Ghana Planetarium Science Project

LOCATION Ghana Planetarium is at the premises of Quality Distance Learning, at 12 Osu Avenue Extension, Cantonments, Accra, on the road behind Christ The King Church and School.

We are also behind the Police and CID Headquarters, and behind the Flagstaff Police and Military blocks of flats. Our entrance is not far from Cinderella's Nightclub and we share a compound with Office Automation. Look out for the giraffes at our gate!

Bookings: To book a weekday visit, please phone Adwoa a few days in advance on 0302 769 204.
School Visits: For a school visit, please book at least three days in advance and let us know the number of children, their ages, and the mobile and office numbers of the teacher in charge of the group. Phone: 0302 769 204 or 0302 770 600 Email: qdladwoa@yahoo.com

Directors: Dr Jacob and Mrs Jane Ashong: jacob_ashong2@yahoo.com. Staff: Adwoa Odame-Darkwa, Godfred Amartey, Rustom Amartey, Kevin Amartey. Volunteers: Sarah Abotsi-Masters, Emmanuel Yeboah, and university students on vacations. Volunteers also come from the UK and USA for periods of up to six weeks.

Astronomy Mailing List If you would like to join our mailing list and receive information about events at weekends, please email us at: ghanaplanetarium@yahoo.com or sarahatmasters@gmail.com

Dome: Dome of 9.14m. Seating for 50-60 adults, or up to 80 children. Latitude: 5°34'32" N Longitude: 0°11'09" W
Located at the premises of Quality Distance Learning, the Resource Centre for the University of Leicester.


The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) Astronomy Enthusiasts - Professional or Amateur - Read about the recently formed African Astronomical Society and join today http://www.africanastronomicalsociety.org/constitution-of-the-african-astronomical-society/

THE KNOWN UNIVERSE BY AMNH American Museum of Natural History http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U&feature=related

GHANA PLANETARIUM ON FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ghana-Planetarium/135339749829692

UNAWE: UNIVERSE AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN http://www.unawe.org/kids/unawe1243/

GREENWICH OBSERVATORY UK http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/

LEICESTER SPACE CENTRE http://www.facebook.com/NationalSpaceCentre

INTERNATIONAL PLANETARIUM SOCIETY http://www.ips-planetarium.org/?page=about_us

AIMS NEI GHANA Next Einstein Initiative - African Institute for Mathematical Sciences http://nexteinstein.org/programmes

AFRICAN GIFTED FOUNDATION http://www.africangifted.org/