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Spencer's Observatory

2720 S. Kinney Rd., Cat Mountain Lodge, Tucson, AZ
520-578-6085
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Ranked #32 of 141 attractions in Tucson
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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csmith190
Aspen, Colorado
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
“clear skies, but disappointing tour”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 7, 2011

we were very excited to do this - based on past reviews - and were looking forward to a fun evening of stargazing and learning more about deep space. our guide was a nice guy, but perhaps it was because he was under the weather that things were a bit of a disappointment. or just a bit too low key.... More

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byumikey
Reston, Virginia
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3 reviews
2 helpful votes
“Great night, lots of fun with Rob”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 25, 2011

We visited Spencer's observatory just outside Tucson and had a great time. Rob was very knowledgeable and showed us lots of beautiful deep space objects, stunning views of Jupiter, and lots of fun commentary from Rob. It was a very casual environment, we brought our own pizza and ate under the starts. We also brought two sleeping babies between the... More

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janpierstorff
Tucson, Arizona
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3 reviews
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“The evening of stargazing was the highlight of the season”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 8, 2011
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We owed all of our best friends a party, but we have the smallest house of the bunch and it was to warm to be crowded into our pad. We instead choose to rent the evening out at Spencer's observatory. We had a star guide named Robbie who really knows his way around the planets, and a hostess named Angel... More

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georgedb2000
san diego
1 review
1 helpful vote
“Going to Tucson, you gotta go here!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 3, 2011
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I had my first deep space experience here and very proud to admit it. At 56, that's a shame, but my galactic experience has only recently been tweeked. I love looking at the sky at night (thank you lasik.) This is a place any amateur or novice will appreciate. Robbie, obviously neither an amateur or novice, was perfect. He knows... More

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