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Saint-Petersburg Planetarium: review, exhibitions and reviews of visitors

The Petersburg Planetarium was opened in 1959, the place for it was chosen as an old building, formerly known as the "Corps with a hall for amusements and readings", it was part of the People's House built under Emperor Nicholas II. It is a historical and cultural heritage. The planetarium hosts lectures on astronomy, physics, history and other sciences.

Halls of the Planetarium

The St. Petersburg Planetarium is a four-story building, at each level visitors are waiting for discoveries, knowledge and amazing stories with large-scale illustrations.

The Observatory is located on the fourth floor. In the course of studies, it is possible to view the nearest satellite of the Earth - the Moon - or more distant planets, stars, to look at the Sun without squinting in telescopes. Here lectures are given, observations of astronomical phenomena, sunsets and sunrises over the roofs of the city are conducted.

"Star Hall" accommodates 500 people, for whom on the dome the images of the starry sky, planets and other celestial bodies are demonstrated using a projection device. The hall equipment is multifunctional and capable of simulating lunar or solar eclipses, the movement of the celestial vault throughout the day, the annual cycle of the motion of the planets of the solar system. For visitors there is a unique opportunity to look at the night starry sky from any part of the Earth.

Hall "Planetka". The hall is arranged in the form of a circular panorama, thanks to this effect the visitor makes a trip to the ocean floor, to the Arctic, observes the eruption of the volcano and becomes a witness of earthquakes. The smallest guests go to search for star birds, during which they fall on the red planet Mars.

Interactive experiments

Science is based on knowledge, experience and experiments. The St. Petersburg Planetarium has created several laboratories, where children and adults can conduct experiments and get to know the phenomena experimentally.

Hall "Space travel". The Petersburg planetarium created a spacecraft in this room and sends everyone on a virtual journey. The command of the ship is headed by an experienced captain, he will not only save the liner from a collision with asteroids, skillfully prilunitsya, entice visitors to the research of black holes and other cosmic phenomena.

The "Laboratory of entertaining experiments" hall helps visitors to familiarize themselves with the laws of physics, optics, and electricity using examples that have been experimentally proven. The exposition presents more than two hundred experiments. Here is Foucault's pendulum, proving the rotation of our planet. Several telescopes are installed in the laboratory, through the ocular of which the Moon, stars, the Milky Way and other objects of the cosmos are closely visible.

"Hall of entertaining illusions." In the hall there is an exposition telling about optical illusions of sight, classes are held where each participant creates and destroys the illusion, likening himself to the oriental genie.

Exhibitions

The Petersburg planetarium on the second floor has placed a permanent photo exhibition. One of the highlights is its circular exposure. Photographic works are devoted to the macrocosm of the Universe and the microcosm of the things we are familiar with, animals and insects.

The poster is full of events that the Petersburg Planetarium offers to the public. The exhibition of dinosaurs will surprise children and will please adults. A flock of dinosaurs meets visitors just outside the entrance, and making their way further along the thickets of prehistoric plants, one can meet giants who can move and make sounds. The exhibition "Planet of the Dinosaurs" pursues not only an intuitive representation of huge animals, but also enlightening purposes - you can find out about a lot of interesting facts about each exhibit, which are written in the accompanying information located next to the figure of the animal.

Not only the knowledge is shared by the Petersburg planetarium. Exhibitions and educational programs are supported by creative master classes for the youngest. A child under the supervision of a teacher learns modeling, drawing and other crafts. The corner of the skill is located in one of the exhibition halls, next to the dinosaurs.

The services

The Petersburg planetarium suggests bringing romance to life and organizing a meeting under the dome of the southern (or any other) sky in the heart of the Galaxy, but staying on the Earth. And if the date of the first meeting is known, the guides will compose a map of the planets on this day, the constellation connection. In honor of the couple on this day under the dome all known constellations will light up.

St. Petersburg Planetarium invites to spend a birthday in the company of friends and between the planets. The holiday consists of three parts, the first birthday and guests are told about his planet and constellation, the sign of the zodiac, will design a map of the starry sky at the time of birth. And most importantly - the desires can be made innumerable, and they are guaranteed to come true, because the stars on this day will fall only by the will of the birthday boy.

Gallery and mobile planetarium

One of the creative spaces called the gallery "RatsioArt" has a Petersburg planetarium. In the exhibition hall an atmosphere is created that facilitates the exchange of knowledge and opinions, new ideas and concepts are born. In the hall lectures are given, reports are made, seminars, round tables are held, actions of contemporary art are held. This site is intended for curious and thirsty for knowledge.

To know the world is possible not only within the walls of the institution, the Petersburg Planetarium is a modern space where many incredible things become real. For example, a mobile planetarium can hold lectures, organize the display of astronomical films in the school, a student audience or an outing event. Mobile structure, in which the diameter of the dome is 6 meters, and height - 4.2 meters, accommodates 30 seats.

Service

The Petersburg Planetarium invites you to visit a gift shop, where you can find an assortment of "space" accessories, books about space and astronomy, the history of the development of the Universe space exploration and much more. On the left side of the central entrance is a pneumatic shooting gallery, where shooting is carried out by matches.

The St. Petersburg Planetarium has a cozy cafe on the first floor, where you should relax from the process of cognition. The main audience of the institution are children, they also have a menu for drinks, cakes, and for adults - tea and coffee.

Reviews

In the list of mandatory visits for schoolchildren, tourists and curious personalities, the Petersburg Planetarium is listed. Reviews with positive assessments tell about the rich billboard and interesting films for the children's audience. It is noted that much more is spent on school holidays days, and this attracts a large number of families, because adults and children here can plunge not only into astronomical subjects, but also into other scientific experiments.

Negative feedback tells about the outdated curriculum, equipment, lack of service, which the Petersburg Planetarium has. St. Petersburg boasts more modern traditions in organizing events. Many thought that in theaters the programs are more spectacular and more informative than in the planetarium. It is noted that there is nowhere to leave the outer clothing in the room, there is no online ordering service and paying for tickets for a lecture or film of interest.

Helpful information

The St. Petersburg Planetarium has the address: Alexandrovsky Park, building 4 (metro station "Gorkovskaya", "Sportivnaya"). Contact phone number: (812) 233 26 53.

The St. Petersburg Planetarium prices for a single visit for adults are set at 400 rubles, for children - 200 rubles. Discounts are given to students, pensioners, schoolchildren under 17, the price of a preferential visit is 200 rubles.

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