Martz Observatory

"Awesome place to visit. Kids loved it and staff was very informative. The Telescopes are awesome. Plan to go back again."

"It was so interesting. I had fun."

"My girlfriend took me here on my birthday on an open visitation night along with her 3 boys. We had an excellent time, as they moved the telescope to any place we asked them to, and answered all of our questions as best as they could. They were extremely friendly, and very patient with everyone, even if they seemed like silly questions. All of the volunteers were very knowledgeable, and gave us the impression that they absolutely love what they do. Near the end of the night, they went though about 50 pictures that they had taken in the past as well as a few that they got from other observatories, and taught us exactly how they take them, and what goes into creating them. They do have water available for free, but If you donate a little extra money, they even have refreshments that you are welcome to. Since the moon was out, and was 75% full it was difficult to get some insane views, but that just means that we’ll have to come back on a clear night when it’s a new moon!"

"Set up a small visit on a Saturday to try and set up a telescope of my own. Unfortunately cloud cover prevented us from seeing any sky but we still had an amazing time touring the facility and getting to see photos and hear stories from the volunteers. Will definitely be trying to head back up here again sometime!"