The telescope is a 12" reflector, which means that it captures about 3000 times more light than the eye's pupil (so you can see objects about 3000 times fainter than you can with the naked eye). It's permanently mounted on an equitorial mount and is enclosed in a dome to shield light pollution. The room accommodates up to about 15 people comfortably.

The telescope looking through the dome shutter at the moon.

One of the most popular objects we showcase is the moon. With a telescope, the various craters come to life; many people have never seen the moon in a telescope and are struck by the detail. This picture was taken with a normal digital camera held up to the eyepiece. We look at much fainter (and equally interesting) objects too, but since they're so faint you'll have to see them with your own eyes through our telescope to appreciate them!