An immersive HD space projection experience opens next week
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Love the idea of being immersed in space? Can’t afford a ticket on Richard Branson’s first space flight? Us neither.
That’s okay. From next week, Canberrans will be given an alternative when Space Time opens in Canberra’s new bunker event space, The Vault at Dairy Road. An immersive audiovisual experience where you can see new photos from the James Webb, Euclid and other ‘mind-bending’ space telescopes in high resolution, the image above, of the Crab Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (which is currently casually orbiting the sun) is just the tip of the iceberg (or should we say, galaxy?).
A preview of a larger project under development by cultural placemakers Dionysus in collaboration with Dr Brad Tucker from the ANU’s Mount Stromlo Observatory, the show will be a ‘30 minute audio-visual journey’ which loops every day from 10 am until 6.45 pm from 15 – 22 July.
During the show, you’ll watch a rocket take off, then ‘look through pinholes in the sky to the beginning of the universe’. The journey will take you past planets, nebulae, black holes and millions of galaxies. Discovering the edges of space has never been so close to home.
Lunchtime sessions at 1 pm each day will also be programmed with concerts and talks with Space Time as a backdrop without audio, with the full lineup announced today on The Vault website.
Given the timing with school holidays, kids of all ages are welcome, with the show’s sound played at 65-80 decibels, designed for children’s ears. The event website notes that “sessions after 7 pm may be a little louder, but children’s hearing will always be safe”. Sound-sensitive sessions are available upon request, see the website for more info.
THE ESSENTIALS
What: Space Time
When: 15-22 July. Sessions are 30 minutes long and start 5 minutes after the time on the ticket. You’re welcome to stay for longer, should you want to watch the show twice.
Where: The Vault, Dairy Road, Fyshwick. The show starts 5 minutes after the time on the ticket and people are welcome to stay if they’d like to experience it multiple times. Tickets are valid for any time on the day of ticket to give flexibility, so don’t worry if you’re early or late. All children are welcome. Everyone requires a ticket except babies under 1.
Bookings: Click here
Feature image: The Crab Nebula, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory (Image credit: Herbig-Haro 46/47, NASA, ESA, CSA. Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA. NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared, Webb: NASA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major). Image supplied by Space Time.
