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| - Beside the Biodome, the Planetarium looks like nothing special on the outside. Contrastingly, it's nice, new, and sleek on the inside. There is an exhibition hall with interactive exhibits (ie. touch screens) explaining various topics, including: meteorites, the solar system, dark matter, etc. The exhibition is mainly geared towards kids.
The main attractions are the 30-45 mins "Double Feature" shows in the round projection theatres. As of today, there are two double features available: 1. Tempo/Vertigo, and 2. Dark Universe/Aurorae.
I saw the second option. DARK UNIVERSE WAS CRAAAY AMAZING. The images are projected onto the round dome of a ceiling, and there is, I believe, surround sound and 3D images. The planetarium provides large beanbags for you to lie down on, which allows you to look into the 'sky' in the dome without craning your neck. It was like viewing the universe from the window of a spaceship. I'm not gonna lie - I got a little motion sickness during the part where we zoomed in close to a supernova. The second feature, Aurorae, was alright. I thought it was a nice addition to the Dark Universe feature, but could've done without it.
I strongly recommend purchasing tickets online before visiting. We showed up on a Monday (granted, during winter break) around 2pm and the show we wanted to see ("Dark Universe/Aurorae") was already sold out. We ended up buying tickets for another day and returning. The Planetarium is a great place to spend 2 hours during a day with bad weather.
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