
Walk a Scale Model of the Solar System
Event Information
Description
The Solar system is BIG
And it does not look like the picture.
How BIG?
If the Earth is a peppercorn how big is the Sun?
How far is it to Neptune?
Find out on guided walks of a scale model of the solar system.
Meet at the south entrance to Fortune Green.
Note: all the walks are full if you would like to go on one please add your name to the waitlist and we will get back to you if we have some cancellations.
If you can organise a group for a walk during the week 14-18 March please contact the organisers and we will try and accommodate you.
Organised By
Friends of Fortune Green in conjunction with the Hampstead Garden Suburb Astronomical Society
And as part of British Science Week
Based on an original idea 'The Thousand-yard Model or, the Earth as a Peppercorn' by Guy Ottewell.
The walk is free and organised by volunteers and is all on public paths and footways. The participants are responsible for their own safety and the safety of anyone in their charge.