Explore the wonders of space, at Firstsite’s Lunar Space Family Voyage with the Tiptree Stargazers!
Explore the wonders of space, at Firstsite’s Lunar Space Family Voyage with the Tiptree Stargazers! The are three zones of activities to enjoy.
There are two entry timeslots for our Lunar Space Family Voyage event.
Please ensure you arrive for the time you have booked to ensure a better check-in experience.
Activities to Discover
Telescopes:
We will start by looking at the telescopes learning more about what they do and how they work. And if the weather is on our side, we may get to see the moon as it comes up
Planetarium Dome:
StarDome Star Voyager 1
A fully immersive UHD and 4K resolution in a 6m Diameter dome, with fully immersive images. In the StarDome we can cover a variety of star – folklore and legends from around the world.
Auditorium:
Come join us on our interactive tour of the solar system. Starting from our very own star the Sun, we launch ourselves out into our solar system stopping off at the planets and some of their strange moons!
We will be answering questions like:
Is there pizza in space? why do astronauts float? Do we have similarities to Star Wars? Where’s the smelliest place?
Visitor information
Address
Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
01206 713700
Opening times
Mon: Closed
Tue - Wed: 10am - 5pm
Thu - Sat: 10am - 10pm
Sun: 10am - 5pm
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day
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