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Mid-Kent Astronomical Society

Fri 28 Nov 25
8 p.m. £2 Members / £5 non-members - payable on the door Bredhurst Village Hall Hurstwood Road ME7 3JZ Ian Ridpath - Pictures in the sky: the origin and history of the constellations In the days before writing, storytellers used the sky as a picture book to illustrate their tales of gods, mythical heroes and fabulous beasts. Those pictures among the stars were the origin of our system of constellations. Today, the entire sky is divided into 88 constellations of varying shapes and sizes. This talk, which includes illustrations from some of the world's greatest star atlases, will trace the origin of the constellation system back to Greek times and explain who filled in the gaps between the ancient Greek figures, who decided on the official boundaries between constellations, and how the names of certain stars came about. All welcome... READ MORE>

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