Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory (SRNC&O) is a private, not for profit, scientific and educational organization in Sunriver, Oregon. The Observatory is one of the largest public observatories in the United States not supported by the government or an education institution.
Our OBSERVATORY and the DR. ROBERT M.GLASS STARPORT is open
to the public over two hundred nights a year. The Observatory is
open every day during the summer months for public solar viewing and
nearly every night for a night sky exploring. Throughout the rest
of the year, the Observatory is available for public and school group
field trips by reservation. During designated times and when
weather allows, both solar and night time viewing is available as
well.
Each year, we attend several star parties, rocket launches and astronomy club meetings. At these events we sell astronomy equipment to help fund our educational programs. We also attend a number of public engagements throughout the year, where we speak and demonstrate equipment at schools, libraries, a local Eagle Watch and others to share the daytime and night sky with the public.
Our Observatory has a fourteen foot rotating dome and a 36 x 48 foot roll off roof starport.
The dome houses our 20" research quality Ritchey Chretian telescope on its custom mount. There is a 46" monitor to display both live eyepiece views and feed from the NASA channel. The dome is wired to the warm room for advanced astrophotography using the variety of cameras which have been donated to the Observatory. The dome room has original artwork by well-known Space Artist, John Foster on the walls.
The Starport features seven permanently mounted telescopes, five on piers, including a 14" Celestron SCT, an 11" SCT, a 9.25" SCT, a 12" Newtonian, an 18" JMI Newtonian, a TV 102 mounted side by side with a 90 mm Coronado Double Stack H-alpha solar scope. We also store several Orion Intelliscope Dobsonian and another 11" Celestron SCT Ultima for use outside of the facility. There is a warm room/equipment room where we store state of the art eyepieces, cameras and smaller telescopes.
Behind the Starport is our outdoor amphitheater or "dob farm" used to roll out Dobsonian Telescopes for hands-on use. Visitors are welcome to bring their own telescopes and use that area for viewing and astrophotography. Power is available.
OPTIC AND ACCESSORY SALES
The SRNC&O Astronomy Store has
a a complete line of telescopes and accessories from some of the best
names in the business including Tele Vue, Celestron, Orion, Coronado,
Lunt, Solar Systems, Meade, and too many others to list.
Our pricing is ultra-competitive.
Contact us and compare prices for optics and accessories or even better, come to the Observatory and try before you buy. Our member prices are as low or lower than the big mail order and online stores.
All telescope purchases include a complete inspection by our observatory staff and either hands-on or telephone instruction is included in the price with any purchase. We specialize in getting people started with their first telescope. Buying a telescope can be intimidating and frustrating. We help walk our purchasers through difficult decisions.
SRNC&O is also the largest Rocketry store in the Northwest. We specialize in low to high power rocketry and have classes for schools and the public during our summer kids' programs. Please click the link to visit our Rocketry store.
Each year, we attend several star parties, rocket launches and astronomy club meetings. At these events we sell astronomy equipment to help fund our educational programs. We also attend a number of public engagements throughout the year, where we speak and demonstrate equipment at schools, libraries, a local Eagle Watch and others to share the daytime and night sky with the public.
Our Observatory has a fourteen foot rotating dome and a 36 x 48 foot roll off roof starport.
The dome houses our 20" research quality Ritchey Chretian telescope on its custom mount. There is a 46" monitor to display both live eyepiece views and feed from the NASA channel. The dome is wired to the warm room for advanced astrophotography using the variety of cameras which have been donated to the Observatory. The dome room has original artwork by well-known Space Artist, John Foster on the walls.
The Starport features seven permanently mounted telescopes, five on piers, including a 14" Celestron SCT, an 11" SCT, a 9.25" SCT, a 12" Newtonian, an 18" JMI Newtonian, a TV 102 mounted side by side with a 90 mm Coronado Double Stack H-alpha solar scope. We also store several Orion Intelliscope Dobsonian and another 11" Celestron SCT Ultima for use outside of the facility. There is a warm room/equipment room where we store state of the art eyepieces, cameras and smaller telescopes.
Behind the Starport is our outdoor amphitheater or "dob farm" used to roll out Dobsonian Telescopes for hands-on use. Visitors are welcome to bring their own telescopes and use that area for viewing and astrophotography. Power is available.
OPTIC AND ACCESSORY SALES
Contact us and compare prices for optics and accessories or even better, come to the Observatory and try before you buy. Our member prices are as low or lower than the big mail order and online stores.
All telescope purchases include a complete inspection by our observatory staff and either hands-on or telephone instruction is included in the price with any purchase. We specialize in getting people started with their first telescope. Buying a telescope can be intimidating and frustrating. We help walk our purchasers through difficult decisions.
SRNC&O is also the largest Rocketry store in the Northwest. We specialize in low to high power rocketry and have classes for schools and the public during our summer kids' programs. Please click the link to visit our Rocketry store.
ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS OF SUNRIVER NATURE CENTER & OBSERVATORY
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