Don't Miss the Statewide Star Party!
Friday, April 5th 2013
 |
| Star Party, Photo by Alan Dyer http://www.iau.org/public_press/images/detail/iau0918a/ |
The North Carolina Science Festival, from April 5-21, has organized a star gazing event to kick things off this Friday. Visit our calendar of events to find a Star Party near you! See below for more details and a description from the Science Festival's website:
"Be a part of North Carolina’s first statewide star party, a signature event of the North Carolina Science Festival!
Astronomy clubs, state and local parks, planetariums and nature centers will host public skywatching sessions at dozens of sites across North Carolina on Friday, April 5, 2013.
You’re invited to look into the universe with us! We’ll provide the telescopes; you provide the curiosity. What will you see? Jupiter and its four Galilean moons, the Orion Nebula, the Beehive Cluster and distant galaxies will all be visible from North Carolina.
At each site, you’ll be able to participate in scientific research by collecting data for the GLOBE at Night worldwide citizen science project. (This research is perfect for children as well as adults.) You’ll count the stars you can see with your unaided eyes in the constellation Leo the Lion. Your data will help document the darkness of the night sky over North Carolina."
Astronomy clubs, state and local parks, planetariums and nature centers will host public skywatching sessions at dozens of sites across North Carolina on Friday, April 5, 2013.
You’re invited to look into the universe with us! We’ll provide the telescopes; you provide the curiosity. What will you see? Jupiter and its four Galilean moons, the Orion Nebula, the Beehive Cluster and distant galaxies will all be visible from North Carolina.
At each site, you’ll be able to participate in scientific research by collecting data for the GLOBE at Night worldwide citizen science project. (This research is perfect for children as well as adults.) You’ll count the stars you can see with your unaided eyes in the constellation Leo the Lion. Your data will help document the darkness of the night sky over North Carolina."
No comments:
Post a Comment