Leitner Family Observatory And Planetarium

Still star struck by the wonderful display at Leitner’s. Funny thing is, I have lived near this place for years and didn’t even know it existed.
BEST KEPT SCERET IN NEW HAVEN!
Leitner’s is nestled away behind the Divinity School at Yale. When driving on Prospect Street, you have to go up a long driveway to even see it. Out of curiosity, I decided to see what was up the hill one day, and wha-​lah, I stumbled onto a whole planetarium. Neat!
The planetarium is open to the public on Tuesday nights and Sunday afternoons (check out the schedule here
) for FREE shows. The current shows focus on Black Holes. Our moderator, Angelo, walked us through all of the constellations visible from earth on a clear night, and even tied in some Greek mythology. Interesting presentation. The coolest part was the special effects that allow the audience to zoom into stars, it felt like I was whizzing through space. That was the first half of the presentation, about 30 minutes long. In the second part, they show a movie that delves into the mysteries of black holes.
On clear nights, after the show, they offer free viewings of the night sky through their massive telescopes. It was a little hazy on the night I went, but I was still able to see Saturn.
It was a great outing for the bargain price of… Free! This would be a great experience for families with children or for lovebirds to hold hands while gazing into the stars (gentleman, tell your lady no star is as radiant as she is and your guaranteed a smooch… You’re welcome.).
An out of this world experience! I’ll be back.