ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida’s stargazers are getting an assist from Orlando Science Center. The museum soon will reopen its observatory on a limited basis.
The area, featuring a large refractor telescope with a 10-inch lens, has been off-limits to the public as a pandemic precaution since March 2020. The observatory is a distinctive feature atop the museum, a shiny silver dome seen from roads along the Loch Haven Park structure.
Access to the observatory will be gained through the science center’s private-experience program, which is steered toward small groups from the same party. The new tours are by reservation only and include talks by space enthusiasts plus time inside an inflatable planetarium.
