Saturday August 30 Astronomy Talk
Enjoy a family-friendly astronomy talk by one of our knowledgeable volunteers followed by viewing through a variety of small outside telescopes (weather permitting). Talk begins at 8:45pm. Note: a separate Dome Tour ticket is required for viewing through our 30” telescope.
Title: What are we looking at?
Presenter: Mike Brooks
Description: The Gunnison Valley Observatory has lots of telescopes ranging from very small to very large, and most of them are exclusively used for viewing by our visitors! The big question everyone wants to know is what can we see through those telescopes? Join amateur astronomer Mike Brooks to learn all about the types of objects you’ll be seeing during your observatory visit and to learn how to get the most out of your telescope viewing experience.
Enjoy a family-friendly astronomy talk by one of our knowledgeable volunteers followed by viewing through a variety of small outside telescopes (weather permitting). Talk begins at 8:45pm. Note: a separate Dome Tour ticket is required for viewing through our 30” telescope.
Title: What are we looking at?
Presenter: Mike Brooks
Description: The Gunnison Valley Observatory has lots of telescopes ranging from very small to very large, and most of them are exclusively used for viewing by our visitors! The big question everyone wants to know is what can we see through those telescopes? Join amateur astronomer Mike Brooks to learn all about the types of objects you’ll be seeing during your observatory visit and to learn how to get the most out of your telescope viewing experience.
Enjoy a family-friendly astronomy talk by one of our knowledgeable volunteers followed by viewing through a variety of small outside telescopes (weather permitting). Talk begins at 8:45pm. Note: a separate Dome Tour ticket is required for viewing through our 30” telescope.
Title: What are we looking at?
Presenter: Mike Brooks
Description: The Gunnison Valley Observatory has lots of telescopes ranging from very small to very large, and most of them are exclusively used for viewing by our visitors! The big question everyone wants to know is what can we see through those telescopes? Join amateur astronomer Mike Brooks to learn all about the types of objects you’ll be seeing during your observatory visit and to learn how to get the most out of your telescope viewing experience.
Program begins at 8:45 PM. The astronomy talk will last approximately 30 minutes.