PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT A LIBRARY EDUCATIONAL EVENT.

PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT AN EDUCATION CENTER.

ASTRONOMY IS A LOT OF FUN WHEN YOU'RE NOT AN ASTRONOMER!

OUR 10" COMPUTER CONTROLLED TELESCOPE FOR NIGHT VIEWING.

HOW DO YOU VOTE? IS PLUTO STILL A PLANET?

THE BIG BANG.

POINTING OUT NIGHT SKY OBJECTS WITH OUR ASTRONOMICAL LASERS. BETTER THAN USING A FINGER!

OUR 'SUNSPOTTER' PROJECTION TELESCOPE SAFELY PROJECTS A VIEW OF THE SUN ON TO PAPER. OUR YOUNG GUESTS CAN THEN TRACE OUT THE ACTUAL SUN SPOTS. THIS INSTRUMENT ALSO SHOWS HOW FAST THE SUN MOVES ACROSS THE SKY.

'THE OWL STAR CLUSTER' AS SEEN THROUGH OUR 80MM REFRACTOR SENT TO A MONITOR SCREEN FOR GROUP VIEWING. DO YOU SEE THE OWL?

HERE WE ARE SETTING UP OUR 10" COMPUTER CONTROLLED TELESCOPE FOR A NIGHT SKY VIEWING EVENT. WHAT OBJECT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE TONIGHT?

A POPULAR DISPLAY IS USING OUR VIDEO CAMERA FOR A LIVE FEED TO A MONITOR. THIS ALLOWS GROUP VIEWING AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE OBJECT.

ORION NEBULA AS SEEN THROUGH OUR 10" TELESCOPE.

THE SUN AS SEEN THROUGH OUR HYDROGEN ALPHA TELESCOPE.

OUR COMPUTER CONTROLLED 80MM REFRACTOR TELESCOPE FOR NIGHT VIEWING.

HOW DO WE DETECT EXOPLANETS?

THE LIFE CYCLE OF STARS.

M37 STAR CLUSTER AS SEEN THROUGH OUR 10" TELESCOPE. WHY ARE THE STARS DIFFERENT COLORS?

ASTRONOMY DISPLAY AT AN EDUCATION CENTER'S GRAND OPENING.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TARGETS TO SEE AND DISCUSS: M13, 'THE HERCULES GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTER' 23,000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MILES ARE IN JUST ONE LIGHT YEAR?

HERE'S ONE OF OUR VIDEO CAMERAS ATTACHED TO A TELESCOPE WITH THE LIVE FEED GOING TO A MONITOR. GREAT FOR GROUP VIEWING. HERE WE SEE THE OWL CLUSTER AGAIN.

EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE WITH US!

SAFE SOLAR VIEWING WITH OUR 60MM HYDROGEN ALPHA COMPUTER CONTROLLED TELESCOPE.

OUR VERY SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL 8" TELESCOPE THAT EVENT GUESTS GET TO OPERATE THEMSELVES TO DO THEIR OWN UNIVERSE EXPLORATIONS.

DEMONSTRATING ENERGY TRANSFER IN A NEBULA.

OUR SPECIALIZED ASTRONOMY VIDEO CAMERAS CAN BE ATTACHED TO OUR TELESCOPES SO THE IMAGE CAN BE DISPLAYED REAL TIME ON A MONITOR OR PROJECTOR. THIS ALLOWS US TO POINT OUT AND DISCUSS DETAIL FEATURES OF OBJECTS WITH A GROUP. HERE'S AN ACTUAL SCREEN SHOT OF THE MOON.

HERE'S A SCREEN SHOT OF A REAL TIME IMAGE OF THE SUN USING OUR SPECIALIZED ASTRONOMY VIDEO CAMERA AS SEEN ON A MONITOR. THIS ALLOWS US TO POINT OUT FEATURES AND DISCUSS THE DETAILS WITH A GROUP.

A COUPLE GUESTS DURING A PRIVATE VIEWING EVENT AT A BACKYARD BIRTHDAY PARTY EXPLORING THE NIGHT SKY. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS AS WE BECOME A FUN PART OF A UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE PARTY.

HERE'S OUR PORTABLE SOLAR DISPLAY. A VIDEO CAMERA ATTACHED TO OUR HYDROGEN ALPHA SOLAR TELESCOPE ALLOWS VIEWING THE SURFACE OF THE SUN ON THE TV MONITOR UNDER THE CANOPY. OTHER DISPLAY OBJECTS SUPPORT ALL THE "OH WOW's" FROM OUR GUESTS!

HERE YOU SEE OUR SOLAR DISPLAY USING OUR LARGE CANOPY WHEN A LARGE CROWD IS EXPECTED. THIS 10'X10' CANOPY ACCOMMODATES A LARGER AUDIENCE FOR THE DISPLAY AND THE HYDROGEN ALPHA TELESCOPE FEEDING THE TV MONITOR.

Here we're giving a presentation about the Great American Solar Eclipse at a Library special event.