I’ve seen a few shows at the Science Dome, and for the most part I’ve always enjoyed my experience and left feeling both entertained and informed. I would like to mention that some of the short films they decide to show don’t seem like they’re properly formatted for a dome shaped, overhead theater screen. The perspective is off and everything appears slightly blurry. I wish the movies were a bit more crisp rather than appearing fuzzy and pixelated but, perhaps I’ve been spoiled with high definition and IMAX quality for too long. At the end of the day, it’s a small community college and I understand they don’t have the space, resources, or funding for the most spectacular and state-of-the-art cinematic experience. That being said, it is pretty dang cool, and the educational space segments before each showing are spectacular.

The seats and floor cushions aren’t the most comfortable, and I wish the chairs would recline back just a bit further.

Sadly, the main thing that nearly ruined our most recent experience is the amount of noisy and discourteous children who talked loudly and ran around during the screenings. I understand kids are going to be excited by what they’re seeing but, it is a theater and people are paying their hard earned money to kick back and enjoy a show without distractions. It doesn’t help that the volume of the movies themselves seems to be awfully low. If people can’t quiet their children I think that they should be asked to leave, but that’s just my little ol’ opinion. Reading review from others, it seems like this is an ongoing issue in the Science Dome.