Observatory

This is what happens when you leave the window open by your desk!

Well this is what happens when you look at stars through a telescope at the observatory when it's snowing and the dome shutters are open.

We had to stand on a ladder to see down the eye piece of the telescope. Unfortunately we couldn't see any stars due to the bad weather. We have seen them with the naked eye, and meteorites, but not the Northern Lights.

However, the Christmas lights on the houses are magnificent. One street, called Candy Cane Lane, has a whole row of decorated houses and even lights wrapped around the power lines across the street.

The front yards have nativity scenes and lights covering the shrubs or hanging from trees. The white snow makes it all look very magical!