telescopes, has been a research scientist (studying supernovae, black holes and neutron stars) and a science administrator for the UK Government and the Royal Astronomical Society. He is a talented lecturer and writer on astronomy and has been honoured in the UK by the Queen for services to astronomy.