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2004.11.28 - IMAX Movie, and the Butterfly House
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I took off for the Pacific Science Center, mostly to see the IMAX 3D version of "Polar Express"...

I left in the early morning light... it was nearly a full moon, and with the clear night, it got pretty cold!  There was a lot of frost on the grass, an on my truck... and of course, as soon as I got close to the Nisqually River vally, the fog was set in pretty thick.

On the way to Seattle, I saw a pretty interesting contrail... it was pretty weird!

Also, there was a cool shadow cast by a cloud...

I got to the Seattle Center without incident, and since I had some time, I of course stopped by McDonald's... I couldn't resist the urge to take a picture of the ultra-ugly Experience Music Project Building... in case you were wondering, its a music museum.
Seeing the Space Needle, though, is always a nice experience!
After a short wait, w herded inside the IMAX building, and made out way to the theater for the movie.

I paused along the way to check out Howard, the Projector. I didn't realize how big the film was... the rolls are HUGE!

On the way out of the movie, which was great, I noticed a neat shot of the Space Needle through a sun roof in the Theater...

Since it was so close, I went to the Pacific Science Center's Butterfly House... 

With the cooler temperatures, the Bee Hive is pretty dormant, but there was a bit of activity in the egg cell area, and around the queen...
As usual, the butterflies were awesome!
 

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