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Please note the Planetarium will be
closed on Thursday 18 December for essential maintenance.
Seasonal Night
Sky shows
Take a trip to the stars beneath an immersive domed screen in
Explore's very own planetarium.
Sit back and discover coloured stars, giant planets and how to
navigate your way through space. Have you ever wondered how stars
are made or how to find the constellations in the night sky?
Come and join this presenter-led seasonal star show and find out
more about what we can see from our back gardens at different
times of the year.
Suitable for all ages over 5; free with a ticket to Explore.
Show times
School term time: 10.45, 11:45, 12:30, 1:15, 2:00
Weekends, School
holidays: 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00
Please book your tickets for a Planetarium show at
the Explore ticket desks on arrival.
To find out more about space and how it affects your
everyday life, visit our space gallery.
Space links – recommended
web sites
http://www.nasa.gov/home Activities and information for children and students on space
and other science topics. This is also a great source for images
of space.
http://www.stellarium.org
Stellarium is a free to download planetarium for your computer,
showing a realistic 3D sky, just as you would see if looking with
the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
An ideal place to find out about the objects in the sky every
month. Also look out for really handy tips on observing the night
sky.
http://www.heavens-above.com
If you want to find out about satellites, including how to spot
them and when you can find them, this is a good website to visit.
http://www.astronomie.be/hambsch
This stunning "star trail" image was created with an exposure time
of almost 11 hours. Our thanks to astronomer Josch Hambsch
for allowing us to use his image on our Summer 07 education
posters. Visit his website to see more of his photography.
