The moon is not made of cheese, is not home to the Clangers and a cow certainly didn’t jump over it but somehow it did fit inside a cathedral, a feat that even the Almighty may have found a bit of a headache to achieve.
Mooning in church
Suspended
above the alter at Chichester Cathedral is Luke Jerram’s fantastic ‘moon’, a 7m
ethereal sphere depicting earth’s moon. It’s
stunning!
It only just fits 
Shadowy patches across the surface
As
you walk round the moon, you can clearly see the craters and dark shadows that
pockmark the surface.
Like a giant ball of Aero chocolate
Or cheese?
In
reality you would only ever see these things either from space or perhaps with
a super powerful telescope but here we are admiring this model moon as up close
and personal as you can ever hope to get to the real thing.
It's truly stunning to see 
View from the choir stalls
Museum
of the Moon is at Chichester’s Cathedral for another few weeks – I’ve already
booked a return visit.
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| One giant leap for mankind |
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