Custer Institute and Observatory

Theresa Gibbs 

on Google

a month ago

This was a great trip/visit Very educational Viewed Mercury through telescope Saw one outta 4 of its moon's This would be a great place to see meteor shower Very dark, no trees wide open There's also 2 smaller dombs, but were closed this evening Definitely goin' back & I definitely recommend There's no fee, but a donation box & gift shop. This is how they keep the observatory running. Be generous this is a good thing 

M Scotto 

on Google

2 months ago

Nice place to visit and explore. People are volunteers and are very nice. $5.00 suggested donation per person. The observatory is small so they only take 15 people at a time which takes about 15-20 minutes per group. Ok to experience once but a little disappointed at the view of Mars. Went into observatory dome and looked through telescope but the view of Mars was just about as good a view as I got through my binoculars and it was a fairly clear night. Open Saturdays year round from 7-midnight. Worth a try. Also, it's not he... read more

JV Young 

on Google

3 months ago

I love this place. During the first time we came, around November, it was a full moon and we were told that conditions weren't so optimal. However, there were a lot of people out and the place was hopping. There were stargazers who had set up their own telescopes on the lawn, the domes were manned, and monitors were displaying what they were focused on with such amazing views. We went inside and queued up to be able to go upstairs to the big telescope (they bring up 15 people at a time), and the waiting area had a piano play... read more