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Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

The National Space Centre is streaming a free planetarium show for families

Keeping the kids entertained is on top of a lot of parents' to-do lists right now while school is out.

And with the current lockdown measures keeping us all indoors for the foreseeable future, families will fast be running out of ideas to beat boredom.

So why not get involved with the National Space Centre's Family Movie Night?

Like all attractions up and down the country, the UK's largest planetarium is currently closed.

However, the team have decided to take their mission online and will be streaming one of their award-winning shows for families to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes.

The centre's planetarium show We Are Stars will be streamed online (National Space Centre)

Which surely means PJs are allowed, right?

We Are Stars answers the all-important questions we all have: What are we made of? Where did it all come from?

The show allows families, adults and children the opportunity to explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, and our explosive origins.

It has been developed by the NSC Creative team of animators based at the National Space Centre.

We Are Stars, which is narrated by Hollywood actor and director Andy Serkis, has been playing in planetaria around the world but for the very first time, the public will get to see it outside of the fulldome.

Not only that, the National Space Centre wants you to get fully involved and will be offering popcorn recipes and craft resources in the lead up to the screening.

(National Space Centre)

They're even doing a watch along quiz where you can win prizes.

Malika Andress, head of marketing at the National Space Centre, said: "We are delighted that our NSC Creative team have worked with us to bring this #FamilyMovieNight to our amazing online audiences.

"The current situation is really difficult for families and isolated people, so we hope that this show can allow science and imagination to provide a brief respite for everybody."

The screening is completely free and will be available to watch on the National Space Centre's Facebook and YouTube channels at 6pm on Friday, April 24.

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