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What's Up: Lighting Up The Dark
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Seasonal live planetarium show: in-house astronomers replay the recent eclipse, tour the autumn constellations and fly to the heart of the Milky Way.
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On 12 August the Moon covered around 90% of the Sun as seen from Edinburgh, and this show opens by replaying the Moon and Sun moving through that eclipse on a 360° dome over your head. If the haar or a Wednesday evening at work got in the way, this is your second chance.
What's Up is the planetarium's flagship live show, rewritten each season. After the eclipse, this one moves to the best and, the museum admits, the worst of the autumn dark skies, then flies to the heart of the Milky Way. You sit back under Edinburgh's only planetarium dome while an in-house astronomer talks you through it live.
It lasts 30 minutes. In October it plays at 1pm daily, plus 3pm at weekends, first come, first served on the day. It's included with Dynamic Earth admission, or £8 online as a Planetarium Only ticket. Recommended for ages 5 and up; the last show is on 1 November.
Look for
The eclipse replay
The astronomers show the Moon and the Sun moving through the 12 August eclipse, which covered around 90% of the Sun over Edinburgh.
The best and worst of the autumn sky
A tour of what Scotland's autumn dark skies offer, including, in the museum's words, the very worst of them as well as the best.
The flight to the Milky Way's heart
The show ends with a trip to the centre of our galaxy, which the museum calls one of the brightest and darkest places you could imagine.
Good for
- An Hour Or Less
- Cheap Culture
- Rainy Days
About 30 min
Skip if
You need BSL interpretation: October's daily interpreted slot is the CapCom Go film, not this show.
With kids
Dynamic Earth recommends it for ages 5 and up. A Planetarium Only ticket is £8 online for everyone aged 4 and over, and under-4s go free.
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