father, who is on his deathbed in a Toronto hospital, that she enjoyed the show but found the planetarium to be "a slightly phony temple" to the stars. In the opening chapter of Robert J. Sawyer's science fiction novel Calculating God, an alien spaceship lands directly in front of the McLaughlin Planetarium, prior to going on a tour of the exhibits in the Royal Ontario Museum. References Bibliography King, Henry C. The McLaughlin Planetarium. Royal Ontario Museum, 1968. External links Google Satellite image of The McLaughlin Planetarium, accessed December 20, 2005 MacRae, Donald A. (December 1965). "Planning the McLaughlin Planetarium". The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Percy, John (December 18, 1995). "Turning on the Stars". The Bulletin. Accessed December 18, 2005. Affiliations The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada. 1968 establishments in Ontario 1995 disestablishments in Ontario Defunct museums in Toronto Planetaria in Canada Royal Ontario Museum Defunct planetaria University of Toronto