Space Time!! Bright Stars

After a successful event in the Winter school holidays, Space Time is back with Episode 2!!

Now with more images from the James Webb SpaceTelescope, and more ways to engage with the program.

Bright Stars is a soft and vibrant tour through space on The Vault's immersive sound and projection system. These sessions, for kids under 8 and softer souls, is about 20 minutes, with comfy seating and room to run around. For those wanting a deeper experience, you'll love Space Time!! Darker Matter.

Come and experience the sublime new photos from the James Webb, Euclid and other mind-bending space telescopes on an immersive sound and projection system in a deep space bunker. See a rocket take-off, then look through pinholes in the sky to the beginning of the universe. That's right, look through time with massive images of planets, nebulae, blackholes and millions of galaxies. Some are just like our own and one is the shape of a question mark (actually).

In the last few weeks and months, mind-warping space imagery has beamed back to Earth. Don't just see it on your phone: experience it in high resolution and go on a softly philosophical journey through spacetime - back over 13 billion years, and bending all the way back to ourselves. Seeing outer space somehow also aligns our inner space.

Now is humanity's best time to discover space. 

Tickets

Tickets are $9.50 for kids, $12 for adults, $14.50 for adults, $40 for a family of 4, or pay-what-you-can. Refunds can be automatically processed up to 24 hours before the ticketed time (see your ticket for details).

Parking

There is plenty of parking around The Vault, including disability parking.

Drinks and Food

The Vault bar will be serving all types of drinks and snacks, and cocktails in the later sessions. Food is available from various outlets within the Dairy Road precinct, such as Brodburger (in Capital Brewing Co.), Canteen, Contentious Character, Soom Soom and Jasper and Myrtle Chocolates.

Surrounding Precinct

The Dairy Road offers gardens, a gallery, brewery, ramen shop, winery, Kidzplore, chocolate shop, yoga studios and more. See dairyroad.com.au for a map and list of options.

Toilets and Baby Change

These are located within building 3.3, adjacent to The Vault.

Accessibility

An accessible ramp is available for mobility vehicles, wheelchairs and prams to enter The Vault.

Sound Levels

Sound will be played at 60-80 decibels designed for children’s ears. 

Seating

There are couches, soft floor seats, bar stools and deckchairs to choose from, plus carpet for rolling around. 

Photos

Photos of the projections are welcome, but please do not take photos of people or children you do not know.

Lights and Flashing

The show is generally soft and does not flash, except the rocket launch is fairly immersive and involves smoke effects and loud sounds. A sound-sensitive session is available upon request - please email dave@dionysus.place for more information on this.

Age Suitability

This Bright Stars version of the show is designed for softer souls, especially kids under 8 (and still engaging for parents). Those wanting a deeper experience should come to the version called Darker Matter. Everyone requires a ticket except babies under 1. 

What's this cool new space show?

This new program is a preview of a larger project under development by Dionysus in collaboration with Dr Wei Shen Oh and Dr Brad Tucker from the ANU's Mount Stromlo Observatory.