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Enhance your Telescope Tour with add-ons
What could be better than an educational and entertaining night under dark sky with hands-on access to BIG telescopes? Nothing we can think of. But we do have some ideas for making that kind of night even more memorable. Keep an eye out for  Add-on options once you start the booking process for a Public Telescope Tours. and Private Telescope Tours.

Zero Gravity Lounge Chairs: Get the best seat(s) in our "house."

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Young couple enjoy "floating" under the Milky Way in Zero Gravity Loungers.
 Pay an extra $10 and rent a Zero Gravity chair for the evening of your telescope tour. Enjoy the extra comfort during the multimedia presentation and then aim your chair at the sky for   the ultimate naked-eye stargazing experience.  With these deluxe lounge chairs you can fully recline as if floating above the ground -- with zero neck strain. Marvel at the Milky Way, which under our beautiful dark sky, extends from one horizon to the other, like a giant silver rainbow. Scan the sky for meteors, satellites, and even the flash-patterns of tumbling space junk. When paired with a quality astronomy smart phone app like Sky Safari and/or Heaven's Above, this experience can be as rewarding as the views you'll get from our BIG telescopes.

DON'T FORGET to also install a red-light mode app like Twilight on your phone so you can protect your night vision and those of our other guests.
i-phone users:  Go to Settings –> Accessibility –> Display  and Text Size  –> Color Filters --> Pick red or orange.

Though ALWAYS more comfortable than our free chairs, during bright Moon nights this add-on is probably NOT worth it because the Milky Way will be so much fainter.

NOTE: When our inventory of anti-gravity chairs runs out, we will refund those who were the last ones to make this request.

Add-on EVEN MORE when you book a Small Private Telescope Tours

Small Private Telescope Tours are like booking an entire restaurant for just one table. However paying for the exclusivity allows for  a variety of special add-ons that are not feasible for larger groups.
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PORTRAITS UNDER STARS
Your Dark Ranger takes, edits,
and emails (allow 1-2 weeks for delivery) portraits, of you
and yours under our starry sky.
We provide the camera.
$21 add-on (Very Easy)

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ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY (Deep Space)
Deep space imagery is done by
attaching YOUR 12800+ ISO DSLR/mirrorless camera to our telescope as if it were a lens. Learn & practice your manual settings!
$21 add-on (Difficult)

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  • Jupiter & Saturn ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
  • Only these 2 planets are photogenic enough  to create satisfying images. Do your homework and find out if they are in the night sky during your booking. We provide the MallinCam planetary camera.
  • $42 add-on (Very Difficult)

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Zero Gravity Chairs are included FREE when booking a Small Private Telescope Tour

They only cost extra for Public and Large Private Telescope Tours.

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ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY (Wide-field)
This is imaging  the Milky Way and Constellations. You will get 1 on 1 instruction and good shots with YOUR 6400+ ISO DSLR/mirrorless camera at our observatory. Then take those new skills to  successfully image the night sky from any good dark sky location.
$21 add-on (Moderately Easy)

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TELESCOPE TEST DRIVE
Looking to buy a telescope?
Try our best examples of the 3 main types of telescopes to help decide which kind would be right for you. Also select this add-on if you already have a telescope but you'd like help
learning how to use it better (email make & model BEFORE you arrive).
$21 add-on (Easy)

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