Ever wonder how all those thousands of satellites can exist in their orbits around the earth without crashing into each other, or how our spacecraft manage to travel to other planets within our solar system?
Find out when the Royal Astronomical Society's Professor Emeritus Dr. Garth Jones presents Orbits for Dummies Friday, May 13, at the regular meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre on Trail at Medusa in Sechelt.
Around four centuries ago, Kepler and Newton revolutionized our understanding of the dynamics of orbital motion. Joneswill show how their results were used to analyze the orbits of the solar system's planets and satellites, and how today they are used to describe the motion of the extensive array of spacecraft and satellites travelling through our solar system.Meeting is at 7:30 p.m., speaker at 8. Donations are gratefully appreciated. See more at www.coastastronomy.ca.
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