I'll Be Going Back! - Unfortunately the clouds weren't cooperating so we only got to see about half of what our guide Jason was expecting for us to see. But what made the evening excellent, besides what we did get to see, was the stories Jason told about the stars. It was a beautiful evening out under the stars and our guide had so much knowledge about our skies. He also gave all of us vouchers to come back. I'll definitely be doing that!

A Front Row Seat to the Stars - We had an incredible experience on the Starry Night tour with Jason. Before our scheduled tour date, he checked the weather and atmospheric conditions religiously to make sure we had the best possible viewing experience. We had to reschedule twice due to cloud cover and he always called well ahead of our scheduled tour time and offered suggestions for alternative dates. Both on the phone and in person Jason is truly one of the kindest people I have ever met. The tour itself was an amazing learning experience to go along with the beautiful view. Jason knows the mythological background of all visible constellations, and he uses a laser pointer to point them out and connect them visually, which really paints a picture of each constellation’s story. We saw unique star clusters, Jupiter’s stripes and moons, a nebula, and close-up.views of the moon, among other things. There were quite a few things we could not see with the naked eye that burst into view on the telescope. Each group got a pair of binoculars to look at some of the objects in the sky, and they were fun to use while we were all taking turns on the telescope. We also got lucky and saw a shooting star, as well as a Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral. If you schedule the tour for a night with a larger moon, you’ll get a great view of the moon’s surface and especially the Sea of Tranquility and Sea of Serenity. Overall it was a beautiful and awe-inspiring experience that only makes you more interested in and inspired by the night sky and all it has to offer.

Great and memorable experience - It was a wonderful gift from my cousin and his wife on our visit to Punta Gorda. My wife and I, science majors and nerds, loved the focused astronomy time with a person who used a powerful telescope and accompanying information about the celestial realm. We have attended telescope viewing before, but not with the level of attention that this small group received. In addition, snacks and drinks were provided, and thoughtfully insect-blocking netted jackets to ward off the mosquitoes. It was a memorable experience seeing Jupiter, planetary moons, star composites, and the detail of our moon's craters.

Memorable Evening Viewing the Night Sky - We had an amazing time at Starry Night! Jason was very knowledgeable and showed us many wonderful stars, planets and constellations. Orion’s Nebula was our favorite! It was a thoughtful evening with chairs, mosquito jackets and snacks provided. Thank you for a memorable evening.

Florida Star Gazing - Jason did an awesome job of explaining the constellations and setting up the telescope for all of us to view the stars and planets. This was my second evening with Starry Nights and it was just as impressive as the first.

Wonderful evening activity - Jason brought nice snacks and drinks, chairs and a lot of great information to the tour. His celestial knowledge is immense.

Out of this world!! - Jason was well prepared and engaging! We had a beautiful clear night… he had an awesome telescope— we saw planets, nebulas and star clusters. He keeps the # of people down to a minimum so everyone gets as much time on the telescope as desired. You can tell he really enjoys doing this. He even brought chairs and snacks. Can’t recommend it high enough.

A night of starry fun! - This was a gift for our 11 year old grandson and our son. Our grandson is very interested in space and the solar system. He was excited to receive a telescope for Christmas so this tour looked like something he would enjoy. And boy did he! The tour guide Jason called the day of the tour to say there was a call for clouds that night and would we be able to reschedule for 2 nights later. Fortunately that worked out perfectly for their plans. When they returned from the tour our grandson was grinning from ear to ear and said the experience was awesome! Thank you Jason for this unique and engaging experience! Highly recommend it!

Fun time - The evening was very interesting seeing all the planets, the surface of the moon, nebulas and learning about how the constellations got their name. Jason was very knowledgeable and did a fantastic job showing the stars and planets using his pointer and telescope!

Great experience star gazing in Punta Gorda - It was a beautiful evening for a stargazing adventure. My husband and I took our daughter, son-in -law and two teen age grandchildren. Jason was very knowledgeable. He encouraged questions and offered to reshow us through the telescope anything we would like to see again. Amazing experience viewing through the telescope! We were also given binoculars to use in viewing the sky. My whole family thought it was a very worthwhile activity. So glad we went! The snacks and water/soda were a nice touch! Thank you, Jason!