A presenter-led show looking at the night sky from Indian Vedic culture. Witness the skies above India and learn about the Gods that move across the skies through the 12 constellations of their Zodiac.
Duration: 25 mins
Suitable for all ages
The Christmas Story
This fulldome show is about the traditional picture book of the Christmas Story, offering a wonderful experience for children and adults in the Planetarium. It brings the traditional Christmas Story to life for you and your family. You accompany Mary and Joseph from the Annunciation by the angel Gabriel in Nazareth to the search for a room in overcrowded Bethlehem.
Stand before King Herod in his great palace, alongside the three Wise Men from the East. Visit the shepherds and their flocks in a field and, in a stable, find the child in a manger.
Duration: 27 minutes
Suitable for all ages.
The Gift of Shabbat
To celebrate Shabbat 2019, we worked with the Chief Rabbi and Tribe to bring this fulldome film about Shabbat to over 30 schools across the UK.
Suitable for all ages, it runs for 11 minutes and you can see the full video by clicking below.
Totality!
Two eclipses cross the US in 2023 and 2024 – an annular on October 14, 2023 and a total eclipse on April 8, 2024! Everyone in the continental US will experience at least a partial solar eclipse on April 8. Total solar eclipses are a rare and beautiful phenomena, and in this new planetarium show you will learn how eclipses happen, how to safely view one, and where these two eclipses take place. You will learn the history of eclipse watchers and how to observe safely. Texas is the nexus where the annular eclipse of 2023 and the total solar eclipse of 2024 cross! The next solar eclipse to cross the US is in 2045 so don’t miss this one!!
AUDIENCE: All audiences
LENGTH: 24 min, 10 min
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish
SUBTITLES: English, Spanish
Pursuing the Dwarfs
The categorisation of Dwarf Planets splits the world into two parts: one that loved Pluto as planet and the others who preferred simpler cataloging of celestial bodies.
The categorisation of Dwarf Planets splits the world into two parts: one that loved Pluto as planet and the others who preferred simpler cataloging of celestial bodies.Dwarf planets are the worlds too small to be considered as fully-fledged planets, but large enough not to be classified as asteroids. They were born the same way as our eight Planets, but somehow along the way, they stopped developing further. These embryonic planets hold the key to the secrets of planetary evolution.
Join us as we take a glimpse of the wee class of Dwarf Planets in our fulldome show ‘Pursuing the Dwarfs’.
Show details
Duration: 15 min.
Audience: General
Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound (Separate channels available)
Narration: English, French, Russian, Dutch (Can be dubbed in other languages)
Bizarre Moons
Our Moon is the most prominent & special companion in Earth’s night sky. It was year 1610, when Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter’s four large satellites, bringing the number of known moons in the Solar System to five. Our Solar System now embodies more than 170 named moons around its planets. Despite being few in number, the Planets have often overshadowed the moons in terms of size, and as our technology advances these minor members of solar system display amazing aspects & facets beyond our wildest imagination. The Moons now outshine their stolid parents in character. Join us for a tour of some of the most frigid, violent & absolutely strange worlds in ‘Bizarre Moons’.
Our Moon is the most prominent & special companion in Earth’s night sky. It was year 1610, when Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter’s four large satellites, bringing the number of known moons in the Solar System to five. Our Solar System now embodies more than 170 named moons around its planets. Despite being few in number, the Planets have often overshadowed the moons in terms of size, and as our technology advances these minor members of solar system display amazing aspects & facets beyond our wildest imagination. The Moons now outshine their stolid parents in character. Join us for a tour of some of the most frigid, violent & absolutely strange worlds in ‘Bizarre Moons’.Show details
Duration: 17 min.
Audience: General
Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound
Narration: English, Hindi, Russian, French, Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese
A Tale of Scale
A Tale of Scale is a delightful short feature in the format of a poem. This show is about the size comparison of Planets and Stars. This show achieves a very unique way of representing the size comparison. With the help of fun filled motion graphics, cute fable, rhyming script and melodious music, the show will put a smile on your face and is very much adored by young audiences and is suitable for all ages!
A Tale of Scale is a delightful short feature in the format of a poem. This show is about the size comparison of Planets and Stars. This show achieves a very unique way of representing the size comparison. With the help of fun filled motion graphics, cute fable, rhyming script and melodious music, the show will put a smile on your face and is very much adored by young audiences and is suitable for all ages!Show details
Duration: 5 min.
