Custer Institute and Observatory

BeeKeepers

Actually bought really sweet honey from this place to help with their funds. It's amazingly informative, cute, & romantic as both hubby & I got to see Venus. All while my electric car charged in the...

Interesting and informative

The night I went there was no moon, so enhanced viewing. There was a longish line, however, and time looking through the observatory telescope was quite limited. Otherwise, worth the trip.

A Great Place to See the Skies on Saturday Nights

Custer Institute is out of the ordinary. It is open to the public on Saturday nights after dark. The area around it is very dark so the viewing is excellent. All the staff are volunteers who love to h...

great lecture

We went for the Saturday night Perseids lecture. It was great. We learned about the ties to greek methodology to the stars. Unfortunately due to weather, we could not see the meteor shower there tha...

Shoot for the Moon

Volunteers will guide you around the property, give you a tour of the observatory, and show you "out of this world" objects through their high powered telescopes.