Observatory Field Trips

Plan Your Field Trip

Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Please complete the form below – we will respond to you via email to discuss field trip arrangements. We request at least two weeks to coordinate a possible visit. Thank you!

Name*
First Last
Title/Position*
School / Organization*
School / Organization Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone*
Email*
What activities you like to include in your visit?*
- Space Slime or Solar Telescopes
- Astronomy Topic Talk
- Astronomy / Aerospace Career Talk
- Tour Only
- Other (please explain below)
Elaborate on activity selection if needed.
We request at least 2 weeks' notice to plan your visit. What dates, days, and/or times work well for you?*
School groups: How many students, what class and/or grade level? Other groups: How many participants? What ages?*
Does your group need any special accommodations that we can provide? Please describe.
Please note: There is a stone staircase leading up to the observatory and a pull-down ladder to access the dome, neither of which are currently wheelchair accessible. This is a high-power, research-grade telescope that sends images to a computer screen for viewing as opposed to an eyepiece.
Logistics - Anything else you'd like us to know related to timing or topics? If you have any goals or objectives for your visit during this experience please let us know.