Audience: General
Flight Adventures
Discover the science of flight through the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they explore how birds, kites, planes and models fly. Learn about the history and future plans of flight and how NASA is discovering new and safer ways to travel with the help of future engineers and aviators – like YOU!
Suitable for all ages
Length: 25 min
Earth’s Wild Ride
Imagine that the Earth was a distant place that you once called home but could never visit again. What would you remember most about the planet, and how would you describe it to someone who had never been there?
Set on the surface of the Moon in the year 2081, a grandfather and granddaughter are watching a solar eclipse from the scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony. They discuss the contrasts between the moon, the only home the granddaughter knows, and the Earth, where the grandfather has spent most of his life.
As they watch the Moon’s shadow move across the Earth, the grandfather tells stories of crashing asteroids, erupting volcanoes, roaring dinosaurs, and more. The stories are experienced by the viewers, beginning with a view through the telescope of the dynamic Earth; a stark contrast with the unchanging lunar landscape.
EARTH’S WILD RIDE is like many tales shared by grandparents over the centuries, except “the old country” is really another planet, always visible, but totally unlike the granddaughter’s world. While learning about eclipses, the ice age, Earth’s water cycle and differences between the Earth and Moon, the audience is taken on a roller-coaster-like ride through canyons of raging rivers and hot flowing lava. Adventure and appreciation for home fill this 20-minute journey back to the Earth.
Ages: All ages
Length: 20 mins
Also available in English*, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish* and Turkish. * indicates subtitles available in that language.
Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar WorldsOut There — The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds tells the story of how human curiosity has driven us to look outwards for millennia, to discover and explore new and distant worlds and to find the unfamiliar and extraordinary forms of life that could exist in the mysterious realms of the Universe.
The show is a production by The Swiss Museum of Transport Planetarium, directed and produced by Marc Horat, in cooperation with National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS and ESO.
Out There — The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds will transport viewers from this world to entirely new and foreign ones. The show features the primitive science fiction of early civilisations, to the future space missions that will observe the Universe in greater-than-ever detail and travel to the surfaces and oceans of moons in our Solar System.
Show Type
All ages, 30 mins
Forward to the Moon
FORWARD! To the Moon
FORWARD! To the MoonKari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe.
Show type
Length: 26 mins
All ages
Stars of the Pharaohs
Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings.
Length: 30-36mins
Live Astronomer Show: SEN/PMLD (All Ages)
Our award winning live astronomer show, suitable for all special and complex needs. SEN, SLD, PMLD…
Length: 15mins
Arabian Stars
Ramadhan Moon
Our highly acclaimed and popular ‘Islamic Astronomy’ show, presented by one of the UK’s most experienced astronomers.
This lively interactive show, goes back in time to the lands of Arabia where astronomers looked up at the night sky and made links between the heavens and scriptures within the holy book – The Quran
Show overview
- Why was astronomy so important to early Arabian astronomers
- Importance of Sun, in telling the time for prayer (salat)
- Position of stars in directing worshippers to the Ka’bah
- Phases of the moon, to determine the islamic month
- Constellations as a form of inspiration for Islamic art and henna design
- Why so many stars bear arabic names
- Introduction to the works of Abu Ali al-Hasan (Alhazen) (965-1039 AD)
Show details
- Live and interactive shows
- Can be delivered in schools, community centres and mosques with segregation allowance
- All ages
- Approximately 30 mins long
- Show is followed by an recitation clip from the Quran talking about space
Circles of Time
An artistic interpretation of the colours of each month spread over four seasons. Relax…
Length: 12mins
Art – Science – Wonder
Lift off the planet in your imagination and head straight for the Pillars of…
Length: 6mins
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014
The Royal Observatory Greenwich proudly presents selected images of the Astronomy Photographer of…
Length: 12mins
Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way
Embark on a journey to the centre of the Milky Way and during seven minutes travel faster than light, from…
Length: 7mins
2-IN-1 PERFORMANCE
The best of both worlds: an astronomer-led night sky curriculum linked show followed by a 360˚ film. Available with all performances…
Length: 30-45mins
Solar Quest
A thrilling 10-min field trip to our nearest star the Sun…
