Reaching for the Stars

That Stargazing place in West Wight with a fulldome PLANETARIUM

“CLEAR SKIES – Every Day and Night”

HALF TERM RESTRICTED SHOW TIMES Shows on half hour from 10:30am to 12:30pm Monday 27th to Wednesday 29th October for afternoon shows book by phone previous day

07713 762796 for details or to book.

Two astronomers and a group of enthusiastic volunteers run this unique science centre & community enterprise.

We open every day during school holidays, with walk-in shows between 10:30 am and 4:00 pm; however, pre-booking is recommended.

In school term time, we get many school class bookings, phone the day before your visit to check we have public shows,

You can book for other days, but we require advance notice of at least two days, preferably more.

Also, we have stargazing evenings and ‘Nightsky Experience’ shows, displayed on this website and on Facebook,

Smallest fixed dome planetarium in the UK with 25 armchair seats and different multi-show programmes daily.

We have WALK-IN WEDNESDAY every week, with different shows hour every hour from 10:30 am until 3:30 pm. Come to multiple shows!

Please arrive 15 minutes before before shows, Just phone 07713 762796 to check we are open on that day.

We request feedback from all planetarium show visitors, and over 90% of visitors rate us GOOD or better.

All stargazing and evening shows have restricted numbers, xo are pre-booked and pre-paid three to five dats beforehand.

REACHING FOR THE STARS SINCE 1993

The Island Planetarium offers a fascinating journey through time & space; stimulating your imagination & mind, in our Astrodome theatre & exhibition.

Make sure you leave time to explore the various space-science displays and exhibition dedicated to Robert Hooke the great scientist/inventor, born in Freshwater in 1635.

More about the Planetarium

An awe-inspiring virtual reality experience

Space, the final frontier. This hidden gem offers an intimate Planetarium experience beneath the dark and hemispherical dome.An awe-inspiring, realistic and accurate representation of the whole sky at night.
Discover your place in the universe as you explore space, scientific adventures and learn about a local son who became one of Britain’s greatest scientists
Evening events and stargazing evenings available too.

This man-made Universe, our planetarium, will take you places you have never been before, from the surface of the Moon and a flyby of Jupiter to the depth of outer space in our immersive ASTRODOME 360 STAR-THEATRE