SKYNARIUM

VR astronomy · In development for Meta Quest 3

Your place
under the stars.

An open night sky. A telescope at your side. Explore astronomy from inside a virtual observing site.

The observing site

Get closer
to the night sky.

Look around the sky, select an astronomical object, and use the virtual telescope to explore your target.

SKYNARIUM brings together a star catalogue, an adjustable observing time and location, and hands-on telescope controls in a VR environment.

The virtual telescope on a sandy observing site with low dunes
The telescope and observing site, captured inside SKYNARIUM.
01 / THE SKY

Look around.

Explore the stars and Milky Way from an observer’s point of view.

02 / THE MOMENT

Choose when and where.

Change the observing time and location to see a different view of the sky.

03 / THE INSTRUMENT

Find your target.

Select objects and work with the telescope’s pointing controls.

SKYNARIUM’s time controls against the star-filled sky

A different sky

Set the moment.
Follow the stars.

Move through time or choose another observing location. Explore how the night sky changes around you.

The sky controls are part of the observing experience, with the stars still in view.

Inside SKYNARIUM

A night of observing.

Development footage · 31 seconds

Ambient night sounds; no speech in this film. The sequence shows the night sky, the telescope, object selection, time controls and observing-location search.