The nights may be drawing in but there's a glittering array of events at the Royal Observatory over the next month or so. Join us for stargazing, new planetarium shows, a space-themed arts and music festival, Halloween events and Sci-Fi-London's fabulous Oktoberfest.
16 October, 19.00-22.00
£15/£11
This evening workshop explores the wonders of the autumn and early winter skies and provides an introduction in the use of binoculars and small telescopes. The session includes a planetarium talk, a short seminar and a practical session.
Daily shows from 17 October.
Find out how cutting-edge technology and sheer dedication combine to answer some of the most exciting questions in the universe in this stunning new planetarium show for IYA2009. Narrated by David Tennant.
20 October, 19.00-20.30
£8/£6
Find out how Greenwich became the zero point of time and space for the world.
23 October, 18.30-22.30
£10
Sci-Fi London Oktoberfest 2009 have teamed up with the Royal Observatory to create a brand new Planetarium show: Sci-Fi-Universe. Do you know where Space 1999's Moonbase Alpha was located? What would the sky look like from Vulcan? Journey to a 'galaxy far far away' in this unique planetarium experience, premiering on 23 October. The evening includes DJs, photo opps with a stormtrooper unit and access to the Royal Observatory galleries.
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Sci-Fi Universe, 18.50, 19.30
- A planetarium tour of some of the most famous locations in science fiction.
- Battle of Ideas, 20.00-22.00
- Are space research and science fiction trading on nostalgia?
- SFL Lab: Simon Guerrier: Mining for SF stories, 20.00
Simon Guerrier presents a workshop on using magazines like the New Scientist for story ideas based on real science.
- Screening of For all Mankind, 20.15
- During the Apollo lunar missions 1968-1972, those on-board were told to film anything and everything they could, in space, in orbit, and on the surface of the Moon itself.
- A Space of Waste, 20.15
- Should science fiction be concerned with what's happening on Earth, such climate change, pandemics and population growth?
- Special screening of Star Trek (2009), 20.15
As part of our Planetarium event we will present the movie to just 80 special guests! Register for Star Trek.
Visit Sci-Fi-London for more information on the evening's events.
25 Oct - 21 Nov
Trinity College of Music and the National Maritime Museum celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with a four-week festival of music and the arts. Festival events are created by expert scientists, world class musicians and music and dance students from Trinity Laban, within locations across the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.
- Planetarium shorts (25 Oct-21 Nov), suitable for 5+. £6.00 adults, £4.00 children/concessions, £16.00 family ticket.
- Time and Space sound installations
(25 Oct-21 Nov)
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009 (10 Sept 2009-10 Jan 2010)
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Make and Play: Space Music (26, 29 October), children all ages, FREE
- Time Hear (8 Nov), children of all ages, FREE
- Journeys in Time and Space (10 Nov), children all ages, FREE
- Poems of Space (10 Nov), £8
- Music of Space and Stars (14 November), suitable for 5+. FREE
- Harmony of the Spheres (19-21 Nov), £12/£10
- Greenwich Time Symposium (21 Nov), £25/£20
30-31 Oct
3, 24, 26, 27 November
17.30, 18.10, 18.50, 19.30
£15/11
Come for an evening of star-gazing with astronomers at the Royal Observatory using our 28-inch telescope - the largest of its kind in the UK. The evening also includes a planetarium show and an opportunity to take in the incredible view from
the Prime Meridian after dark, with small telescopes for further
stargazing.
31 Oct - 1 Nov
Halloween Skies
Come and find out what the night sky has to offer this Halloween in this Halloween-themed live planetarium show.
Howling at the Moon
A short talk exploring superstitions and spooky traditions associated with the Moon.