Everything has just been upgraded and the show is a real treat. We took some lovely freinds from New York and they were as impressed as we were! It is fun to look through the giant telescope.

Everything has just been upgraded and the show is a real treat. We took some lovely freinds from New York and they were as impressed as we were! It is fun to look through the giant telescope.
Wonderful to view the SOuthern Hemisphere and learn about the stars etc. CAn feel slightly sick as the earth spins but you get used to it.
An interesting tour into the world outside our little planet.
I'm from NYC and I LOVE the planetarium there, but this was so sweet and small and had a very nice show about the crazy weather on the other planets. The guide was very witty and informative.
Took visiting parents and just loved it once again. Been before and the more you go the more you learn.
We took the cable car from Lambton Quay, and wondered through the Botanical garden and that is where one finds the Carter Observatory, as it was Easter Saturday we could only look at the building and not get in, (too full). But it was also mid afternoon.
Kia ora Killcare, I was most concerned to read that you couldn't get into Carter on Easter Saturday. Whilst it was a busy day, all the shows had plenty of space in them and we could have accommodated you easily. We would have loved to see you.
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The Carter Observatory is in the Wellington Botanic Gardens. It can be accessed from several directions, but my suggestion would be to ride the Cable Car going to the top of the gardens. Once inside, there is a great partly interactive display of all things astronomical, then a visit to the Planetarium with an amazing virtual walk through space, with...
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Had a school holiday movie about a dog going to the moon, my little girl loved it and so did I
Very cool to experience the shots in space by rocket. Also interested in the various space plans FOR THE FUTURE.
so much to learn what is up in the sky and this was great. Friendly staff and good atmosphere.
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