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 £3.95 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: Summer
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*: Neutron Stars — The Most Extreme Things that are not Black Holes
Discover what makes neutron stars some of the most extreme and fascinating objects in the universe.
Total show length 20min, suitable for all ages.
Show times:
11am, 12.15pm, 1.45pm, 4pm* (*not Saturday 27 June)
Satelix (Captions)
Artificial satellites are essential to our daily lives, enabling navigation, mobile communication, and accurate weather forecasts. They have helped us explore Earth’s atmosphere and now guide our journey into space. Satellite technology supports modern life and could sustain humanity’s future on this planet for centuries to come.
Learn how satellites help us in every day activities from helping to forecast the weather to tracking traffic.
Show length 25min, suitable for all ages
Show times:
1pm, 2.30pm
Little Star that Could (Captions)
Join a little star on an adventure to find planets of his own, meeting uniquely colourful stars along the way.
Show length 25min, suitable for all ages
Show times:
11.30pm,3.15pm
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