{"id":2142,"date":"2022-10-06T11:56:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T18:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/?page_id=2142"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:07:59","slug":"telescope-viewing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Telescope Viewing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Telescope Viewing on the Patio is always <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>FREE<\/strong><\/span> at the Planetarium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>(weather permitting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-circle\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row columns-4\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2147\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/20130614_200157\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_200157-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SCH-I535&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371240117&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20130614_200157\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_200157-1024x768.jpg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_200157-1024x768.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;strip=info&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_200157-1024x768.jpg?resize=768%2C768&#038;strip=info&#038;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"2148\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/20130614_200157\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_200157-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_200157-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&amp;resize=1920%2C1920\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/pxl_20220924_015154863-portrait_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1928,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.85&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1663959114&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.81&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00553&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shaun Haynie&lt;br \/&gt;\nTelescope Operations Manager&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2-771x1024.jpg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 3 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2-771x1024.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;strip=info&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2-771x1024.jpg?resize=771%2C771&#038;strip=info&#038;ssl=1 771w\" alt=\"Shaun Haynie\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"2157\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/pxl_20220924_015154863-portrait_2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2-771x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/PXL_20220924_015154863.PORTRAIT_2-771x1024.jpg?ssl=1&amp;resize=1928%2C1928\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/20130614_184451\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_184451-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SCH-I535&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371235491&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00068681318681319&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20130614_184451\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_184451-1024x768.jpg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 4 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_184451-1024x768.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;strip=info&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_184451-1024x768.jpg?resize=768%2C768&#038;strip=info&#038;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"2158\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/20130614_184451\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_184451-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/20130614_184451-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1&amp;resize=1920%2C1920\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Friday when the planetarium is open to the public (and weather permits) we set up our telescopes on the patio for night sky viewing.  Visitors to the planetarium are welcome to view current objects in the sky &#8211; many of which are discussed in our Sky Tonight show.  Depending on the time of year, we turn our telescopes to the Sun, Moon, planets, and many deep sky objects visible from our location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Few Things to Consider:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Telescope viewing is always FREE and you are not required to purchase tickets for our shows to use the telescopes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We can&#8217;t see through clouds so when the weather is bad, we don&#8217;t set up the telescopes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We only set up a few telescopes for viewing.  If you bring an outside group that is very large, we can easily be overwhelmed with long lines making it frustrating for all involved.  If you are interested in having a private educational star party for your group, contact the San Diego Astronomy Association.  They have an excellent public outreach program geared for this and it is usually free.  Information at www.sdaa.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telescope Viewing on the Patio is always FREE at the Planetarium (weather permitting) Each Friday when the planetarium is open to the public (and weather permits) we set up our telescopes on the patio for night sky viewing. Visitors to the planetarium are welcome to view current objects in the sky &#8211; many of which&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/telescope-viewing\/\">Continue Reading<span> Telescope Viewing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8QaUO-yy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":125,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/public-shows\/","url_meta":{"origin":2142,"position":0},"title":"Public Shows","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Palomar College Planetarium is open to the public most Friday evenings. Guests are invited to join us on the planetarium patio for free viewing through our telescopes (weather permitting). PLEASE NOTE: The planetarium will be closed, Friday September 4th for the Labor Day weekend holiday. We will re-open on\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":294,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/donate-to-the-planetarium\/","url_meta":{"origin":2142,"position":1},"title":"Donate to the Planetarium","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The planetarium at Palomar College is a beautiful facility built to serve Palomar College and the Community of San Diego. However, it is a very expensive place to operate. Funds from Proposition M were used to build this state-of-the-art venue, but operational costs are paid for from our weekly revenue\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Dome display from the inside.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":359,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/contact-us\/","url_meta":{"origin":2142,"position":2},"title":"Contact Us","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Planetarium is part of the Palomar Community College District. Although the Planetarium serves the students of the Palomar College District, we are open to the public and provide a variety of shows highlighting astronomy, Earth, and Space Sciences each Friday night. EMAIL: planetarium@palomar.eduPHONE * : (760) 744-1150 x 2833\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/PlanetariumLogo-desaturated-50pct-opacity.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":181,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/fulldome-shows\/","url_meta":{"origin":2142,"position":3},"title":"Fulldome Shows","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"We are a Digistar 7 Fulldome Theater! What are fulldome shows?\u00a0 A fulldome show is an astronomically themed movie that is presented on the entire dome overhead.\u00a0 The audience will feel like they are inside of the presentation making it a unique way to see and experience the movie.\u00a0 We\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Poster for Unveiling the Invisible Universe, showing two bright stars above a blue planetary horizon against a black, star-filled background.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/UTIU_poster-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/UTIU_poster-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/UTIU_poster-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/UTIU_poster-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/UTIU_poster-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/UTIU_poster-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3538,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/friends-of-the-planetarium\/","url_meta":{"origin":2142,"position":4},"title":"Friends of the Planetarium","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"August 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mission of the FOP The Friends of the (Palomar College) Planetarium (FOP) is a non-profit association affiliated with the Palomar College Foundation formed to help the Palomar Community College District promote the Planetarium and develop educational outreach activities for the community, to inspire and educate the next generation of\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/4fcee2c51c02d_preview-620.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2142"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3778,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142\/revisions\/3778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}