July Program

• Asteroid Quest (41 min)

  Recently, major space agencies around the world have sent uncrewed missions to asteroids. The most daring ones are collecting samples and bringing them back to Earth. These expeditions hold a host of surprises for researchers and shake up our understanding of these celestial bodies.

  At first glance, it appears unlikely that asteroids can be a threat to us. However, while some circle the sun like planets, others cross paths with Earth’s orbit. What seemed like science fiction, has now become reality: to avoid a cataclysmic collision, we are currently learning how to deflect asteroids from their celestial path!

• Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (42 min) SOLD OUT

  Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turns
  50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

  Each song has a different theme; some futuristically looking forward and some a retro
  acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience,
  embracing up to the minute technology that only a Planetarium can offer. A truly immersive and all-encompassing surround sound and visual treat that will transcend reality and take you way beyond the realms of 2D experience.

August Program

• Where’s the Water (50 min)

  

  Explore our solar system in the search for the most precious resource – water!

  The Earth stands alone as the only planet in the solar system covered with vast oceans of water, but water can be found in many places other than Earth if you know where to look.

  Launch off planet Earth for a tour of our solar system in search of water. Visit the giant ice mountains on Pluto, sail through jets of salty water erupting from Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus and plunge into dark shadowy craters on scorching hot Mercury. This hunt for water will take you across the solar system to explore unexpected places.

• Flow: Visions of Time (57 min)

  Time always surrounds us, yet it is so intangible and abstract. This show tries to get closer to this mysterious force, observing and exploring its symbols, ideas and notions by weaving them together with music and sound in an entertaining and thought-provoking way. The result is a non-narrative fulldome arts and music film in the shape of an immersive audiovisual concept album.

September Program

• Worlds of Ice (33 min) + WITST

  Worlds of Ice invites us on a journey to the farthest reaches of the solar system, travelling through the many dimensions of ice—from the remote territories of the Arctic to a scientific complex nestled under the South Pole. We experience it all immersed in a kaleidoscopic igloo from which we emerge utterly dazzled by the chronicles of an icy wonderland, to which Beatrice Deer, a popular figure of Inuit culture, has lent her unique voice.

  The film explores the two-way relationship between humans and ice, a protean substance whose astonishing dynamics universally affect biology, astronomy, ocean sciences, anthropology, culture and artistic expression. But Worlds of Ice also rattles us, revealing how our disastrous actions are responsible for the melting polar ice caps, and how close we are to the tipping point of dramatic climate change. A sobering reality indeed. Ice. Precious, and vital.

• Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (42 min)

  Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turns
  50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

  Each song has a different theme; some futuristically looking forward and some a retro
  acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience,
  embracing up to the minute technology that only a Planetarium can offer. A truly immersive and all-encompassing surround sound and visual treat that will transcend reality and take you way beyond the realms of 2D experience.

Accessibility

Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.

A social story for this experience can be found on our Autism Friendly Museum webpage.