Celebrating the 35th birthday of the Hubble Space telescope at the South Downs Planetarium & Science Centre
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00:00Today we're celebrating the 35th birthday of the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the great telescopes that has helped us rewrite the textbooks in every area of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology.
00:14We've had a big event here today, we've invited six formers this morning who are studying A-level physics, we've had lots of dignitaries here this afternoon, people who are helping to further the work that we do here.
00:27We of course are a charity, Rumba Volunteers, but we are seeking to upgrade all the facilities here and we were absolutely bowled over to learn that not only did we get a £25,000 donation today from the Sir Patrick Moore Heritage Trust, but our good friend Sir Brian May, he's also given us £25,000 today.
00:50So a really good start to our fundraising for the improvements to the centre here.