Eskridge

One night in August, our homeschool group took a field trip out to Farpoint Observatory, just outside of Eskridge. While the town itself has a very interesting history, we didn't make it downtown this time. Instead, we stood in the dark and gazed at the heavens.

Farpoint is the location where over 600 asteroids have been discovered, as well as one of the faintest recorded comets. Several very kind volunteers showed us various stars, planets, and other astronomical objects through a few different telescopes, including one that was two stories high and required us to climb a ladder to reach the eyepiece!

It was a good night, but a late one for us all.