Public tours are held every Saturday evening at 7pm in the Planetarium, followed by telescope viewing if weather permits.
One of our volunteer guides will take you on a journey of discovery in our immersive domed ceiling that displays the darkest of night sky scenes with pinpoint perfection. While we all cover the same key topics each of us have a different interest and expertise so do come along on different nights for some different perspectives, and do bring your own questions. See below for a brief bio of our guides.
Admission is Adults ($15), Primary/Secondary Students ($7.50) , Members free.
Please make a booking so that we can schedule enough staff and in the rare event we need to cancel we can advise you 2-3 hours ahead of time. If there are no bookings by 3pm the duty manager may decide to cancel the tour that night.
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Saturday 19 June
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Welcome in the new year with a special viewing at 6am as Matariki rises. Together with our friends at Kiwi North we open the planetarium (perfect viewing no matter what the weather's doing), telescopes if possible then we have local iwi welcome in the New Year on the viewing mound behind the Museum.Date: Sat 19 Jun 2021
Time: 06:00 AM - 08:00 AM Book Event -
Winter brings us early evening viewing with sunset nice and early, revealing the centre of our galaxy overhead with the Scorpion and Sagitarrius. And just before sunrise we well Matariki, the traddional new year for Maori and Pacifica people. Our planetarium allows creates a perfect sky, immune from the winter clouds and rain. Perfect viewing guaranteed, every Saturday. Adults $15 / Child $7.5. Note: Planetarium operates in all weather conditions, but the telescopes are subject to viewing conditions at the time..Date: Saturday's From: Sat 19 Jun 2021
Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM Book Event -
Tuesday 22 June
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Saturday 26 June
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Winter brings us early evening viewing with sunset nice and early, revealing the centre of our galaxy overhead with the Scorpion and Sagitarrius. And just before sunrise we well Matariki, the traddional new year for Maori and Pacifica people. Our planetarium allows creates a perfect sky, immune from the winter clouds and rain. Perfect viewing guaranteed, every Saturday. Adults $15 / Child $7.5. Note: Planetarium operates in all weather conditions, but the telescopes are subject to viewing conditions at the time..Date: Saturday's From: Sat 26 Jun 2021
Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM Book Event
If you have a group booking (8 or more people) or would like to enquire about another date please complete the form below.
Peter
With a background in astro-physics, Peter has a strong interest in the science behind what we out there.
From the Big Bang to our current Solar System and ultimately us, Peter likes to paint the picture of how it all came to be.
Julie
Combining a love for the stars with a reverence and passion for the knowledge of Tangata whenua, Julie brings an understanding of the night sky that is uniquely ours.
Jane
Nobody in our team has spent more time mastering the constellations and their stories than Jane.
You will probably need to come back several times to catch all the detail, there's so much to learn here.
Naomi
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Owen
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