点评:My husband and I went in mid-April and if you love astronomy, or science or are just curious about our universe this is a wonderful experience. One of the best parts of your tickets is, after the observatory opens at noon, you get to attend lectures on how the observatory was constructed, how Pluto was discovered ( the observatory is famous for that) and other astronomical topics including a tour of the 24 inch Clark refractor telescope. In the day you can observe the sun through a telescope with a special sun filter and see its sun spots and solar flairs. Then, after we left and went to dinner, your ticket gives you free entry into several evening talks and tours. There are much larger crowds in the evening. We loved the one on "The Colors of The Universe" showing how the spectral light from stars is interpreted. Our tour guide lined up beakers of chemicals and then added other elements to produce different colors with a small blast of very contained, tiny, fires within the beakers ( it is very safe) while the audience watched through special glasses which are handed out. You are then asked to guess which gas or element was produced. Kids and adults loved it. But to me, the very best part was looking through different telescopes at he moon (no planets were visible that night) and then having an eye opening opportunity to view the moon through the 24 inch refractor Clark telescope. The staff also show and discuss the different constellations, answer questions and are wonderful. Be aware, depending on weather, the large Clark telescope might not be open.
翻译:我和丈夫在四月中旬去了那里,如果你热爱天文学或科学,或者只是对我们的宇宙感到好奇,那么这将是一次美妙的体验。门票最棒的部分之一是,在天文台中午开放后,你可以参加讲座,了解天文台是如何建造的,冥王星是如何被发现的(天文台以此而闻名)以及其他天文主题,包括参观 24 英寸克拉克折射望远镜。白天,你可以通过带有特殊太阳滤光片的望远镜观察太阳,看到太阳黑子和太阳耀斑。然后,在我们离开去吃晚饭后,你的门票可以让你免费参加几个晚上的讲座和旅游。晚上的人要多得多。我们喜欢“宇宙的颜色”那一节,它展示了如何解释恒星的光谱光。我们的导游将装有化学物质的烧杯排成一排,然后加入其他元素以产生不同的颜色,烧杯中会产生一小股非常封闭的微小火焰(非常安全),而观众则通过分发的特殊眼镜观看。然后要求您猜测产生了哪种气体或元素。孩子和大人都喜欢它。但对我来说,最好的部分是通过不同的望远镜观察月球(那天晚上看不到行星),然后有机会通过 24 英寸折射克拉克望远镜观察月球,这是一个令人大开眼界的机会。工作人员还展示和讨论不同的星座,回答问题,非常出色。请注意,根据天气情况,大型克拉克望远镜可能不会开放。