Sponsor a Star — Blueberry Pond Observatory

A gift that lasts forever! Sponsor the telescope, an object in the sky, or a visit for someone else. Choose yours below ↓

The future

The big telescopeKeep the telescope working for everyone who visits.$200 The observatory telescope at night with its camera

Your support goes to the telescope itself: repairs, upkeep and new equipment. It benefits every visitor who looks through it.There are big choices ahead for the next telescope and instruments. Tell us what you think we should use by e-mail: thurston@blueberryobservatory.com.

In the sky

Like the telescope, these support the observatory: equipment, upkeep and future improvements. You choose the object your name is shown with.

A bright star or star clusterVega, the Great Cluster in Hercules (M13), or the Double Cluster in Perseus.$50 M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, taken at the observatory

M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, taken at the observatory

Choose a bright, easy-to-find star like Vega, your favorite like Betelgeuse, or look one up and enter it below. Which star will you sponsor? A nebulaOne of the glowing gas clouds from our pictures: the Ring, the Swan, the Lagoon, the Eagle, the Orion Nebula or the Crab.$75 M57, the Ring Nebula, taken at the observatory

M57, the Ring Nebula, taken at the observatory

Choose one of the life cycle places of stars, like the Orion Nebula or the Ring from our pictures, or look one up and enter it below. Which one caught your eye? A galaxyThe Andromeda Galaxy or the Whirlpool Galaxy.$100 M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, taken at the observatory

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, taken at the observatory

Choose a galaxy whose light set out millions of years ago, like Andromeda or the Whirlpool, or look one up and enter it below. Which one will you sponsor? The Moon, a planet or a constellationThe Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, or a whole constellation such as Hercules.$500 The Moon, taken at the observatory

Choose the Moon, Jupiter or Saturn, or a whole constellation like Orion or the Swan, or enter your own below. What is your favorite one to sponsor?

A visit for someone else

A visit for a family in needA private tour for a family who needs your help to visit.$300 Visitors at the observatory at night, a laser pointer tracing the constellations

Visitors at the observatory at night, a laser pointer tracing the constellations

Help a family visit who could not afford to otherwise.Your sponsorship pays for a full two-hour tour: the stars by eye, then the big telescope, then the little digital telescope, with their own pictures to keep as mementos. A classroomAn elementary school class: three visits to the observatory for a whole group of students.$1,200 Students holding the pictures they took at the observatory

Students holding the pictures they took at the observatory

Sponsor a class of students in whichever format suits them: two-hour tours on site with the class in small groups, projects done remotely with the observatory by webinar, or a single team doing an advanced project over several nights, such as measuring an asteroid's rotation.Students have done projects like these at the observatory since 2000. See the school projects.

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For custom amounts, enter your number below. For commercial sponsorship and placement, please call 207-619-2293.US dollars

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This is a sponsorship of the observatory. Sponsorships are not tax-deductible. It is not an official star name; only the International Astronomical Union names stars. Call 207-619-2293 with any questions.

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