To welcome in the New Year we are inviting visitors to join us for a £5 pp special admission. Our first Open Evening for the 2018 Season could be the very start of a whole new interest…
Doors open at 6.30pm but, what to expect on an Observatory Science Centre Open Evening.
If you are interested in the night sky and wondered what it would be like to look at the stars, planets and the moon through some of the country’s largest telescopes, here is your opportunity! Join us on an open evening and take a glimpse of what it would have been like to use these amazing instruments.
Follow this link to our website for details of Astronomical information for the evening.
We plan a cloudy night contingency talk which is usually a planetarium show in our large white geodesic tent – if there are enough people in the Centre.
If you have mobility issues please contact the centre for further details if required. Our site is very dark and we keep lighting to a minimum to preserve night vision and make sure you have the best possible experience in terms of viewing the night sky. This inevitably means that there are areas that are dimly lit or very dark. With high walkways, ramps and steps throughout the Centre you need to take great care when moving around. PLEASE BRING A TORCH and wear sensible footwear.
An aerial shot of some of the domes containing telescopes