Planetariums

Paul Marshall · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:41 am Planetariums**

I went to the local planetarium the other day ... I thought it was pretty neat how they had all the stars and constellations mapped out on the projector-thingy in the center ... The dude that was running the show said that the projector cost about a million bucks ... I wonder how long it took the people who made it to map out the stars perfectly ... They also have Pink Floyd laser shows every now and then and they sure are a trip ...

... Has anyone else here visited a planetarium?

Hitchhiker · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:20 pm**

There was a planetarium exhibit as part of a larger science centre that we used to have here in Thunder Bay, and I visited it once on a school field trip. It wasn't that awesome compared to other planetariums, but it was pretty neat.

CJ Cregg · Commodore Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 1254

I've been to the one at Madame Tussauds in London. Pretty good

Seven of Nine · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:57 pm**

I've been to the planetarium in the Liverpool Museum dozens of times. Love the shows... travelling to the outer planets and such.

Paul Marshall · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:57 pm**

There was also one I went to in Charlotte, NC once ... it was bigger and you could watch movies across the ceiling ... that one was awesome ...

Arellia · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:48 pm**

I went to a planetarium once and was thoroughly bored... I'm not sure if I was just at a bad one or what. I'd much rather visit an observatory.

Seven of Nine · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:52 pm**

The one in the Liverpool Museum you watched on the ceiling- the only problem is you'd have a bad neck when you come out!

Cathexis · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:23 pm**

Griffith Observatory in Hollywood, CA is an excellent planetarium! They even have this light show on the weekends....or at least they did when I was a tad bit younger..........we went really late so I was tired...lol I fell asleep.......

they were playing Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), what can I say??

TrekkieMage · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:29 pm**

I went to the really big planetarium in NY. I think it was in the Hayden Sphere, but I could be wrong.

Superman · Fleet Admiral Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 10220

IntrepidIsMe · **Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:40 pm**

There's one at the NYS Museum, which is only a few minutes away. I don't think it's all that interesting.

Cathexis · **Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:21 pm**

CJ Cregg · Commodore Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 1254

The London one is closing soon to be replaces with some 3d celebrity thing or something

Emili · **Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:13 am**

Captain.Dan V2 · **Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:23 am**