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1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada, Vancouver

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john leonhart
10.09.2022
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Well I have been there times before. My interest in Astronomy actually was Kickstart here. Since Saturn is up I decided to go down and have a spectacular view from the observatory. I checked the website before driving in from Port Moody. It said opens at 7P.M. When I arrived at 8 P.M. the place was locked up solid no lights on and nothing posted in the events box outside. Whats up with that.

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Sabrina Powar
10.08.2022
5

The telescope was not working but it was educational

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Mat Bienczyk
03.09.2022
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Is a good place to go once, but definitely not something Id return to again. Had some interesting facts, but generally very basic.

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Luke Matz
04.05.2020
5

If your into space this is the place I love this place and love hanging around once everyone goes to look at neat galaxys

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03.07.2020
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Julio Petrovitch
09.11.2019
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Bex P
08.11.2019
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06.07.2019
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04.28.2019
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Raphael Kepinski
09.13.2018
5

Awesome. Free. Make sure the skies are clear before you come to see anything through the telescope but even if its cloudy the staff can answer space questions.

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Randal Bartsch
08.22.2018
5

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ilya
06.22.2018
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Some find that place quite disappointing and not worth the money, but thats really great to have an observatory right in the city and have an opportunity to observe the sky and learn about space especially for kids.

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Lei Liu
05.13.2018
5

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Erik and Stacia
12.02.2017
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Craig Mckee
11.30.2017
5

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Tim Wilson
09.10.2017
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Sam Bookbinder
01.26.2017
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Trent Kennedy
08.24.2016
5

Was able to take a close look at this with my class. It is cool that we have a telescope of this magnitude right in our city.

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ken deady
08.12.2016
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Batuhan Tasdoven
05.07.2016
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Janice Perrino
01.17.2016
2

Very disappointed... This is very expensive. $59 for a family. We were back out within 90 min, not much to see. Most educational games were broken, live show was good, large theater show was just okay. Public bathroom in need of a cleaning, bad " fishy" smell. Old, rundown... Very much in need of an upgrade. Staff were very pleasant. Sadly, we wont be back. Sorry.

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佘思稹
12.17.2015
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Stephen Lee
12.09.2015
5

This review is from a couple years back when I last went, but their Astronomer was amazing. I was thrilled at his knowledge and was able to answer all of my questions. Loved the shows here and staff were awesome! I wish I could go back.

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Jason Klatt
11.18.2015
5

Just like the Planetarium that I remember as a kid.

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Chris Wood
11.13.2015
2

Ive got mixed feelings about the Space Centre. As much as I love space and any little thing about it excites me, the Space Centre is in need of a huge update. It is clear that a lot of the exhibits have not been updated in a long time. They are good exhibits, just dated and some are falling apart. I know it is probably because of funding, but it doesnt help that the tickets are so expensive.The planetarium is still great!

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H G
10.07.2015
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My boyfriend has a thing for space and has never been here, so I thought it would be a nice 2nd anniversary present to take him here. We both felt silly being there as 2 adults without children as most of the information was very dumbed down, also just about all if the exhibits were broken if not missing, and everything was very outdated. Cant remember what I paid but it was way too much, and unless they invest in upgrading the entire centre I will not be back any time soon.

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Anatoly Kaverin
08.29.2015
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Weve spent around 36CAD on this museum for 2 adults and spent there only around 1 hour.The most of the equipment is outdated and doesnt work at all.Were a family - and our kids were boring there as the venue is so small. We were so disappointed that were considering to ask for money back.Dont waste you money - Science World or Maritime Museum provide much better experience.As for real Space Museum - visit Seattle Museum of Flight.

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Shane Anderson
04.27.2015
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Very disappointing, not much to do, maybe interesting for a first grader. Not much for interactive activities. Nothing more than you have learned in school about space. Maybe the observatory has more to do.. The presentations are unmanned videos played on TVs in dumb little rooms... Probably better off at home on YouTube.

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Sina Safaeian
03.18.2015
1

boring af

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