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domes designed by Amelia Y'Mech, one of which one was dedicated to the planetarium itself while the others were used as the main entrance, with a 10-metre (33 ft) high climbing frame and a 3D theatre featuring 'A Poets Journey through Space', a locally made 3D production with poetry by Ian
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The main attraction was the 12-metre (39 ft) diameter planetarium dome. There were guided tours of the sky by a live astronomer in the dark dome.
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The planetarium was privately funded until it was sold to Bradford College, funded by the Regional Development Fund in April 2008.
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were projected onto a negative pressure screen inside the dome by a Carl Zeiss ZKP4
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The planetarium at Harewood consisted of three linked 16-metre (52 ft)
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and until that was developed it would tour various locations during the
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Macmillan, graphics by Vex films and produced by Richard Everiss.
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planetarium
Harewood House
Leeds
West Yorkshire
England
Bradford
International Year of Astronomy
geodesic
Stars
planets
star projector
light pollution
cloud cover
"Yorkshire planetarium brought down to earth by the recession"
Yorkshire Post
"Planetarium stays in region with Yorkshire Forward cash | TheBusinessDesk.com"
The Yorkshire Planetarium official site
Categories
Planetaria in the United Kingdom
Defunct planetaria
Traveling exhibits

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