Daytime Group Bookings

 

Corporate Groups

We are happy to include a feature show of your choice during your time with us.  Here are some of our most popular shows:

	Astronaut Astronaut takes you on a roller-coaster ride into space and a virtual tour of a space station. With some help from a test dummy named ‘Chad’, we are introduced to the dangers astronauts face in space, the effects that space has on the human body, and the training needed to become an astronaut.
	Black Holes Bringing the current science of black holes to the dome screen.   Be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation on the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies and a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of our own Milky Way Galaxy.
	We are Astronomers Revealing the global collaboration, technology and dedication required to answer the unresolved questions of the Universe.  See how technologies such as the Large Hadron Collider, the observatories of Chile and the Hubble Space Telescope work and how they are used by teams around the world in an entertaining show.

Seniors Groups

All seniors group shows include a feature show of your choice, brief night sky presentation and discussion of an astronomical topic.  Here are some of our more popular feature shows:

	Seven Wonders Providing an amazing visual tour of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum of Maussollos, Collosus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. After a tour of the ancient wonders, Seven Wonders takes you on a tour of some marvels that only modern technology has enabled us to see.
	Stars of the Pharaohs Taking you back through the millennia to when the Egyptians were building the pyramids, comparing how they saw the stars and the night sky with our modern knowledge of the Solar System and beyond.
	Dawn of the Space Age Re-live humankind's first steps into space, inlcuding the launch of Sputnik, the Apollo missions, the shuttle program and beyond.  Witness the drive, passion and perseverance of the men and women who took part in these death-defying endeavours.

 

Youth and Hobby Groups

All youth and hobby group shows include a feature show of your choice, brief night sky presentation and discussion of an astronomical topic.  Here are some of our more popular feature shows:

	Secret of the Cardboard Rocket (suitable for ages 5-10) A fun story following two children who build a cardboard rocket that takes them on an informative and very visual tour of the Solar System accompanied by a very helpful Astronomy book.
	Big (suitable for ages 7-13) Journey from our Solar System out past nearby stars, through the galaxy and beyond, revealing the scale of astronomical distances in a fun, thought-provoking presentation narrated by Richard Attenborough.
	Astronaut (suitable for ages 10+) Astronaut takes you on a roller-coaster ride into space and a virtual tour of a space station. With some help from a test dummy named ‘Chad’, we are introduced to the dangers astronauts face in space, the effects that space has on the human body, and the training needed to become an astronaut.
	Wonders of the Universe (suitable for ages 10+) Taking you on a journey from the far reaches of the cosmos encountering galaxies, stars, nebulae, clouds of gas and dust, and finally meeting each of the planets in the Solar System.

ESOL Groups

All ESOL group shows include a feature show of your choice, brief night sky presentation and discussion of an astronomical topic.  Here are some of our recommended feature shows:

	Secret of the Cardboard Rocket (suitable for ages 5-10) A fun story following two children who build a cardboard rocket that takes them on an informative and very visual tour of the Solar System accompanied by a very helpful Astronomy book.
	Wonders of the Universe (suitable for ages 10+) Taking you on a journey from the far reaches of the cosmos encountering galaxies, stars, nebulae, clouds of gas and dust, and finally meeting each of the planets in the Solar System.
	Astronaut (suitable for ages 10+) Taking you on a roller-coaster ride into space, and a virtual tour of a space station. With some help from a test dummy named ‘Chad’, we are introduced to the dangers astronauts face in space, the effects that space has on the human body, and the training needed to become an astronaut.

Special Needs Groups

All special needs group shows include a feature show of your choice, brief night sky presentation and discussion of an astronomical topic.  Here are our recommended feature shows:

	Secret of the Cardboard Rocket A fun story following two children who build a cardboard rocket that takes them on an informative and very visual tour of the Solar System accompanied by a very helpful Astronomy book.
	Big Journey from our Solar System out past nearby stars, through the galaxy and beyond, revealing the scale of astronomical distances in a fun, thought-provoking presentation narrated by Richard Attenborough.
	Wonders of the Universe Taking you on a journey from the far reaches of the cosmos encountering galaxies, stars, nebulae, clouds of gas and dust, and finally meeting each of the planets in the Solar System.