South Downs Planetarium Trust - Last Night of the Titanic

RMS Titanic underway after the near-collision with SS City of New York on 10 April 1912. On the left can be seen Titanic's sister ship Oceanic and New York.

L a s t N i g h t o f t h e T i t a n i c

A special show to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic

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:
Tuesday, 10th April 7.30 pm Wednesday, 11th April 3.30 pm Friday, 13th April 7.30 pm Saturday, 14th April 7.30 pm Sunday, 15th April 3.30 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.

Sister ships, Olympic and Titanic under construction in Belfast shipyard.

On April 10th, 1912, RMS Titanic, at that time the world’s largest and most luxurious ocean liner, set out on her maiden voyage from Southampton. After brief calls at Cherbourg and then at Queenstown in County Cork, Ireland, she headed out into the Atlantic, steaming towards her intended destination, New York.

Her tragic sinking, following a collision with a huge iceberg, was an international disaster and has been the subject of many books, television programmes and cine films.

In our special show we re-create the night sky as it would have appeared from the upper deck of the stricken ship and, using unique animation, explain how the collision occurred.

We‘ll explore the wreck of the Titanic and the ocean above it, and describe how modern technology is now used to identify and track ships, icebergs and ocean currents, to protect present day ships from similar calamity.