South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre
The South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre is an educational facility in Chichester, West Sussex, run by a team of volunteers and astronomy enthusiasts and inaugurated in 2002. A registered educational charity, the Planetarium operates throughout the year, is available for private bookings, and can arrange special shows for schools, private groups, clubs and societies in the day, evening or at weekends.
Sir Patrick Moore was joined by the Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, for the official opening of the South Downs Planetarium on 5 April 2002.
The Viewlex-Minolta IIb star projector in the main auditorium at the South Downs Planetarium.
Chichester is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It is the only city in West Sussex and is its county town. It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and medieval times to the present day. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, with a 12th-century cathedral.
Image: Market Cross, Chichester, Sussex geograph.org.uk 1760457
Image: Chichester Cathedral West Sussex UK
Image: Chichester Greyfriars, Prior Park
Image: Pallant House, Chichester
