| Further Details of Shows and Star Fields |
The show 'Introduction to Stargazing' uses all the projectors below to give a star field and tour of the night's sky. Most of the other shows available use some or all of the star projectors, so children have a taste of the planetarium.
Events include;
1. Solar System Tour and Beyond
2. Space Exploration (Apollo Moon Landings)
3. Dinosaur Show
4. Rocks, Soils and Fossils
5. Earth and Beyond KS1/2
6. Light/Dark and Space
7. Light and Sound
8. Ancient Egypt and the Stars
9. Ancient Greece and the Stars
10. Pirates and the Sea (KS1)
11. Down to Earth (KS1/2). Earth’s Past and Present
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The Science Dome has three star projectors which project a star field on the inner surface of the dome. The purpose is to demonstrate how the sky appears in the night sky and also how to observe various planets and shooting stars.
One star projector is produced using a computer with state of the art Stellarium software. This can also be downloaded and used on a PC desktop. Visit the link below.
http://www.stellarium.org/
The other two projectors use actual film of the real night sky and project a star field accurately with 10,000 stars. The star field moves across the dome also showing shooting stars and the moon.
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