As part of TEDxBeaconStreet2014, Janet and I visited a nearby observatory. The telescope was cool, but my personal favorite was the life-size remote-controlled R2D2.

Aaron Sylvan and R2D2

Aaron Sylvan and R2D2

Clay Observatory adventure with TEDxBeaconStreet

Clay Observatory adventure with TEDxBeaconStreet

Somehow, TEDxBeaconStreet gave Janet an ID badge for "Chris Anderson, Curator of TED Conferences"

Somehow, TEDxBeaconStreet gave Janet an ID badge for “Chris Anderson, Curator of TED Conferences”

Janet Sylvan - looking through the telescope at Clay Observatory adventure with TEDxBeaconStreet

Janet Sylvan – looking through the telescope at Clay Observatory adventure with TEDxBeaconStreet