8:00 pm. Time for our viewing. First we sat in on an orientation, where we learned what we would be looking at.
Then we went up to the deck and discovered that several amateur astrologers bring their own telescopes and set them up for public viewing. We checked out the moon while it was still daylight and could easily see its craters (gives me goosebumps every time), and shortly when the first "star" appeared we had a look through this cool English guy's telescope and could see Jupiter, four of its moons and it's cloud belt. Uber cool! It was the perfect atmosphere for a string quartet in the corner and a couple of waiters serving wine and cheese...
We paid $10 to look through the big telescope. We didn't see Jupiter any clearer than we did out on the deck. I wouldn't pay to go in there again, although I didn't begrudge the $10 as it all goes back into the Observatory for research.
1 comment:
looks like you have been very active with your blog. nice. i thought of going to the observatory but maybe not worth the drive. there is a fellow who lives in my hood, he from time to time sets up his telescope and invites people to watch celestial bodies... will email you next time. you might enjoy it...
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