Limited parking, but we got it!
The small museum it's just perfect. Observatory hostess is awesome!
Don't expect to see planets details (littler discouraged knowing how expensive is this observatory). All planets looks like regular stars with a good home telescope. Just Jupiter, if you look carefully, would see minimal details.
Ron Gometz
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October 07, 2022
Awesome experience. We went here for our 2nd date. Staff was friendly and helpful. We saw the moon, Jupiter and Saturn. It's cool to watch the scope and dome rotate to it's new position. Romantic enough to earn a first kiss. Pretty magical place.
Krispin Miller
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November 19, 2022
The experience is amazing. It is a ~35 inch diameter telescope, and we were able to see jupiter amd its moons very clearly. The two people running the telescope were very knowledgeable, entertaining, and were great at explaining things in lay terms. It is obvious they are passionate about astronomy
Yanina
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May 27, 2023
Knowledgeable astronomer who answers all your questions. Call before your visit to make sure they open, since they depend on clear skies
Vaht
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March 14, 2020
It was okay. Wait was a little long for a cold night. The gentleman manning the telescope was a little rude but it was close to closing so I assume he wanted to go home.
The view wasn't very good at all, even for a clear night and I was given no instruction on what I was looking at. Still a cool place to go at least once. I assume I went on a bad night.
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Limited parking, but we got it! The small museum it's just perfect. Observatory hostess is awesome! Don't expect to see planets details (littler discouraged knowing how expensive is this observatory). All planets looks like regular stars with a good home telescope. Just Jupiter, if you look carefully, would see minimal details.
Awesome experience. We went here for our 2nd date. Staff was friendly and helpful. We saw the moon, Jupiter and Saturn. It's cool to watch the scope and dome rotate to it's new position. Romantic enough to earn a first kiss. Pretty magical place.
The experience is amazing. It is a ~35 inch diameter telescope, and we were able to see jupiter amd its moons very clearly. The two people running the telescope were very knowledgeable, entertaining, and were great at explaining things in lay terms. It is obvious they are passionate about astronomy
Knowledgeable astronomer who answers all your questions. Call before your visit to make sure they open, since they depend on clear skies
It was okay. Wait was a little long for a cold night. The gentleman manning the telescope was a little rude but it was close to closing so I assume he wanted to go home. The view wasn't very good at all, even for a clear night and I was given no instruction on what I was looking at. Still a cool place to go at least once. I assume I went on a bad night.