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| - I was here July 17, 2010 for the July open house. Always go there during an open house, and check their website for times (they differ month to month) http://www.ucalgary.ca/rao/
It's $20 per car, and makes a G-R-E-A-T unique date. You'll usually listen to a few way-too-long presentations about space, some of which will be interesting, some of which will be Ben Stein worthy, but when it gets dark you get to look through tons of telescopes and see closeups of the moon, SATURN, star groupings etc. You can't go wrong with an evening at this place. It's a little far out of the city, so don't take a first date there who thinks you might be taking her/him to kill them in the woods and bury their body.
If you're taking kids, maybe show up a bit late, and make sure they're well rested. You probably won't be out of there until around 11 (in the summer). It will be super exciting for them to look through the telescopes, but only SELECT children will care about the presentations.
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