As a generally public-type observatory, including Japan's largest-class 115cm reflecting telescope, it is a public observatory equipped with four 30cm-class small telescopes, a four-linked solar telescope, etc.

In the 1st floor exhibition room, you can do experiential learning of the universe by "Galaxy Forest", "Aurora", beautiful panel exhibitions of the universe, and a space exploration computer and a 70-inch large monitor. The 2nd floor is a large telescope dome, a small telescope observation room, and a rooftop plaza where many people can enjoy the starry sky.

Also, in the 2nd floor Comprehensive Observation Room, "Rikubetsu Observatory" of Nagoya University Solar-Terrestrial Environment Research Institute and "Rikubetsu Stratospheric Comprehensive Observation Room" of National Institute for Environmental Studies are co-located, and mainly research on the atmosphere of the stratosphere and troposphere, aurora, etc. is being conducted.

In the Galaxy Forest Observatory, with the large telescope "Rikuri", you can see various celestial bodies such as planets and the moon that are best to see at that time, and furthermore, far beyond nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, etc. Also, even during the daytime, if it is clear, you can see bright fixed stars.