Free Astronomy Magazine July-August 2018

JULY-AUGUST 2018 I n the background, the reception area of the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre including the shop, the partners wall and the models of Jupiter and Saturn hanging overhead. On the side and the following page, view from inside the planetarium, which opened its doors to the public on Saturday 28 April 2018. The building is open five days a week and features planetarium screenings, tours and a permanent ex- hibition in both German and English. The 25-degree tilted planetarium dome does not just give the audience the sensation of watching the Universe, but of being immersed in it. All of ESP’s ‘fulldome’ planetarium materials are free and open access. [ESO/P. Horálek]