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Join us for Meet the Neighbours, a live planetarium show presented by an astronomer from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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The planetarium was fantastic - a real asset to the area. The staff here were engaging, knowledgeable and fun. Unknown, TripAdvisor Written by an astrophysicist from University College London and illustrated by the phenomenally talented Chris Wormell, Planetarium explores the solar system, the sun, the night sky as seen from Earth, the stars, galaxies, and the universe as we know it.

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Before each show, one of our expert astronomers will whisk audiences off on a tour of the cosmos. Special experiences for music lovers and planetarium fans alike. How to Book The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is the home of time and space, the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). But have you ever stopped to ask what is the Prime Meridian and why it is at Greenwich? Why are all time zones across the world based on GMT? What is longitude and why is the meridian moving? Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium by Wonderseekers, an independent educational charity - Registered charity No. 294582 by Thursday In addition to astronomy, there will be shows that allow you to travel through the human body; dive under the ocean; shrink to the size of an atom or allow yourself to be immersed completely in music and light.