Night sky enthusiast Lou Sandock, whose experiences at YMCA Camp Eberhart have ranged from a curious camper to the innovator of unique astronomy programs, weighs in on the value of AstroCamp. Lou writes... Camp Eberhart on Corey Lake, Three Rivers, Michigan, offers what I believe to be the BEST summer-camp Astronomy learning program IN THE WORLD for boys and girls ages 9 to 13! I am not exaggerating, in my opinion. Where else can kids that love astronomy and telescopes and s

Hen and chicks – only one telescope has been finished, while the others wait patiently. Notice the panda watching ? Now, all the telescopes are built, ready to go. You will see them used at Camp Eberhart Kids AstroCamp this summer, Week #7 !!! #2018 #telescopes

The International Space Station (ISS) appeared to buzz by the planet Jupiter and its moons, which was witnessed at 2017 AstroCamp. AstroCamp staffer Lee Keith writes: For those of you who don't know, I am volunteering for the week at YMCA Camp Eberhart near Three Rivers MI. We do some unusual things, including watching the ISS fly past Jupiter last night. We had seen predictions of it flying between 3 of Jupiter's moons but it flew a little wide. I just caught it on the edge