The dark here is worth seeing.
When the sun drops behind the ridge, we open the dome. Come for a public evening, a private night at the eyepiece, or your first photograph of the Milky Way.
Wait for dark ↓The evening starts before the stars.
Visits begin at dusk — the dome opens, the telescope cools to night air, and the first bright planets appear while the sky is still blue. By the time it is truly dark, your eyes are ready too. It takes about half an hour, and it is worth every minute.
What you will look through.
Nothing behind glass cases — every instrument here gets used, and on open nights you look through all of them.
What the year will show.
The sky keeps a calendar of its own. These are the nights worth marking — and the ones we stay open late for.
The sky starts drawing itself.
Give your eyes half an hour of real darkness and the faint stars arrive — suddenly the patterns connect.
Three ways to spend a night.
Four habits of the dark.
Pick a dark evening.
Tell us what you would like to see and roughly when — we will suggest the best moonless dates.