We also open the deck during special events that don t occur on a Friday. Next spring, for example every night during the last week of March Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars will be lined up in the western sky. The telescopes are housed on a flat-roofed deck at the south end of the Science Centre, over the main entrance. A motorized roof slides back to expose the telescopes to the night air, and nothing comes between the telescopic lenses and the heavens above. The telescopes need to be outside for the best view, Dyer stresses, so make sure you re dressed warmly enough to stand outside for a half-hour.
Admission is free.