Celebrating 20 Years of Astronomy at the Museum of Natural Sciences
Due to the weather, the Museum postponed Astronomy Days until Saturday, February 9, 9am–5pm. This will now be a one-day event only. The station list and presentation schedule have been updated.
See the big picture — of the Universe. NASA exhibits, telescopes, astrophotography, kids' crafts and animals of the constellations. You can even launch your own rocket!
NASA Workshops for Educators
National Institute of Aerospace Educator Workshop [2] CANCELED
9–1 pm :: Space Weather Action Center Educator Workshop [3] RESCHEDULED
Imagine being able to monitor the progress of an entire solar storm from the time it erupts from our sun until it sweeps past our small planet effecting enormous changes in our magnetic field. Now imagine being able to do all of this from your classroom-based Space Weather Action Center (S.W.A.C.)!
Stations (UPDATED)
NASA Stations
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Heliophysics: Sun and Earth
- Mars Missions - including models of Mars Rover, Phoenix, and Sojourner
Raleigh Astronomy Club Stations
- Astrophotography
- Solar Observing
- The Solar System
- Telescopes on Display
- Bringing Back the Night
- The Speed of Light
- Webcam Imaging
- Ancient Navigational Instruments
- Thermal Imaging
- Your Weight and Age on Other Planets
- Internet Astronomy
- Our Sun’s Nearest Neighbors
Other Stations
- Blast Off Rockets (make your own rocket and launch it on the Plaza!)
- Cary Space Camp (picture taken in a space suit on the moon!)
- Tripoli Rocketry Association
- Semroc Astronautics Corporation
- NC Academy of Sciences
- CHAOS (Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society)
- Meteorites and Meteorwrongs
- PARI (Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute)
- UNC-Chapel Hill
- NC Space Grant
- Morehead Planetarium
- Weightless Lumbees Microgravity Research (UNC-P)
- NC Aerospace Alliance
- Saint Mary’s School
- Enloe High School
- Live Animals of the Constellations
- Animal Navigation
- Craters and How They are Formed
- NC State Astrophysics
- Make Your Own Saturn!
Presentation Schedule (UPDATED)
Saturday, February 6
| Auditorium | |
|---|---|
| 11:30 am |
Modern Astrophotography for the AmateurSteve Izzo, Raleigh Astronomy ClubAges 8 and up |
| 1:30 pm |
Six Wheels Over Six Years: the Opportunity to Explore Mars!Ken Brandt, Director of the Robeson Planetarium and Science CenterAll ages |
| 3:00 pm |
Making PlanetsMike Malaska, PhD, Raleigh Astronomy ClubAges 8 and up |
| Windows on the World | |
|---|---|
| 10 am |
Live Animals of the ConstellationsScott Robertson, Museum StaffAll ages |
| 11 am |
Astronomy and the Citizen ScientistDr. Michael Castelaz, Science Director, PARIChristi Whitworth, Educations Director, PARI Ages 8 and up |
| noon |
Science Saturday: More Than a Game: Tradeoffs & the Design of Complex SystemsDr. Scott Ferguson, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NC State UniversityAges 11 and up |
| 1 pm |
Ancient NavigationBob Alderink, Museum StaffAges 8 and up |
| 2 pm |
Live Animals of the ConstellationsScott Robertson, Museum StaffAll ages |
Note: Stations and Presentations subject to change without notice