Dr Allan Chapman Oxford, FRAS

Tonight via zoom Allan will be talking to us bout the discovery of Neptune

currently the furthest of the listed planets

at 2.8 Billion miles / 4,5 Billion Km or 30.1 AU’s from the Sun

1 AU is 93 million miles/ 149.6 million Km the distance from the Sun to the Earth

Sunlight takes 8.3 minuets to reach the earth and 4.1 Hrs to reach Neptune

Please note we plan to be at the pavilion unless COVID restrictions are re introduced