Sherwood Observatory Builds New Planetarium
Photo: Courtesy of ST Engineering Antycip
(eap) Alongside Sherwood Observatory, home to the Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society, whose observatory regularly hosts night sky courses and other events, construction is due to begin on a new planetarium from August this year. The new planetarium in Nottinghamshire, England, is designed to engage visitors of all ages in STEM subjects. GBP 6.35 million (EUR 7.34 million) will be invested in the project, which is being implemented in cooperation with ST Engineering Antycip, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, and RSA Cosmos – Konica Minolta. Together, the two companies will equip the Sherwood Planetarium with all planetarium equipment, including software, dome, computers, seating, shows, audio and lighting.
“We are proud to undertake the project,” states Amir Khosh, commercial and project manager at ST Engineering Antycip. “This is the first large planetarium that we will deliver from scratch. We designed, will build and deliver a planetarium going from inception to fruition.”
“We are thrilled and proud to have been selected for this leading planetarium project in the UK. Our team works hand-in-hand with the Sherwood Observatory team, and this right from the very start, from the project definition, to offer the best planetarium solution,” added Bahar Gumus, sales manager at RSA Cosmos.
The project is scheduled for completion by November 2024. ■
