Last year we went to the Observatory for a field trip, but we went during the day. This year? Night time!
I was surprised we had so many folks willing to keep their kids past bedtime. The presentation didn’t begin until 8:30pm. We got to see both telescopes and all the bells and whistles. That moment when they crank the ceiling open never gets old. Each child got to take a turn moving the ceiling into place (Ezra and Shep are pictured above).
Thanks to my excellent accidental scheduling, we were there during the night where the International Space Station would be visible. After we watched the glimmer travel across the sky, it was back inside to view Saturn through the telescope. And if you’ve never seen Saturn through a telescope, you should make your way over to the Observatory pronto.
If you asked the kids what their favorite part of the evening was, I would bet most of them would say running up and down the hill next to the Observatory, seeing how close they can get to the deer and catching fireflies.
All good stuff.
(I have no idea why Ben is in all my photos tonight. Weird.)