Friday 27th May saw me, Dad & Tedster pop down to see the new Gaia exhibition at Rochester Cathedral, a bit like the Moon but this time it's us - the Earth.
Very interesting, the globe rotates around constantly - a bit like us I guess and I think the images that make it up come from NASA.
Very interesting albeit my geography is pretty poor so had to resort to Google Maps to point out some land masses and in particular the different seas - more of them than I thought! Dad was much better than me at figuring out what was what! To be honest the UK is too high up to see it from the ground level, you almost need either a mirror above or to be able to reach the balcony that runs around the top of the Cathedral.
We stopped for tea and cake in the cafe in the crypt and when I got home we booked a couple of evening tickets to see it illuminated...
So this is Gaia at Night, lit up inside the Cathedral, I think it was the better way to view it. The day tickets were free but you had to still book a timed slot and the evening tickets were £4 for an adult. Well worth seeing it at night although it will soon be packed up and moved onto the next venue.
The Cathedral makes for quite an iconic place for these sorts of exhibits - Dad reckons with all the latest interest in Mars, that it could be the next one we see on display!
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