We went on a field trip this evening to Lake Afton Public Observatory to view Earth's moon and Jupiter through their big telescope. The view of the moon was close to this photo. (While looking for a good picture to use, I found EduGraphics.net which has lots of great science posters.) Jupiter and 3 of it's moons lined up were really cool to see also.
There were several displays inside the observatory about planets, the earth, stars, and meteorites. There were also computer games, including one that was simply alphabet letters with pictures of something astronomy related starting with that letter. DS1 also played with a light spectrum display and a refraction display. One display that I liked was a box with the Big Dipper inside. From the end, it looked like it does here on earth. From the side, it looked like it would from a different planet, since the stars are in 3-dimensional space, not on a plane as they appear to us here. There were binoculars and small telescopes outside for viewing also. Even before our group went inside, we got to see Jupiter through a telescope. There was a guy set up in the parking lot, and DSs went over to him and asked if they could take a look; he was really nice and said "yes."
They both fell asleep on the way home. (It started at 8pm, and we got home around 10:30.)
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