About Planetarium Weekend Shows
Step inside our Planetarium and join us for one of our planetarium shows.
We have three different shows running every day at the weekends. The show schedule is shown below.
Planetarium shows cost £3.50 per person per show* (£3 for members), in addition to Thinktank's admission price.
Pre-booking available online as an add-on activity when you purchase your admission tickets.
Weekend planetarium shows
Seasonal Stars: Spring
A show about easy-to-see objects in this season's sky; includes how to find the North Star and how to find some of the seasonal constellations.
This includes the 10min show: Solar Quest
Learn how the Sun and Earth are interconnected and that we are “Living with a Star.” Find out about space weather and how the Earth's atmosphere protects us.
Total show length 20min, suitable for all ages.
Show times (until 15 June): 12.15pm, 1.45pm, 4pm
3-2-1 Lift Off!
Elon is a hamster scientist who finds a robot which fell from the Earth’s orbit. Its spaceship is going to leave soon. Will Elon manage to get the robot back on his ship in time? This is an adventurous animated film about the courage and wits you need to have to get in space and back.
Show length 25min, ideal for young families
Show times:
11.30am (Captioned), 3.15pm
Satelix
Come and find out the history and story of satellites and how they influence our lives.
They are with us all day. When we wake up, go to school, to work or for a trip, and when we spend time with our families in the evening, too. And at night? In the darkness of the night, they guard us while we sleep. Without them, we would not have navigation in our cars or mobile phones, accurate weather forecasts, and in fact many everyday items, either. Do you ask who they are? None other than artificial satellites!
Show length 26 min,
Show times:
1pm, 2.30pm
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