Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS)

Amazing!!

Sign up is free, just book a week in advance. This two hour experience is good for kids that love space because in the hour long classroom setting they talk about so many interesting things that are related to or about space. Then depending on what group you are in they take you to the gigantic telescope that can zoom in into space at like 1000x. So even if you can see two stars with your naked eye with the telescope its closer to 6. Before the lecture starts there are smaller telescopes where I saw a shooting star, a light station and a miniature version of our solar system. In one of the offices there was a orbit device and a poster of all the constellations.

Great historic site for astronomy at the UW.

TJO is a delightful spot to visit, especially in the summer during the astronomy outreach talks and stargazing visits. One of the two oldest buildings in campus, it is charming to notice even from the outside. Inside is well maintained and during tours you can climb into the dome to view the over 100 year old telescope, tracking the stars with a visible clock drive. Volunteers from the local astronomical society and students from the astronomy department are on hand to answer any questions you might have.

Lol bit creepy at night not gonna lie

Beautiful little 19th century observatory that often hosts public outreach events.

Old fashioned, a little bit cold