Ritter Planetarium

"We saw the Mayan show, which was good. The lecturer was very interesting, and knowledgeable. The best part was going to the observatory to see Jupiter and the Orion Nebula. The students couldn’t have been any more enthusiastic and gracious. We can’t wait to come back!"

"On a whim, I brought my family for our first visit to this Planetarium and Observation center. Dr. Cushing and Mary were great (thanks UT for posting staff to help my memory with their names). Dr. Cushing did a wonderful job of explaining the itinerary and with the presentation portion of the night. He seemed to care FP dry much about the prior complaints and did very well to be sure he was projecting his voice and walked around the room. I could hear him clearly no matter where he was. Voices so project well in the dome theater. We also had no trouble hearing the parts of the video that had sound. He warned everyone about the camera motion. I do get dizzy with any 3D and VR experiences and I did get a little dizzy during the movement because I wanted to risk it. The show was exciting to me so I wasn’t going to close my eyes. So many beautiful colors and images. After the show we walked as a group to the observatory. I heard Mary say we could take the stairs or the elevator. We tried to stick with the group and it was a small elevator so we opted for the stairs. When Mary said “just go all the way up” I truly didn’t realize how many flights I committed to. If I were to give a critique I would say to warn the group how many flights/levels there are if they choose stairs. I did have to stop once and didn't bring my inhaler but I was fine. Once on the roof, Dr. Cushing answered more questions and pointed out what we could see in the night sky. We got to see 2 different areas in the telescope and watched Mary change the position. It was so cool! Viewing in the telescope does require to step on a step splatter with railings unless you’re 6ft 3 like my husband. So I might also say that as a disclaimer. I was still somewhat disoriented but I was safe with my husband holding onto me. But if anyone has mobility issues they might not get to view through the telescope unless there was an adapted way to view we weren’t made aware of. In all we had such a nice time. We will be back to visit when a new show is played, for sure! I can’t wait."

"Took my 10 year old daughter to the planetarium tonight for the first time. A drunk couple ended up next to us and the lady ended up in the man's lap being inappropriate. Spoke to an employee and all she said was, "Thanks for letting me know" and did nothing. Was difficult to hear the presenter, a microphone would be nice and they did nothing to warn people about sudden movement."

"Went March 31 at 7:30 for the re-launch event. Updated system, state-of-the-art digital projector and 5.1 surround sound The event was STARS OF THE PHARAOHS. Unless you sit in one of the back rows, your really out of luck. It was a sold out event, so we end up in the 3rd row from the front. Half of what was presented was not visible unless you turned around. The seats leaned back, so turning around wasn't so easy. Plus, you seldom even knew what way to turn. "You can see over here..." The presenter, while very professional and well spoken, but I could barely hear her as she stood mostly behind the last row. The fan from the projector made it even harder to hear her. Why not give her a mic to use with the state of the art 5.1 surround system? The Pharaoh part was a video with narration, which was very easy to hear. The imagery looked like it was made 20 years ago and blurry. Again, sitting near the front, you really didn't get a larger than life image. Just saw a bunch of low level shots unless you cranked your head back. The best part of the night was it was only an hour event and I'm only out 16 bucks."

"We attend good 3D show for space park there .. good event for kids and families at weekend . Discount applied for student at University of Toledo."