Length: 10mins
The Adventures of Victor & Garu
An inspirational endorsement to the joys of travel, touching lightly on social issues. The film attempts to stimulate the urge to discover and…
Length: 25mins
Journey To Infinity
Take a breathtaking journey from the UK to the edge of the Solar System and beyond…
Length: 10mins
Live Astronomer Show: KS2 (Earth & Space and Light)
Introduction to the current night sky, Topics covered: Day/Night, Seasons, Moon Phases, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Solar System Structure and…
Length: 45mins
Voyager – Interstellar Mission
The mission objective of the Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM) is to extend the NASA exploration of the solar system beyond the neighborhood of the…
Length: 5mins
Clockwork Skies
Explore the motions of the stars, Sun, Moon and planets across the sky. Are they moving, or are we…
Length: 5mins
Sizing Up Space
How big is the distance between the Earth and the Sun – or between the Sun and the other planets?…
Length: 13mins
The Body Code
Fly through the carotid artery and explore the eye, brain, ear and heart. Then shrink down to the size of a cell to see its nucleus and DNA…
Length: 21mins
Pop Culture Astronomy (KS2 – KS5)
Live, curriculum-linked show based on the astronomy of Harry Potter, Dr Who, Star Trek, Marvel Comics, etc…
Length: 10-15mins
Coral Rekindling Venus
During the transit of Venus in the 18th century, countries at war paused hostilities and co-operated in allowing scientists safe passage to…
Length: 20 & 45mins
Chronicle of a Journey to Earth
Travel to a unique planet — to call your home! Imagine that you are a traveller from the depths of interstellar…
Length: 20mins
Cell! Cell! Cell!
You consist of between 70-100 thousand thousand million living cells (70-100 trillion). They work. They talk. They think. They are what makes you…
Length: 25mins
Dynamic Earth
Stunning 360° film exploring the inner workings of global climate, using rich visualisations based on…
Length: 24mins
Supervolcanoes
The eruption of the volcano Toba in Sumatra 74,000 years ago was the largest eruption our planet has experienced in the last 25 million years. Yet…
Length: 24mins
Natural Selection
Journey with Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands, where he was inspired to develop the theory of…
Length: 29 & 41mins
We Are Aliens
Join scientists in the hunt for real aliens. How do we know which planets could harbour life? What are the requirements for…
Length: 25mins
Great Planet Adventures
With muscles and bones built for Earth, you’d be a superstar on the Solar System’s low-gravity worlds. Imagine bungee jumping into Space from an…
Length: 11 & 17 & 22mins
Climate Change
Learn about meteorological phenomena, explore our planet’s biosphere and examine global weather patterns in this dynamic 360˚…
Length: 25mins
Dinosaurs at Dusk – the Origins of Flight
Travel through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods in search of the ancestors of modern-day birds…
Length: 30 & 44mins
The Earth and Me
When it comes to the health of our planet, each of us holds the power to make a significant difference. Just as…
Length: 26mins
The Trench
Audiences are transported back 100 years and surrounded by the infamous WWI trenches. The horrors of the conflict are implied but never shown, making…
Length: 24mins
The Hot and Energetic Universe
High-energy astrophysics plays a key role in understanding the Universe and it’s hot and violent nature. The hot gas…
Length: 29mins
World 2 War
Place your students right at the centre of one of the most momentous periods of history with this 360° overview of World War II and…
Length: 29 & 42mins
Arrows of Time – A tribute to Dr Who | Immersive Experiences
Starring Colin Baker as The Narrator. Time and space are collapsing from within and the Doctors are trapped by the darkest enemy they have ever faced….
Length: 35mins
The Alien Who Stole Christmas
The Alien Who Stole Christmas
Join Santa Clause and a concerned alien Mr. Freep, as they explore the solar system’s planets and meet the Christmas Eve needs of their fictitious…
New Horizons for a Little Planet
A light-hearted introduction to the New Horizons mission which flew past Pluto in 2015…
Length: 5mins
The Incredible Sun
Every second the Sun emits a million times more energy than the world consumes in a year. How does the Sun make such vast amounts of…
Length: 11mins
The Ooky Spooky Light Show
The Ooky Spooky Light Show was developed for planetariums interested in holiday themed light shows for their audiences….
Length: 38mins
Nanocam
Two students complete an initially boring assignment with the help of surprising software called Nanocam….
Length: 27mins
BIG
One of the most asked questions about the Universe is “How big is it?” and that’s one of the hardest to…
Length: 23mins
Astronaut
The exploration of space is the greatest endeavour that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What…
Length: 23mins
Mayan Prophecies
Visit the classic Mayan cities to discover how the Maya aligned their temples to watch their sky gods and…
Length: 26mins