I had a very pleasant experience at this observatory. It was my first time and the volunteers were…read morekind and informative. My boyfriend and I came to see the moon but we were also able to take a peak and Venus and Jupiter!

Open to the public each Saturday night starting at 6PM. Friendly observatory with a lot of people…read morewilling to educate kids and show what they found. The night we went they had one telescope with Saturn and another with Ring Nebula along with 15 other telescopes.

Bring mosquito spray. Every Wednesday they have the telescopes out waiting to see the planets and…read moremoons out here. This event is free from 8-10pm. This was a wonderful experience for me to actually see Jupiter plus 3 moons clearly and to also see Venus. I saw it as a Star in the sky but it was so beautiful seeing it through the telescope. I thought that Venus shined like a diamond. This was very educational and I appreciate all of the people who came together to share their love with astronomy with the rest of us.

Planets and galaxies?! Sign me up! So here's the deal Wednesday, Friday and Saturday they offer…read moreFREE stargazing using their professional telescopes from 8pm-10pm. It's a great place to go chill outside, be sure to bring bug spray. We got there at 7:30pm and completely missed the daily showing inside the planetarium that starts at 7:00pm and cost $4 for an hour long show which is a deal on its own. Around 8:05pm we walked to the next building where the astronomer set up telescopes, today Venus, Jupiter and the moon were on display. It's surreal seeing these GINORMOUS planets through a little lens. Made me feel like an ant! Next time I definitely wanna show up early maybe on a cooler night since the stargazing is on a patio. Plus those pesky bugs might not be around if it's cooler! *crosses fingers*