Deep Sky: Take a Picture of a Galaxy

Educational experiences for teenagers, led by specialists where they work.

Astronomy experience

2 hours · Ages 10 to 18 · Dates to come

People who know it first-hand
Every session is run by someone glad to let teenagers into their world.
School subjects come alive
Each experience connects to subjects they study at school, like physics or biology, so they see how things work in real life.
Built around teenagers
Every session is designed for ages 10 to 18. They take part and ask their own questions.
You come too
A parent, or another adult you choose, comes along at a reduced price. One adult can bring more than one teenager.

About this experience

Walk out with a photograph of a galaxy, taken by you.

Your teen does not just look up. They use real instruments to capture something far beyond ordinary sight.

A real image made from real light, and a better sense of what astronomers actually do.

Space, cameras, telescopes, light, physics and the thought that the sky can be worked with.

You use research-grade telescopes to capture your own image of something millions of light years away.
You process it yourself and walk out with the photograph.

A working observatory or astronomy provider with research-grade optical telescopes.