Aurora - Lights of Wonder | Stiftung Planetarium Berlin

Aurora - Lights of Wonder

with live part in German

The Northern Lights (»Aurora Borealis«) and the Southern Lights (»Aurora Australis«) are two of the most wonderful natural phenomena. The Korean astrophotographer Kwon O Chul has succeeded for the first time in the world in capturing this luminous phenomenon in its many facets. Discover the beauty and diversity of the Aurora Borealis in 360° in the planetarium dome – a magnificent dance of shapes and colours! Original footage from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and lifelike visualisations bring us closer to the legends and scientific background of this phenomenon.

Production: Metaspace, Seoul
Image © Kwon O Chul

Information

60 min | ages 10 and up (grade 7) | Tickets 9,50 € / 7,50 € (day-care & school classes: 4 € per person, 2 accompanying persons have free admission)

Discounts and ticket information for families, wheelchair users and groups

The following tickets are only available on site at the cash desk and cannot be booked in the online shop: Family tickets, group discounts, discounted / free tickets within the framework of cooperations (e. g. Berlin Family Pass) and tickets for wheelchair users and their accompanying persons (since there are designated seats for safety reasons). Unfortunately, it is not possible to refund differences resulting from the purchase of regular online tickets. Therefore, please reserve the relevant tickets in advance via our ticket hotline.

Unfortunately, family tickets are not available for cinema films, music and special events, and no discounts apply within the framework of cooperations (e. g. Berlin Family Pass).

Ticket hotline
+ 49 (30) 421 845 10
ticket@planetarium.berlin

All information concerning discounted tickets and free admission can be found here.

You can find further information about your visit here.

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Images

Northern Light © Kwon O Chul — For centuries, the Northern Lights have captured people's imagination. © Kwon O Chul

There are many legends about the aurora borealis. © Kwon O Chul — Some indigenous peoples in North America believed that northern lights were the spirits of deceased children, ancestors and warriors. © Kwon O Chul

Galileo Galilei © Kwon O Chul — The Italian polymath Galileo Galilei gave the northern lights the name »Aurora Borealis« in 1619. He was referring to the Roman goddess of the dawn, »Aurora«. © Kwon O Chul

The Roman goddess "Aurora". © Kwon O Chul — »Aurora« is the Roman goddess of dawn. According to Roman mythology, she brings light into the world every day before sunrise. © Kwon O Chul

Solar winds hitting the Earth's magnetic field are the cause of the phenomenon of »Auroras«. © Kwon O Chul

Near the Earth's magnetic poles (i.e. at the North or South Pole), the probability of seeing auroras is highest. © Kwon O Chul

Auroras are also found in Saturn's polar regions. © Kwon O Chul

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Kindergarten & school visits

Tickets

Tickets for visits with kindergarten groups and school classes can be booked directly in our webshop or reserved by telephone and paid for on site. The ticket price is €4 per person; two accompanying persons receive free admission.

Tickets can be reserved via our ticket hotline: Tel: +49 30 421845-10 / email: ticket@planetarium.berlin

To book online, select the tickets with the designation »NurFürSchulenKitas« for €4 in the ticket shop. Two accompanying persons receive free admission with the ticket »NurFürSchulenKitasBegleitperson«.

Educational materials

The Education Department of Stiftung Planetarium Berlin offers teachers and educators various information and work materials for optimal preparation and follow-up of the visit with kindergarten groups and school classes in the classroom. All educational materials can be downloaded free of charge here.

You can find further information about the possibilities for visiting our establishments with kindergarten groups and school classes here.