©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. WELCOME. "The 1.2m investment was always intended to be over three years, and now that period has expired we are looking at new ways and means of broadening the appeal of the Planetarium; this includes taking it on tour to schools and events in the region so that a greater number of people have access to it. But Alam Zeb, marketing manager with Space Connections, said yesterday the planetarium would "continue once we have come out of the current economic situation". "We are in the process of finding a new permanent location for the Yorkshire Planetarium and have shortlisted three potential sites so that it can continue to inspire the region's youngsters to reach for the stars.".

The planetarium was privately funded until it was sold to Bradford College, funded by the Regional Development Fund in April 2008. Ruth Adams, assistant director of Yorkshire Forward, said last night: "Yorkshire Forward took on the running of Yorkshire's one and only planetarium in March 2008 to ensure that it remained in the region to provide a focus for Yorkshire and Humber's young scientists.

n Housed within three giant curved domes, Yorkshire's only planetarium was based within the landscaped grounds of Harewood House, home of the Queen's cousin the Earl of Harewood. ACCOMMODATION The indoor space will give visitors from the ages of two and above a chance to see, touch and feel a number of displays with themes including science, technology, nature, biology and the arts. Inquest to consider if death of 'happy and healthy 24-year-old' Jack Ritchie was linked to gambling addiction, Barge operator finally makes history - after getting grounded.

Yorkshire Forward said between the beginning of February and the end of October 2009, 28,360 people visited the planetarium at Harewood. But yesterday it was revealed the planetarium, which offers visitors a chance to explore the night sky with an introduction to its constellations and planets, has been refitted and will be an interactive science and education zone for children.

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The Yorkshire Dales The current operators, Space Connections, will still put on planetarium displays at the venue and will also take their work into the schools, colleges and different communities. pageTracker._trackPageview(). But in Britain they're comparatively few and far between. The Yorkshire Planetarium organisation announced that it is laying plans for a permanent base in Bradford and until that was developed it would tour various locations during the International Year of Astronomy 2009.

        n A Zeiss projector gave the visitor the chance to see the night sky in it's purist form, without light pollution and atmospheric interference. var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1959709-5"); Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yorkshire_Planetarium&oldid=957450103, Articles lacking sources from December 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 May 2020, at 22:37. Once everyone was comfortable the lights dimmed and the stars appeared. GETTING THERE and Hotels in der Nähe von Harewood House: (0.52 km) Harewood Holidays (8.74 km) Rudding Park Hotel (11.27 km) Alamah Guest House (6.14 km) Bramble Cottage at Bogridge Farm Cottages (1.13 km) The Harewood Arms Hotel; Sehen Sie sich alle Hotels in der Nähe von Harewood House auf Tripadvisor an. There were guided tours of the sky by a live astronomer in the dark dome.

This budget was meant to help businesses and create jobs, not fund failed and ill-conceived ventures.". document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); near The Yorkshire Planetarium, comprising three geodesic domes, opened amid much fanfare billed as the region's only planetarium, at Harewood House, near Leeds, in 2007. The Yorkshire Planetarium is situated in the grounds of Please