The shows there are very interesting, and the dome is one of the largest in the country. The confusion between your brain -which thinks you're stationary- and your eyes -which makes you feel like you're moving as the stars rotate around on the fixed screen- makes your brain think you're floating sometimes. Cool as hell.
The staff are very friendly and enthusiastic about their work (and why wouldn't they be?) and give fantastic talks on current astronomical events as well as old knowledge. I can now find a few more constellations in the night sky, as well as knowing how to find them.
Some talks are 'more sciencey' than others, with a few of them being aimed at younger kids, and the more technical ones are great. There's a detailed presentation on each of the planets (including their distance from earth and the sun, size, atmospheric and ground conditions, etc) and how orbits work, how spaceships and satellites navigate, how many satellites we have, their types, and a whole host of other things.
Summary: Space. Physics. Yay.
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!
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