FAMILIES are being invited to explore the earth, planets and stars next month as a mobile planetarium is set to come to Salisbury Cathedral. 

Winchester Science Centre is bringing the planetarium to the city on October 5 as part of their planetarium discovery day. 

Inside the cathedral, the inflatable six-metre mobile planetarium, will screen showings of the short film We Are Guardians, a full dome film show which uses satellites to look at links between human activities and climate change. 

Included in general admission to the cathedral, visitors can explore the current art exhibition ‘Our Earth’, which focuses on climate change and the environment. 

There will also be craft making and a scavenger hunt around the cathedral, plus a special book on astronomy from the cathedral’s 15th century library will be on display. 

At 12.15pm you can be swept away in the musical world of Holst’s The Planets, played on the famous Willis Organ by John Challenger, the Cathedral’s Assistant Director of Music. 

Shows inside the Planetarium dome will run every hour from 9.30am on October 5. 

Tickets are available at www.salisburycathedral.org.uk 

Residents in SP1, SP2 and the Laverstock area have free access to the Cathedral with proof of residence throughout the year. 

This excludes large groups and school groups. 

The planetarium show is suitable for children in Key Stages 2 and 3. The 10.30am show is exclusively for visitors with access requirements. 

To book this show, contact the cathedral box office on 01722 656555.