On one hand, a planetarium is one of the most pathetic signs of our backwards, technophiliac and just plain idiotic society. Despite this blatant stupidity, I went along with some friends to the Montreal Planetarium the other night for the other reason.
Planetariums just happen to be great for that kind of thing.
You've got these passionate nerds who are more than happy to go on and on about celestial phenomenons. It's just a shame it wasn't out under the real stars rather then under a dark dome where the brick and mortar outlines of it's construction are still visible. Not to mention the bus load of young teens across the way who'd really rather be somewhere else on a Friday night. Save for a couple of them who are trying to make the best of a bad educational situation by attempting to visually record their planetarium visit with the help of flash photography. Enjoy the pictures of that white brick dome, kids.