School Field Trips
Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory is a wonderful way for teachers to supplement their space and science curriculum. The observatory is open to public, private and home-schooled children.

A typical visit includes a presentation by Dyer personnel with an opportunity for students to ask questions. They can tour the dome, and weather permitting, view the sun through a solar telescope.

An actual prominence seen through Dyer's solar telescope

Dyer Observatory is closed to the public during December through February. Field trips can be scheduled during the remaining school months, during business hours for a nominal fee per child. Please contact Nancy Dwyer at 615/373-4897 for reservation availability or via email at nancy.dwyer@vanderbilt.edu.