At the entrance to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-tha is the newly renovated Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, the biggest planetarium in Australia. The observatory has a variety of telescopes, and there are 10 regular outer-space shows inside the Cosmic Skydome , narrated by the likes of Harrison Ford and Ewan McGregor (bookings advised).
Bus 471 from Adelaide St in the city, opposite King George Sq ($6.10, 25 minutes).