National Park Photography: Our August Pixel Party Recap

On Sunday, August 21, HMNS opened its doors after-hours once again to photographers, both amateur and professional. For this event, we were lucky to also have in attendance special guest Mark Burns of The National Park Photography Project. During the event, Pixel Party attendees had access to photograph several of our permanent halls during the […]

Educator How-To: The eyes have it in this DIY optical illusion

Your eyes are amazing sensory organs. They help you understand shape, color and form, judge distance and alert you to potential dangers. What you perceive as “seeing” is actually the result of a complex series of events that occur between your brain, your eyes and the world around you. Light reflected from an object passes […]

Save Our ‘Scope: A Gueymard fundraising update & why telescope mirrors matter

If you didn’t already know, we’re in the process of raising money to repair the Gueymard telescope at the George Observatory in the Save Our ‘Scope campaign. And thanks to you, we’ve raised over $65,000 of our $80,000 goal through donations ranging from $1 to $5,000 — and we’re grateful for every last one of ’em. But what’s […]


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