Observe the Moon Night

You’ll be one of more than a million people in 127 countries looking up at the same thing on the same night.

We’ll hand you a Moon map to take home. We’ll teach you what to call the shapes you’re seeing. We’ll explain why the far side looks like a completely different world — and why nobody should be calling it the “dark side.”

And yes, we’re settling the cheese question once and for all.

Door prizes for kids and adults, including a large 3D internally lit Moon globe.

Telescopes if the sky cooperates. The Moon will be just past half lit that evening — the best phase of the whole month to look at it. Shadows stretch long across the craters and the mountains stand up in relief. Far better than a full Moon.

Cloudy or clear, the program runs either way.

Dress for outdoors — the domes aren’t heated and some scopes go outside.

Admission is free. If you enjoy the evening, there’s a donation bowl by the door and a link on our website — donations are what keep the telescopes running and our programs free for everyone.