The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre
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The Planetarium @glasgowscience.bsky.social is a spectacular fulldome, digital planetarium that connects Glasgow with the cosmos. Our DM's are not monitored, for questions about the Planetarium, please email contact.us@gsc.org.uk.
Want to know more about the Vera Rubin Observatory? We can visit it in our stargazing shows! On Sat 5th July, we are running a Planetarium Late focusing on this incredible facility and the discoveries it has already made. Get tickets: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates
June 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Want to know more about the Vera Rubin Observatory? We can visit it in our stargazing shows! On Sat 5th July, we are running a Planetarium Late focusing on this incredible facility and the discoveries it has already made. Get tickets: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates
The Rubin Observatory is set in the Atacama Desert, Chile, high atop the mountain Cerro Pachón and far away from the lights of the closest towns. This gives it the perfect vantage point for its mission to rapidly survey the sky and discover new asteroids, supernovae and more!
June 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The Rubin Observatory is set in the Atacama Desert, Chile, high atop the mountain Cerro Pachón and far away from the lights of the closest towns. This gives it the perfect vantage point for its mission to rapidly survey the sky and discover new asteroids, supernovae and more!
Don't think we'll ever get bored of looking at images from the Rubin Observatory. This portion of the Virgo Cluster (one of the closest large galaxy clusters to us) really showcases the complexity of galaxy interactions.
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Don't think we'll ever get bored of looking at images from the Rubin Observatory. This portion of the Virgo Cluster (one of the closest large galaxy clusters to us) really showcases the complexity of galaxy interactions.
Happy Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year as our planet is tilted most towards to the Sun in its orbit in the northern hemisphere. We have 17 hr 34 minutes of sunlight today!
June 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year as our planet is tilted most towards to the Sun in its orbit in the northern hemisphere. We have 17 hr 34 minutes of sunlight today!
There's still lots of space at tonight's Planetarium Late. We'd love to see you there.
https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates
https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates
May 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There's still lots of space at tonight's Planetarium Late. We'd love to see you there.
https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates
https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/planetarium-lates
Today is a very special day in planetarium history! 100 years ago the first projection planetarium opened to the public in Munich, and we've been exploring the cosmos in them ever since. Here's to the next 100 years! 🥳🚀🌟 #Planetarium100
May 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Today is a very special day in planetarium history! 100 years ago the first projection planetarium opened to the public in Munich, and we've been exploring the cosmos in them ever since. Here's to the next 100 years! 🥳🚀🌟 #Planetarium100
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#MayTheFourth be with you this #StarWarsDay Join us in the Planetarium @gsc1 and journey to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away. Learn about the science fact and the science fiction of this beloved franchise. Costumes welcome.
#MayTheFourth be with you this #StarWarsDay Join us in the Planetarium @gsc1 and journey to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away. Learn about the science fact and the science fiction of this beloved franchise. Costumes welcome.
May 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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#MayTheFourth be with you this #StarWarsDay Join us in the Planetarium @gsc1 and journey to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away. Learn about the science fact and the science fiction of this beloved franchise. Costumes welcome.
#MayTheFourth be with you this #StarWarsDay Join us in the Planetarium @gsc1 and journey to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away. Learn about the science fact and the science fiction of this beloved franchise. Costumes welcome.
Today we here at the planetarium celebrate Yuri's Night - the party for space fans everywhere!
Honoring Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 flight and humanity's leap forward into the cosmos. Here's to exploring that final frontier!
Honoring Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 flight and humanity's leap forward into the cosmos. Here's to exploring that final frontier!
April 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today we here at the planetarium celebrate Yuri's Night - the party for space fans everywhere!
Honoring Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 flight and humanity's leap forward into the cosmos. Here's to exploring that final frontier!
Honoring Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 flight and humanity's leap forward into the cosmos. Here's to exploring that final frontier!
On this day in 2019 the first ever image of a black hole was released. Taken by the Event Horizon telescope the black hole is located in the M87 galaxy around 55 million light years from Earth.
April 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On this day in 2019 the first ever image of a black hole was released. Taken by the Event Horizon telescope the black hole is located in the M87 galaxy around 55 million light years from Earth.
It's important to remember that as we continue to explore the cosmos, we are at every turn reminded that we are just a small part of a vast, incredible universe.
Every planet, star and galaxy each tell us a story that helps better inform our understanding of the universe.
Every planet, star and galaxy each tell us a story that helps better inform our understanding of the universe.
