Rachel BushHere’s another amazing image from our forthcoming exhibition ‘Science Photographer of the Year’. An international competition organised by the Royal Photographic Society, this will be its first showing outside of London.
The exhibition brings together 47 incredible photographic images showing off the diversity of science in action all over the world.
We hope you enjoy this sneak peek of the exhibition which helps you explore related topics along with suggestions of things to do during the lockdown.
Ribblehead Viaduct Star Trails by David Forknall
Ribblehead Viaduct Star Trails. Photographer: David Forknall.
This image illustrates the earth’s rotation over one hour. Taken in the Yorkshire Dales, England, only the North Star remains constant to the earth’s axis.
Explore astronomy, astrophotography and more:
Photography
More by photographer David Forknall – https://www.habrokimaging.co.uk/
Enrico Sacchetti (he’s in the exhibition too) – http://www.es-photography.com/photo.html
A Beginners Guide to Astrophotography https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a25697/beginners-guide-to-astrophotography/
Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy for Kids at Science Kids with facts, quizzes and games.
An introduction to Astronomy for kids at Gifted Geek
Build your own telescope from How Stuff Works
Places to visit after the lockdown
Stardome observatory and Planetarium in Auckland
Otago Museum Planetarium in Dunedin
Space Place at Carter Observatory in Wellington
Popular Apps
Skyview is an amazing AR app that lets kids point the device at the night sky in any direction and see what planets, constellations, and even satellites are up there.
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Skyview Lite – a free version of the Skyview app
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Download for iOS
Star Chart calculates – in real time – the current location of every star, planet and moon visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are even in the daytime.
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The NASA Visualisation Explorer is the coolest way to get stories about advanced space-based research. This app is a direct connection to NASA’s extraordinary fleet of research spacecraft
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