Immerse yourself in the solar system at Maurice Rollinat's space in Vierzon.
The Maurice Rollinat space, in Vierzon, has been transformed into a temple of the universe with the exhibition From the Sun to the Earth. It will be visible until September 8.
From July 3 to September 8, Vierzon is hosting an exceptional exhibition at the Maurice Rollinat Space, in partnership with the Paris Observatory, entitled From the Sun to the Earth.
Created to mark the International Heliophysical Year in 2007, this travelling exhibition immerses young and old in the mysteries of our star and its interactions with the blue planet.
Educational and immersive
The exhibition particularly reveals the secrets of the Sun and its influence on the Earth, solar activity in all its forms – magnetism, explosions and solar winds – as well as the effects of this activity on our climate.
Visitors will be able to enjoy two modules offered by the Science Center, enriching the scientific experience. The first, Ancient Astronomical Objects, offers a journey through time. Using historical instruments, such as the annular sphere, for example, used in China since the 2nd century BC, which models the celestial sphere and makes it possible to reproduce the movement of the stars, with the Earth at its center. These objects are true witnesses to an era when observing the sky was the prerogative of navigators and scientists, and will fascinate history and science lovers.
The second unit, Exploring the Universe, offers five workshops. “Educational Experiences”, presented by Emily Salvaing, Head of Culture at the City of Vierzon. Among these workshops is the Gravitational Lensing workshop, which invites us to understand how light appears to distort around a lens, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein’s General Relativity and first observed in 1979.
Visitors will also be able to discover the secrets of Galileo's glasses, which, thanks to a convex and concave lens, allowed an unprecedented enlargement since 1609. An invitation to explore space, understand the place of man in the universe and awaken the mind. The curiosity that has never stopped guiding humanity towards the stars.
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practical. Meets at the Morris-Rollinat space during regular business hours: Wednesday 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm; Saturday 10am-12:30pm and 2-6pm; Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 2pm-6pm. Closed Friday, August 16. Free admission.
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