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The Sun – Our Living Star at The Assembly Rooms

The Assembly Rooms, The Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2QH

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Herschel Museum of Astronomy's new pop-up planetarium

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Discover more of the sun's secrets with the Herschel Museum of Astronomy's pop-up planetarium, and experience the sun like never before with Luke Jerram's Helios.

Sit back and watch this mesmerising 360 film from the European Southern Observatory about the power of our Sun – followed by a guide to our night sky let by presenters from the Herschel Museum of Astronomy. Discover the secrets of our nearest star in this immersive fulldome show.

This show is most suitable for adults.

All this alongside visiting Helios, the a brand-new 7-metre diameter sculpture by artist, Luke Jerram with rippling lights, solar imagery and sounds of the sun recorded by NASA.

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Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

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Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

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