Saunders Planetarium — Attraction in Tampa

The first part of the show was a short film with two kids who arrive to a telescope, while a narrator discusses types of telescopes made, Galileo's discovery of the solar system's structure and early builds of the telescope. The second part was a nice display using a star projector as the guide pointed out notable stars, distinguished the milky way, and talked about some astrological Constellations near our time of the year.

One star gets retracted due not entirely to the fault of the guide but rather the evident miscommunication between them and the front desk. Multiple families interrupted the near beginning of the show because they did not realize they had to pay additional to enter. Also, while of course the museum is built for children interaction, one should expect children to disrupt the experience, which is a heartbreak of you genuinely want to immerse yourself.

Generally, I only suggest going there if you only actually want to learn about what they present. You may find it boring or not worth the money if you only treat the experience haphazardly since what they actually explain tends to be difficult...

Pretty disappointed with the fact that the video on "Aurora" (that looked like it was made in 1990, super slow, and poor graphics/distorted) was more than half of the time spent in this planetarium. We paid money to see stars and learn about planets. My eyes had just gotten used to the beautiful night sky and then he started a movie. PLEASE make a showtime that is only Charlie talking about the stuff he thinks is cool... I'd pay double...

great planetarium and great presentation but only thing i can say is i recommend reminding everyone to put away their phones. people were taking pictures with their flash and having all these lights on during it. very annoying. its important to be respectful to others watching. i would definitely go again without the...