Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT)

Public shows at Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT): Yes

Southern Thailand's main public observatory; planetarium shows and 0.7 m telescope nights. Check the official site for the current schedule and tickets before you go.

A planetarium show is the one astronomy outing that clouds and city lights cannot cancel. Most public shows run 30 to 50 minutes; live shows, where a presenter flies the sky to tonight's planets and constellations, are the best preparation for a night at a dark site. Shows often sell out on weekends and school holidays.

Ko Taeo, Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla, Thailand. Phone +66 74 300 868.

Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT) has a 8 m (26 ft) dome and 52 seats

That makes it a small dome, typical of schools, colleges and portable shows. The largest planetarium domes in the world are about 35 m across; a classroom dome is 5 to 8 m.

Its projection system is the Fulldome.pro, a digital fulldome system that can fly the audience through the solar system as well as show the night sky.

How dark the real sky is outside Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT)

Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT) has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.

Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Planetariums sit in towns, so the dome shows the sky the street outside cannot; the dark sky places nearby show the real one.

Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT) among the planetariums of Thailand

Pink dots are planetariums, green dots observatories open to the public, squares dark sky places and diamonds star parties; select one for its page. See Planetariums in Thailand for the full list.

The coordinates on this page point to town center of Songkhla (approximate): 7.199°N, 100.595°E.

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Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT)

Observatories open to the public within 150 km

• Regional Observatory for the Public, SongkhlaSongkhla, Thailand, 0 km (0 mi). Exhibits and planetarium; NARIT public observing nights in the dry season
• Hat Yai ObservatorySongkhla, Thailand, 25 km (15 mi). Open daily 9 am-8 pm, 20 baht; planetarium and telescope viewing

Regional Observatory for the Public, Songkhla (NARIT) record

From the site's planetariums dataset (planetariumsglobal_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.