Once Ed remembered how the telescope worked, he turned it towards Venus.
The girls were quite patient while the telescope was being setup.
Once ready, the girls were able to view Venus. Venus was very big and bright throught the eyepiece. A beautiful sliver that reminded many of looking at the moon.
After a slide show introduction to the Universe, we also viewed Jupiter. Although enough clouds rolled in to give Jupiter a halo, it still had several bands visible.
We enjoyed showing the universe to them for the evening. Hopefully, the view inspired some to keep looking up!