Educational Opportunities

e offer a variety of educational presentations designed for different age groups. We can host your group at our lab and observatory or we can bring the program to your campus.

Telescopes & Technology
Learn how to use a telescope! Learn how technology has changed what we know about space!

Solar & Lunar Observation
Day or night, safely view solar flares and sunspots! Study the moon’s phases and craters!

Star Gazing & Constellations
Take a tour of the constellations. View stars and planets of our Milky Way Galaxy!

Galaxies and Star Clusters
Look through the telescopes to see the distant objects of the Milky Way galaxy and beyond!

Meteors, Comets, & Moon Rocks
Out of This World! Investigate objects from beyond Earth.

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