Palomar Observatory

The trip to the Palomar Observatory was quite interesting. There was of course ups and downs to the trip, but overall the trip was fun. I did not expect the weather to be so hot up in the mountain. Although we had to stop about six or seven times to cool off the bus engine, we arrived safely at the observatory. Instead of just looking at the telescope through a window, my cluster had a great opportunity to go inside the same room the telescope was in. The room stayed at cool and constant temperature. It turns out that the weather can really affect how the telescope works. We walked on the side of the upper half of the observatory. Being so high up was a bit scary especially because the ground did not seem stable and I was on crutches. However, the view from up above was just beautiful. I took a really cool elevator back down to the first floor and was able to see the bottom of the telescope. On our way back from the trip we stopped once again in the bus because the breaks were overheated. Everyone was exhausted with such a long and hot day we had to experience. I am glad we all made it back safely to enjoy the rest of the day at COSMOS.