Observatory and Planetarium at University of Minnesota Duluth
Casper had wanted to be an astronaut for as long as he could remember. In fact, some of his earliest memories were associated with looking up at the sky, especially during the night. His second grade teacher informed his parents that he was going to be a deep thinker. This was due to the fact that during art class she asked the students what color the sky was. Her intention was to demonstrate what all goes into what many people consider to be a single color. However, Casper quickly raised his hand, as he frequently did, and answered that it depended on the time of day and the season in which you were looking.
Casper’s parents laughed at first when his instructor told them what he had said. They answered that he may or may not be a deep thinker and that his response was actually due to his absolute fascination with the stars and what they would consider to be the sky, but what Casper insisted to be what lied beyond and also in-between. And his fascination only grew as he did. His parents assumed he would eventually settle into a more mainstream business interest, however when it was time for Casper to choose a college he insisted that he was going to study astronomy. By this time however he was more interested in theory and wanted to become an astronomer but did not intend to go into space.
His top choice was the University of Michigan in Duluth. He was incredibly interested in the Large Lakes Observatory, though of course it was studying lakes and water it was incredibly interesting to Casper and he was impressed with the fact that it existed on the campus. After all, it was the only institute in America that is devoted to studying the lakes of the world. Of course he was also impressed with and excited about the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, which was also located on campus. Casper’s parents decided to plan a trip to Duluth to both investigate the campus and check out possible living options for their son. They stayed for a week in one of the hotels Duluth and explored not only the campus but also the city. They were all incredibly interested in both and when they the free show at the planetarium on Wednesday night they were all impressed. Casper definitely wanted to be a part of that campus.
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His top choice was the University of Michigan in Duluth… totally agree with this! Good choice! Awesome entry! Thank you so much!