General Information A stronomy Camp offers an opportunity to experience the universe in a new and exciting way. Teenage students gain a cosmic perspective of the earth and themselves, examine career alternatives, and reinforce school lessons through real scientific and engineering applications.
Adults get away from normal routines and pose questions of a lifetime.
Campers become astronomers, operating research telescopes, keeping nighttime hours, interacting with leading scientists, and interpreting their own observations. Astronomy is about exploration , and Astronomy Camp fosters that philosophy. C ampers have an amazing array of unique tools to help them explore their universe. All telescopes can be equipped with a selection of instruments , including 35mm cameras, a photometer, CCD imagers, and a CCD spectrometer. A complement of computers allows campers to analyze data using professional languages and to simulate astronomical phenomena.