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The Island Planetarium offers a fascinating journey through time & space; stimulating your imagination & mind, in our astrodome theatre & exhibition.

This man-made Universe will take you places you have never been before, from the surface of the Moon to the depth of outer space in our ASTRODOME 360 STAR-THEATRE.

Make sure you leave time to explore the various space-science displays and exhibition dedicated the great scientist/inventor Robert Hooke, born in Freshwater in 1635.

 

Open from end of March 2014 until the end of October 2014.

Every day during school holidays from 10am until 4pm (later on some days)

During school term opening times vary, contact us to check out opening times or check out calendar.

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Autumn and Winter Months

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Date 07-11-2013 10:11:46

Now the evenings have drown and this means you don't need to stay up until midnight to see what is going on up in the sky; why not get outside and observe the wonders of the night sky. If you can find a dark site away from the light pollute towns and cities; the Winter sky is in my opinion has some of the best objects to observe.  We still have some of the stars of the Summer, with the Summer Triangle towards the west and just after Sunset we have the bright planet Venus (most of you have seen it with out even knowing what it was you were looking at). Towards the south we have the large

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How far is a light year?

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Date 06-11-2013 13:11:03

A light-second is the distance light travels in one second, or 7.5 times the distance around Earth’s equator. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. How far is that? Multiply the number of seconds in one year by the number of kilometers (or miles) that light travels in one second, and there you have it: one light-year. It’s about 9.5 trillion kilometers (5.88 trillion miles). If we scale the astronomical unit – the Earth-sun distance – at one inch, then the light-year on this scale represents one mile. The closest star to Earth, other than the sun, is Alpha

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2014 Entry Prices

Adults - £4.00

Children - £2.50 (5-15)

Students - £2.50
(students MUST have valid ID)

Concessions - £3.75

1 Adult + 1 Child - £5.00
(excluded from all discount deals)

Prices above are for Planetarium shows and exhibition ONLY; all other events and shows are different. Prices are subject to change during the year.

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Show Times

2nd - 21st April

Click here for our timetable.

Shows for 29/30/31 March and 1 April will be decided on those days due to other events.