South Downs Planetarium Trust - When Rocks Fall From Space

Artist's impression by the late Paul Doherty of a brilliant fireball descending

W h e n R o c k s F a l l F r o m S p a c e

What Happens When Objects Burn Up In the Earth's Atmosphere?

Important Notice:
At the start of a Planetarium show, your eyes will take a few minutes to adapt to the dark. For this reason, latecomers cannot be admitted. To avoid this, please ensure that you arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time.
The dates and times are:

Friday, 2nd May 7.30 pm
Admission Prices: £6.00 for adults, or £4.00 for children under 16.
PLEASE NOTE that we are unable to accept credit or debit cards at present.
This show is suitable for children age 6 and upwards.
ALL SHOWS LAST ABOUT AN HOUR.
As space in our star theatre is limited, visitors for the public presentations are strongly advised to book tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
Tickets may be reserved by telephoning the Planetarium on 01243 774400, or the ticketline on 07818 297292.
If we are unable to deal with your telephone request for information immediately, please leave your name and telephone number and the nature of your enquiry and we shall call you back as soon as we can.
Tickets for the public presentations are also available, to personal callers only, from the Tourist Information Office in South Street, Chichester.

A brilliant fireball flashes across the sky during the 2001 Leonid meteor storm (Brian and Jean Felles)

Now and again a brilliant object travels across the night sky. Far brighter than any 'shooting star', these fireballs are caused by pieces of space rock burning up in Earth's upper air. Small fragments may reach the ground as meteorites. The Planetarium has an excellent collection of meteorite specimens which are on display in the foyer.