Cosmic Dome

Welcome to the Cosmic Dome a mobile planetarium that has the accuracy of a full size Planetarium and offers schools, colleges, family events and science festivals a fascinating, fun and invaluable insight into the world of Astronomy.

In the last five years the Cosmic Dome has presented in hundreds of venues across Scotland to over 20,000 children and adults.

Our Cosmic Dome presentations, all carried out by a fully trained Astronomy presenter, are a combination of curriculum related material plus the latest astronomical discoveries all under an exact representation of the night sky with some fascinating fun thrown in.

Setting Up.

The only requirement for the Cosmic Dome is a hall or room that has a flat surface of not less than 6m x 6m and a height of not less than 3.5m with a standard power supply nearby.The Cosmic Dome is delivered straight to your door. All we ask is that there is one able-bodied person to assist us on arrival

The Dome

The Cosmic Dome is made from a reinforced flame retardant material and can be inflated within 35 minutes from start to finish.Entry is via a large walk through side zip.The Dome is wheelchair accessible and allows for easy emergency exit.

In addition to TechFest-SetPoint's Primary Outreach Programme the Cosmic Dome can attend evening and weekend activities, such as camps and fairs.

Prices

The Cosmic Dome can visit your school, community centre, science festival, private/corporate event for a morning, an afternoon, all day or evenings ( a minimum 2 presentations ).

Each presentation lasts approx 45 minutes at a cost of � 60 plus�VAT per presentation.

Comments

�An excellent presentation - well aimed at children�s interests and abilities.� P6 teacher

�Fantastic.� P7 teacher

"Children thoroughly enjoyed it." Headteacher

�I liked how they projected every thing onto the dome. I was amazed when the pictures [Greek constellations] appeared." P7 student

�great�, �cool�, �fun� �brilliant.� P6 students

�It is brilliant for all ages.� P6 student

�Nothing could be better than this.� P6 student

�Weird when the sky moved round, but enjoyed it� P6 student

�I liked the stars getting brighter when it got really dark.� P2 student to teacher

�I liked looking at the stars when they were all joined together [Greek constellations]". P2 student to teacher

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