Join us this Saturday to celebrate NASA's International Observe the Moon Night, with an incredibly special day of events at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
"Come along to the Royal Observatory for a day of activities focused around our beautiful natural satellite, the Moon."
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory will be putting on a fun-filled day, centred on our lunar neighbour. The day will offer a series of events, including: screenings of Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, an Aardman self-led 'Claystation' and special Moon-focussed planetarium shows and workshops. There will be the opportunity to observe the Moon through the Royal Observatory's telescopes, and meet their fantastic astronomers, who will inspire you to look up and discover our celestial companion.
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
The event will feature four screenings of the iconic claymation film, Wallace and Gromit's A Grand Day Out, in the Planetarium, accompanied live by our Carrot Productions ensemble.
In Nick Park’s first film featuring the famous duo, Wallace and Gromit enjoy a day out with a difference when a quest to find cheese prompts a visit to the Moon. Despite a few hiccups with their homemade rocket, the duo makes a successful lunar landing, arriving just in time for lunch. But a strange, mechanical being isn’t too happy to see Wallace eating slices of moon cheese…
Performance Times:
There will be performances at 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm and 7.30pm.
Tickets:
£12 adults, £6 children, £8 students and under 25s Members get a 10% discount | Recommended ages 5+
Claystation
If you've been inspired by Wallace and Gromit, then get stuck in and create your own Gromit or Moon-inspired clay figure at a self-led workshop.
Have any questions about the Moon or anything else astronomical? An astronomer will be on hand to answer all your queries.
Times:
Available at 12.30pm, 2.30pm and 4.30pm as an add-on to the screening, with limited capacity.
Tickets:
£3 per person
Lunar-themed Planetarium Shows
Come along to one of our the Royal Observatory's planetarium shows, which will have a special Moon theme for the occasion.
12.30pm - Audio Universe (recommended for ages 7+)
2.30pm - Moons Beyond Counting (recommended for ages 7+)
4.30pm - The Sky Tonight Live featuring the Moon (recommended for ages 7+)
Tickets:
£12 adults, £6 children, £8 students and under 25s. Free for Members
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