April 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's important to remember that as we continue to explore the cosmos, we are at every turn reminded that we are just a small part of a vast, incredible universe.
Every planet, star and galaxy each tell us a story that helps better inform our understanding of the universe.
Every planet, star and galaxy each tell us a story that helps better inform our understanding of the universe.
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Kathryn Sullivan is the only human who has travelled to space and to the deepest part of the ocean! She has travelled 250 miles above the Earth's surface and 7 miles beneath it giving her the Guiness World Record of 'Most Vertical Girl in the World'.
Kathryn Sullivan is the only human who has travelled to space and to the deepest part of the ocean! She has travelled 250 miles above the Earth's surface and 7 miles beneath it giving her the Guiness World Record of 'Most Vertical Girl in the World'.
April 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Kathryn Sullivan is the only human who has travelled to space and to the deepest part of the ocean! She has travelled 250 miles above the Earth's surface and 7 miles beneath it giving her the Guiness World Record of 'Most Vertical Girl in the World'.
Kathryn Sullivan is the only human who has travelled to space and to the deepest part of the ocean! She has travelled 250 miles above the Earth's surface and 7 miles beneath it giving her the Guiness World Record of 'Most Vertical Girl in the World'.
Today is the anniversary of the discovery of underground bodies of water on Enceladus, one of Saturn's icy moons by the Cassini orbiter.
This moon is known for its cryovolcanoes, which spray out water with such force, it escapes the planets gravitational pull.
This moon is known for its cryovolcanoes, which spray out water with such force, it escapes the planets gravitational pull.
April 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today is the anniversary of the discovery of underground bodies of water on Enceladus, one of Saturn's icy moons by the Cassini orbiter.
This moon is known for its cryovolcanoes, which spray out water with such force, it escapes the planets gravitational pull.
This moon is known for its cryovolcanoes, which spray out water with such force, it escapes the planets gravitational pull.
#FunFactFriday
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon but is 400 times further away. When viewed from Earth the two objects appear to be the same size. This cosmic coincidence means that sometimes the Moon can completely block the Sun's face leading to a total solar eclipse.
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon but is 400 times further away. When viewed from Earth the two objects appear to be the same size. This cosmic coincidence means that sometimes the Moon can completely block the Sun's face leading to a total solar eclipse.
March 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#FunFactFriday
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon but is 400 times further away. When viewed from Earth the two objects appear to be the same size. This cosmic coincidence means that sometimes the Moon can completely block the Sun's face leading to a total solar eclipse.
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon but is 400 times further away. When viewed from Earth the two objects appear to be the same size. This cosmic coincidence means that sometimes the Moon can completely block the Sun's face leading to a total solar eclipse.
#FunFactFriday
A day on Venus is longer than its year! Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis but only 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun. In our solar system Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise meaning the Sun rises and sets opposite to what we see on Earth.
A day on Venus is longer than its year! Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis but only 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun. In our solar system Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise meaning the Sun rises and sets opposite to what we see on Earth.
March 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A day on Venus is longer than its year! Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis but only 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun. In our solar system Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise meaning the Sun rises and sets opposite to what we see on Earth.
A day on Venus is longer than its year! Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis but only 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun. In our solar system Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise meaning the Sun rises and sets opposite to what we see on Earth.
In the last week, while performing a flyby of Mars, the ESA Hera Mission made use of it's instruments to capture images of the surface of the red planet, as well as the face of one of it's two moons, Deimos.
March 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In the last week, while performing a flyby of Mars, the ESA Hera Mission made use of it's instruments to capture images of the surface of the red planet, as well as the face of one of it's two moons, Deimos.
How amazing is this image from @ESA_Euclid It's an example of gravitational lensing known as an Einstein Ring. You can find out more here https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_discovers_a_stunning_Einstein_ring
March 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
How amazing is this image from @ESA_Euclid It's an example of gravitational lensing known as an Einstein Ring. You can find out more here https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_discovers_a_stunning_Einstein_ring
The Sombrero Galaxy is so named because it looks like a broad brimmed Mexican hat. It's a spiral galaxy 28 million light years away and is home to around 2000 globular clusters. Globular clusters contain old stars that are almost as old as the universe itself!
March 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Sombrero Galaxy is so named because it looks like a broad brimmed Mexican hat. It's a spiral galaxy 28 million light years away and is home to around 2000 globular clusters. Globular clusters contain old stars that are almost as old as the universe itself!
