Yorkshire Planetarium

Yorkshire Planetarium

The Yorkshire Planetarium is a planetarium in the grounds of Harewood House, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in May 2007 and consists of three linked geodesic domes of which one is dedicated to the planetarium itself and the others are used as the main entrance with an 8m climbing frame and a theatre to provide further information about space.

The Planetarium

The main attraction is the planetarium dome. There are guided tours of the sky by a live presenter in the dark dome. Stars and planets are projected onto the inside of the dome by a Carl Zeiss Skymaster star projector. This enables visitors to gaze into the sky at the stars without the hindrance of light pollution and cloud cover while they lie on comfortable mats or deck chairs.

External links

* [http://www.yorkshireplanetarium.co.uk The Yorkshire Planetarium official site]
* [http://www.harewood.org/ Harewood House official site]


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