Our larger scopes
Solar scope and Galileo scope
Wide field scope
Galileo can visit your group or site.
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Alex Ludwig |
Have Telescopes, Will Travel!
Here at Moab’s REDROCK ASTRONOMY EXPERIENCE we love to share our unique, spectacular dark skies! We are Moab’s ONLY complete astronomy tour! This is not a constellation pointing program. We do some of that (mostly from a Native American viewpoint), but your guide, Alex, wants to get you up into the cosmos with a personal experience all your own!
Come along as he shows you planets, galaxies, star clusters, nebulae, and other breathtaking celestial sights. Groups of 2 to 50, young or old alike can share this spectacular stargazing experience.
We offer viewing with a wide range of telescopes, from a Galileoscope replica through much larger, modern computerized scopes, and even a special solar telescope to view sun features. Some nights there may also be various visual aids and sky computer programs. We offer a varied experience that will fill you with wonder at the vastness of our universe! We will come directly to YOUR campsite or area. For our hotel guests, Alex will meet you at one of our special nearby dark sky sites.
We have many clear nights in our area during the spring, summer and fall seasons, but some nights will be stormy or too moonlit for good viewing. In these cases, you may choose to have more of a lecture and/or a computer program, possibly by esteemed Galileo himself! (see Galileo page for this; it is excellent for groups) or wait for a night of better viewing conditions during your visit. Daytime solar (sun) viewing is also an option, and very inexpensive.
Our equipment is the finest! Telescopes from Celestron, Astro Tech, Lunt, and Galileo scope. Eyepieces are the other key to excellent viewing, and we use the best! Tele Vue, Celestron, and TMB.
The MOST IMPORTANT thing for Alex is sharing and teaching an appreciation for our special area. This is his 21st year guiding the rivers, canyons, skies and mountains of the southwest. Call, write, or visit us and join in for your own REDROCK ASTRONOMY EXPERIENCE!!
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