On this day in 1958 the first planetarium in Britain was officially opened. It seated around 330 people under an 18m dome and operated as a planetarium until 2006. The building now houses a 4D cinema experience as part of Madame Tussaud's.
March 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On this day in 1958 the first planetarium in Britain was officially opened. It seated around 330 people under an 18m dome and operated as a planetarium until 2006. The building now houses a 4D cinema experience as part of Madame Tussaud's.
Are Euclid-ing us?! What a stunning view of the Cat's Eye nebula. We couldn't wait to get it onto the dome, and it looks spectacular, @eucliduk.bsky.social!
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
March 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Are Euclid-ing us?! What a stunning view of the Cat's Eye nebula. We couldn't wait to get it onto the dome, and it looks spectacular, @eucliduk.bsky.social!
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Set your alarms for a Pi Day Lunar Eclipse! From around 5:10am on Friday 14th March, the Moon will slowly pass through the Earth's shadow. Look for it low in the Western Sky all the way until the Moon sets around 6:30am. Clear Skies!
March 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Set your alarms for a Pi Day Lunar Eclipse! From around 5:10am on Friday 14th March, the Moon will slowly pass through the Earth's shadow. Look for it low in the Western Sky all the way until the Moon sets around 6:30am. Clear Skies!
Henrietta Swan Leavitt joined the observatory in 1893. She had experience through her education and teaching.
Henrietta Leavitt showed how the cyclic changes of certain variable stars could be used as a marker for distance in space.
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Henrietta Leavitt showed how the cyclic changes of certain variable stars could be used as a marker for distance in space.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Henrietta Swan Leavitt joined the observatory in 1893. She had experience through her education and teaching.
Henrietta Leavitt showed how the cyclic changes of certain variable stars could be used as a marker for distance in space.
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Henrietta Leavitt showed how the cyclic changes of certain variable stars could be used as a marker for distance in space.
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Annie Jump Cannon directed the Harvard Computers after the death of Edward Charles Pickering.
Her success at this made her famous in her own lifetime, and she produced a stellar classification system that is still in use today.
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Her success at this made her famous in her own lifetime, and she produced a stellar classification system that is still in use today.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Annie Jump Cannon directed the Harvard Computers after the death of Edward Charles Pickering.
Her success at this made her famous in her own lifetime, and she produced a stellar classification system that is still in use today.
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Her success at this made her famous in her own lifetime, and she produced a stellar classification system that is still in use today.
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The Harvard Computers were a team of women working to process astronomical data at the Harvard College Observatory.
The women were tasked with making sense of this information by devising a scheme for sorting the stars into categories.
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The women were tasked with making sense of this information by devising a scheme for sorting the stars into categories.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Harvard Computers were a team of women working to process astronomical data at the Harvard College Observatory.
The women were tasked with making sense of this information by devising a scheme for sorting the stars into categories.
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The women were tasked with making sense of this information by devising a scheme for sorting the stars into categories.
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Hypatia was a philosopher, mathematician and astronomer born in 350 AD, living in Alexandria, Egypt. She was the first female mathematician whose life was well documented.
In astronomy, Hypatia may have edited Ptolemy's Almagest, a treatise on the motion of stars and planets.
In astronomy, Hypatia may have edited Ptolemy's Almagest, a treatise on the motion of stars and planets.
March 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hypatia was a philosopher, mathematician and astronomer born in 350 AD, living in Alexandria, Egypt. She was the first female mathematician whose life was well documented.
In astronomy, Hypatia may have edited Ptolemy's Almagest, a treatise on the motion of stars and planets.
In astronomy, Hypatia may have edited Ptolemy's Almagest, a treatise on the motion of stars and planets.
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Isabella Elder, a Glasgow philanthropist, was an advocate for women's education. She invested in local institutions and even purchased North House which she provided rent free to house Queen Margaret College, the first Scottish college to offer higher education to women.
Isabella Elder, a Glasgow philanthropist, was an advocate for women's education. She invested in local institutions and even purchased North House which she provided rent free to house Queen Margaret College, the first Scottish college to offer higher education to women.
March 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Isabella Elder, a Glasgow philanthropist, was an advocate for women's education. She invested in local institutions and even purchased North House which she provided rent free to house Queen Margaret College, the first Scottish college to offer higher education to women.
Isabella Elder, a Glasgow philanthropist, was an advocate for women's education. She invested in local institutions and even purchased North House which she provided rent free to house Queen Margaret College, the first Scottish college to offer higher education to women.