Seven-year-old Chloe was among the first in the city to visit the portable dome structure in which a number of films about the universe are projected onto a huge cinema screen.
“It was amazing, so beautiful, and it was stunning,” said the youngster.
“You could look up and it felt like you were actually in space.”
Jimenez said he hoped the attraction would encourage more people to “engage with science and to love it”.
“It’s all very exciting at the moment with astronauts heading off into space. It’s the perfect moment,” he added.