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Pop-up planetarium brings cosmos to city

Gemma DawsonEast Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
BBC A large group of people recline in seats inside a dark planetarium-style dome while a vivid, colourful projection fills the entire curved ceiling. The display shows swirling patterns of bright neon colours - pinks, blues, yellows, and purples - resembling galaxies, stars, and abstract light bursts. Several audience members hold up phones to capture the immersive light show.BBC
A number of films about the universe are projected onto a huge cinema screen inside a portable dome

A mobile planetarium allowing people to immerse themselves in the night sky has opened in Hull.

Planetarium Go UK will remain in Queen Victoria Square until Sunday 26 April.

Hull is one of the five locations on the attraction's country-wide tour, which includes London, Manchester, Sheffield and Northampton.

Organisers said they wanted to bring astronomy and science closer to communities in cities and towns that were hard to reach.

José Jiménez, CEO of Planetarium Go UK, said: "Our objective is clear: to bring science to places where it has not reached before.

"We want children, young people and families to enjoy an immersive experience that sparks scientific curiosity and brings the universe closer to everyday life, regardless of where they live."

Chloe has long brown hair and is wearing a cream-coloured, fuzzy zip‑up jacket. She stands smiling outdoors in front of a large white dome structure. Several adults are walking or standing in the background on a paved square, with historic buildings visible behind the dome.
Seven-year-old Chloe was among the first visitors to learn about the night sky inside a portable dome structure

Seven-year-old Chloe was among the first in the city to visit the portable dome structure in which a number of films about the universe are projected onto a huge cinema screen.

"It was amazing, so beautiful, and it was stunning," said the youngster.

"You could look up and it felt like you were actually in space."

Jimenez said he hoped the attraction would encourage more people to "engage with science and to love it".

"It's all very exciting at the moment with astronauts heading off into space. It's the perfect moment," he added.

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