Time of Mars
About installation
For centuries, Mars has been a source of research for scientists and inspiration for artists. In 2018, the Red Planet has been closest to Earth in years to come, attracting the attention of observers as the brightest object (other than the Moon) in the sky. Mars is not only a target for observation, but also for exploration - many spacecraft have successfully landed on its surface, and the first man to set foot on the Red Planet is said to have been born. In the long gone past, Mars was very similar to Earth — it was covered by oceans and (most certainly) lush vegetation. Today it is a huge sandy desert that is pestered by storms. What has made our neighbour so different? What happened to Martian water? Will it be possible to restore life on Mars? You are about to find out all about this in the projection...
About Artists
Piotr Majewski (Polskie Radio PiK) and Jerzy Rafalski (Planetarium Toruń), who form the collective ‘Radio of Planets and Comets’
Piotr Majewski is Radio & TV journalist specializing in popular astronomy. Author of the „Radio of Planets & Comets” show weekly broadcasted on public radio station. Astrophotographer presenting his photos at www.radio-teleskop.pl. He popularizes astronomy to the public on YouTube channel: radio-teleskop.pl. Creator of numerous public events, such as sky & multimedia shows like: „Copernicus In Europe” (2009), „Holst’s Planets” (Warsaw 2013, 2018), „Driven by the stars” (Brussels, 2014), „Bella Skyway Festival” (Toruń 2016, 2018; Göttingen 2018).
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