Thursday, 27 February 2020

Marfa & Alpine, Texas - Monday & Tuesday, February 24 & 25, 2020

 Main Street in the town of quirky Marfa

We ate lunch at Jetts Grill in The Hotel Paisano, a quaint place worth a visit.  Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean put Marfa on the map when they starred in the movie, Giant, in 1956. They stayed at the hotel during the filming.

We stayed in Alpine, Texas to visit the McDonald Observatory.

View of the Observatory on our scenic drive up.



We enjoyed our guided tour of the observatory 

Huge telescope - Very surprising to learn and see the dome of the observatory move to provide the viewing area for the telescope (and it’s moved by 1-1/2 horse power motor)

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