The Solar System and Beyond (live)

Starting at the night sky, then looking at the solar system before finding out what is beyond, this show gives an inspiring and engaging overview of astronomy.

The show includes:

• The Sun - it is a star, and a sphere; we should not look directly at this; watching it set in the west
• Day and night caused by the Earth spinning
• The Moon
• Other planets - discussing what they are formed from (solids, liquids, gases) and noting their relative sizes. Orbits around the Sun
• Our Sun as one star in the Milky Way galaxy
• Other galaxies, including imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope to explain how we know they are there

We also offer an extended, adapted Key Stage 3+ version of this show - enquire for details.