A new planetarium, connected to the Astronomy Museum, opened in 2004.

"It was overwhelming," she said in an interview shortly before the opening of the new planetarium.

We're building a new planetarium, for one thing.

In 1991, a new planetarium and expanded collection and exhibit space were added.

Some of the objectors don't fault the idea of a new planetarium.

A new planetarium and hall devoted to cosmology are scheduled to open early next year.

In itself, the proposed new planetarium does no harm.

The work is expected to be done by January 2000 to coincide with the opening of the museum's new planetarium.

Museum officials said the litigation would not delay the project, and the new planetarium is expected to open by Dec. 31, 1999.

We dispute the idea that 600,000 additional visitors to the new planetarium would have an adverse impact.