Visit Moon Palace
It's time to climb aboard Moon Palace! For two days only the Royal Astronomical Society is delighted to be welcoming a mesmerising, captivating, out-of-this-world mobile observatory to the Burlington House courtyard in central London. It's free and no booking is required, just turn up on the day and marvel at the colourful nebulae adorning the outside of the converted school bus, before hopping inside to stargaze through a powerful optical telescope. There's also a rooftop radio telescope which allows visitors to listen to sounds of the universe, plenty of sculptures and cosmic artwork of planets and stars, cosy blankets to keep warm, and even 'cosmic tea'!
About Moon Palace
Moon Palace is an artwork and working mobile observatory by artists Heather Peak and Ivan Morison. Co-produced by East Leeds Project and LEEDS 2023 and commissioned by Foxglove and LEEDS 2023 for Smeaton300. Developed in partnership with the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds.