Astronomy Day Activities
by State for 2005
Astronomy Day Headquarters: 
Gary Tomlinson
Astronomy Day Headquarters
30 Stargazer Lane
Comstock Park MI 49321
(616) 784-9518
E-mail: gtomlins@sbcglobal.net
Here are the scheduled Astronomy Day
activities that have been reported to the Astronomical
League. They are arranged in alphabetical order.
Alabama; Alaska;
Arizona; Arkansas;
California; Colorado;
Connecticut; Delaware;
District of Columbia;
Florida; Georgia;
Hawaii; Idaho;
Illinois: Indiana;
Iowa; Kansas;
Kentucky; Louisiana;
Maine; Maryland;
Massachusetts; Michigan;
Minnesota; Mississippi;
Missouri;
Montana; Nebraska; Nevada;
New Hampshire; New
Jersey; New Mexico; New
York; North Carolina;
North Dakota; Ohio;
Oklahoma; Oregon;
Pennsylvania; Puerto
Rico; Rhode Island; South
Carolina; South Dakota;
Tennessee; Texas;
Utah; Vermont;
Virginia; Washington;
West Virginia; Wisconsin;
Wyoming;
Countries:
Argentina
; Austria ; Canada
; Chile ; Malaysia
; Iceland ; India
; Iran ; Malaysia
; Mexico ; Nepal
;New Zealand; Peru
; Puerto Rico ; Romania
; Turkey
Alabama
Argentina
City: Don Torcuato
Organization: Grupo Astronomico Don Torcuato
Contact: Viviana Bianchi
Address: Sucre 1657
Don Torcuato
Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
Date/Time: Paza Alvear ; VIERNES 15 DE ABRIL
VIERNES 15 DE ABRIL
Actividades a desarrollarse en la Plaza Alvear Estrada
y Camacua Don Torcuato
* 14:00 a 16:00 h.
Actividades para los más chicos 4 a 10 años
En base a la lectura del cuento de Umberto Eco los
Tres Astronautas, se realizaran actividades didácticas:
Construcción de un móvil del planeta
Saturno
Sopa de letras
Dibujos para colorear
Dibujo libre
Póster del Cielo
* 18:00 a 19:00 h.
Como utilizar mapas del cielo
Ubicación de las constelaciones y estrellas más
importantes
Pasos de satélites, la Estación Espacial
Internacional y el Telescopio Espacial Hubble.
* 20:00 a 22:00 h.
Observación por telescopios de la Luna, Júpiter
y Saturno.
Más información:
Grupo Astronómico Don Torcuato
4748-6803 astrotorcuato@educ.ar
¡Atención!
TODAS LAS ACTIVIDADES SON GRATUITAS
SE SUSPENDEN EN CASO DE LLUVIA, LA OBSERVACION POR TELESCOPIO
TAMBIEN SE SUSPENDE EN CASO DE CIELO NUBLADO.
City: Mar del Plata
Organization: ACHERNAR-Difusión de la
Astronomía
Contact: Claudia C. Pérez Ferrer
Address: CAlle 15 N°4230 Alfar; CP7600 Mar
del Plata; Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
Date/Time: Desde el lunes 11 a las 19hs audiovisual.
Del 12 al 15, curso introductorio, de 18 a 19hs
Del 12 al 16, observación por Telescopios, de
19 a 20hs.
Sábado 16, 17hs, charla audiovisual.
Domingo 17, de 15 a 19hs, distribución de materiales.
Domingo 17, 18hs, charla audiovisual.
Del 11 al 15, a las 13 y 20hs, un micro televisivo dentro
del noticioso local.
Lunes 11, 19hs: Charla audiovisual libre y gratuita
en el Centro Cultural Pueyrredón.
Desde el martes 12 al viernes 15, de 18 a 19hs, curso
introductorio para la observación del cielo a
simple vista y con instrumentos.(Libre y gratuito)
Del 12 al 16, de 19 a 20hs, la observación libre
y gratuita por Telescopios, distribución de apuntes
y fotocopias, Cartas del cielo y mapas lunares. Además,
el sábado 16, convocatoria para que se acerquen
con sus telescopios, al punto de observación.
Domingo 17, de 15 a 19hs, actividades para los más
pequeños con dibujos, pinturas, juegos y naves
para armar. A las 18hs una charla audiovisual, que se
suma a la habitual de las funciones de Planetario.
Se distribuirán en los centros culturales, museos
y lugares públicos, material explicativo-educativo
y apuntes especialmente diseñados para esta semana,
con datos generales y básicos para la observación
del cielo a lo que se le suma que entre el lunes 11
y el viernes 15, en el informativo local, en sus dos
ediciones de las 13 y 19hs, se emitirá un micro
con temas astronómicos ideado y diseñado
por nosotros.
Arizona
City: Flagstaff
Organization: Lowell Observatory
Contact: Kevin Schindler
Address: 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff,
AZ 86001
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 2005; 7:30 p.m.
In collaboration with Astronomy magazine and Meade,
Lowell Observatory's 2005 program includes a multimedia
show, a telescope prize drawing, observing through the
historic Clark and portable telescopes, new Visitor
Center exhibits, and more.
City: Phoenix
Organization: Saguaro Astronomy Club of Phoenix
Contact: Jack Jones - Telescoper@cox.net
Address: (see below)
Date/Time: Saturday April 16, 2005, 6pm
In celebration of Astronomy Day, Saturday April 16,
2005, the Saguaro Astronomy Club of Phoenix is sponsoring
a Public Star Party at Thunderbird Park. Come early
to set up and show off your telescopes and how they
work. Sunset is at 7:00 PM. Set up from ~6 pm and on.
See the map on the website:
http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/t-birdObserving.htm
Club members will be on hand with deep-sky telescopes
to show the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, nebula, and other
celestial objects to the Public. The Moon will be at
1st quarter. Jupiter and Saturn will be well-positioned
for showing as well as the Moon, Stars and Deep Sky
Wonders. The event, for all ages, is free of charge
and will be held from 7:00 until 9:00+ PM.
Thunderbird Park is 1.5 miles north of the Loop 101
on 59th Avenue in Glendale. Make a left (west) into
the park from 59th Avenue and bear right, following
the signs to the parking area.
Don't forget a ladder/step stool for the little ones.
City: Safford
Organization: Desert Skygazers Astronomy Club
Contact: Cathy Anderson
Address: PO Box 1134; Pima, AZ 85543
Date/Time: April 16th from 9 until 3
- At Discovery Park Science Center
- Workshop on Safe Solar Viewing
- Solar Viewing through the Observatory Telescope
- Telescope on Binocular Workshops throughout Day
- Rocket Launching in the Afternoon
- VDG Fun at 10 am
- Camera Obscura Demonstation at 10:30
- Speaker - Paul Anderson - Comets at 11:00
- Making a Comet - Demo at 11:30
- Laser Show at 12:00
- Door Prize Drawing at 12:30
- Key Note Speaker at 1:00
- Door Prize Drawing at 2:30
- Game Room - GEMS and Project Astro Hands On
- Display Building - NASA Displays
Solar System Demonstration
Outreach Programs on Planet Quest and Galaxy
- Our Natural Planetarium will be overhead at
dusk as we enjoy a Public Star Party in the Park
- Antique Train Running Around Park through Day
- The "Dog on Cart" will be available with
Food and drinks.
- Gift Shop will be Open all Day
- Vendors will be set up
- After 4 pm the Observatory Interactive Space Gallery
will open, and the Simulated Space Shuttle will be
running.
City: Sierra Vista
Organization: Huachuca Astronomy Club of Southeastern
Arizona
Contact: Keith Mullen
Address: P.O. Box 1559; Palominas, AZ 85615
Date/Time: Saturday, April 9, 2005 5pm - 11pm
and Friday, April 15, 2005 5 pm - 11pm
Public Star Parties at Veteran's Memorial Park in conjunction
with Telescopes For Telethon (MDA Fund Raising). Evening
viewing of planets, moon, deep sky objects presented
through telescopes and live video cameras. Free astronomy
handouts. No fees required, donations for MDA accepted.
City: Tucson
Organization: Flandrau Science Center
Contact: Michael Terenzoni
Address: 1601 E. University Blvd; Tucson AZ
85721
Date/Time: Sat. April 16: Noon-9 PM
Join Flandrau Science Center for a special displays,
free handouts, special telescope viewing of the Sun
and planet and a special presentation by UA Space Scientist
Rick Greenberg at 8:30PM. Free handouts, NASA postcards
and space related posters will be available to Flandrau
patrons.
Arkansas
Austria
City: Vienna
Organization: Austrian Society for Astronomy
and Astrophysics
Contact: Franz Kerschbaum
Address: Tuerkenschanzstrasse 17, A-1180 Wien
Date/Time: April 16, 2005
30 Institutions all over Austria with about 80 activities
are presented at http://www.oegaa.at/astronomietag/
Canada
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Organization: Ottawa Valley Astronomy & Observers
Group
Contact: Michael F. Vasseur ;michael.vasseur@oaog.ca
Address: Next to Chapters at Silver City Shopping
Centre
(At the corner of City Park Drive and Ogilvie Road)
Date/Time: April 16
NTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY 2005
"Bringing Astronomy to the People."
A Free outdoor family celebration
Next to Chapters at Silver City Shopping Centre
(At the corner of City Park Drive and Ogilvie Road)
This free event will take place on Saturday, April
16, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the parking
lot next to Chapters located at 2401 CityPark Drive
near Ogilvie road. Various activities are planned*,
including:
• Demonstration of
various telescopes of many different sizes and a portable
observatory.
• Safe viewing of the
Sun (using special filters) and observing of the Moon
and a few planets even in broad daylight.
• Live video-imaging
demonstrations, including the viewing of deep-sky objects
not normally visible from downtown.
• Astrophotography
displays and fascinating slide shows.
• Star Party (sunset
to 10:00 p.m.), including free stargazing with telescopes
of all sizes. Observation of the Moon, planets
Saturn and Jupiter, and lots more.
• All-day display and
demonstrations inside Chapters.
Various informative references and free handouts will
be available to the public. This is the perfect occasion
for the public to come and meet local amateur astronomers
at their best.
Between 1,500 and 2,500 people joined us in the past,
and this year's event promises to be even bigger, so
come and join us on Astronomy day!
* In case of inclement weather, the inside display
and demonstrations at Chapters will still be held.
For further information:
Michael F. Vasseur
(613) 799-5499
michael.vasseur@oaog.ca
City: Saskatoon
Organization: Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada
(Saskatoon Center)
Contact: Jeff Swick
Address: 2118 Coy Ave; Saskatoon Sk; Canada
S7m-oJ2
Date/Time: Sat April 16 9:00 am to 11:30 pm
The day begins with a club display at the Mall at Lawson
Heights followed by a "Gastronomy Day supper.Following
that we wiil head out to Beaver Creek conservation area
for a public viewing.The park will supply staffing to
keep warm as well as bathroom facilities
City: Thunder Bay
Organization: Thunder Bay Astronomy Group
Contact: Leon Bullock
Address: 8-720 South Edward Street; Thunder
Bay, Ontario P7E 2H4
Date/Time: April 16/2005 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
On april 16th, 2005, Astronomy Day will once again
be upon us. Each year, ameteur astronomers all over
the world get together to celebrate this day by holding
a special event filled with fun activities for the public
to get involved with. Thanks in part to the many recent
missions into space, the leaps forward in technology
and a steady decrease in the expense of quality equipment,
astronomy is becoming a rapidly growing hobby and, the
events that amateur groups hold are adding to this growth
by offering free education and support to those interested
in getting started. Thunder Bay, Ontario is one such
place where not one, but two groups of amateur astronomers
join forces to put on a spectacular day of free activities.
This year, the Thunder Bay Astronomy Group and the Thunder
Bay RASC will be holding their event at Chapters on
Memorial Avenue. The day is set to begin at 10:00am
and carry on all throughout the day until long after
the sun has set. Events will inc!
lude safe viewing of the sun, moon, planets and other
celestial bodies, hourly talks on topics such as light
pollution, NASA missions, astrophotography, equipment
and more, video and DVD displays, live imaging, competitions
and free draws and lots of other free handouts and information
displays. For more information on this event, please
contact leonbullock@msn.com
City: Toronto
Organization: Ontario Science Centre
Contact: Suzanne Taylor
Address: 770 Don Mills Rd.
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 1T3
Date/Time: Astronomy Week activities April 11-17
; Astronomy Day Star Party Saturday, April 16
To celebrate International Astronomy Week, the Ontario
Science Centre is presenting special displays and programs.
Search for sunspots, play Planet Twister, see mini comets
made before your very eyes and create your own moon
crater. Find your birthday star and try the planet puzzle.
The highlight of the week will be a special Star Party
on International Astronomy Day, Saturday, April 16,
starting at 6 p.m. Learn about Canada's contributions
to the James Webb Space Telescope (Hubble's successor)
from Canadian Space Agency engineer Daniel Provencal,
hear tales of the night sky from a professional storyteller,
and head outside to view celestial objects through telescopes
with the members of the Royal Astronomical Society of
Canada (Toronto Centre). This event is free and open
to everyone..
City: Toronto
Organization: University of Toronto
Contact: Adam Muzzin
Address: McLennan Physical Labs
60 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
Date/Time: Saturday April 16, 2004 8 p.m. to
midnight
Come visit the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics'
rooftop observatory and outdoor observation deck for
International Astronomy Day on the evening of April
16th. Our event features observing with the departmental
telescopes, demonstrations of astronomical instruments,
a short talk on the Cassini-Huygens mission, as well
as special activities for children. The event occurs
regardless of weather, however the telescope viewing
is dependent on a clear sky.
For more information please visit our website at http://www.astro.utoronto.ca.
City: Winnipeg
Organization: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- Winnipeg Centre
Contact: Scott Young
Address: 190 Rupert Avenue; Winnipeg, MB R3B
0N2; CANADA
Date/Time: Saturday April 16 from 10AM-Midnight
10AM-6PM - public displays and solar obsevring at
Polo Park Mall, Winnipeg
8PM - MIdnight - public observing of the Moon, Saturn
and Jupiter at The Forks Market, Winnipeg
California
City: Garden Grove
Organization: n/a
Contact: Mark Schneider
Address: Euclid Park (corner of Euclid &
Main south of the Clock Tower)
Date/Time: Saturday the 16th of April, 2005
at 7pm
Inasmuch as I am trying to get the current members
of my Meetup group to respond, it will probably come
down to the last minute before they indicate that they
can be there with me. Weather concerns have made us
all wary of making such events impossible. Also, the
Moon & Saturn will be the main attraction that night.
City: Monrovia
Organization: JPL Saturn Observation Campaign/Old
Town Sidewalk Astronomers
Contact: Jane Houston Jones
Address: 106 S. Mountain Avenue; Monrovia, CA
91016
Date/Time: April 16, 23, 30 8-10 p.m.
Saturn, moon and Jupiter views right on Myrtle Avenue
in Old Town Monrovia. We'll set up a couple of telescopes
right on the sidewalk at Library Park, the corner of
Myrtle and Lime Streets. We do this on Saturdays quite
often, schedule here: http://www.otastro.org/
Saturn Observation Campaign here: http://soc.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
City: Oceanside
Organization: Oceanside Photo & Telescope
Contact: Craig Weatherwax
Address: 918 Mission Avenue; Oceanside, CA 92054
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16th from 10am til
6pm.
Solar viewing all day long as well as on-going seminars
from 11am til 6pm on a variety of topics, including:
- Choosing a Telescope (Mike West)
- Choosing & Using Eyepieces (John Downs)
- Everything You Every Wanted to Know about the ETX
(Mike Weasner)
- Safe Solar Observing & Imaging (Gary Palmer)
- The Mystery of the Meade DSI (John Hoot)
- Palomar Observatory...Our Personal Eye in the Sky
(Scott Kardel)
- Keeping our Night Sky Astronomy-Friendly (Scott
Kardel)
- Intro to CCD Imaging (Dan Phillips)
- DSLR Revolution in Astrophotography (Chriss Hoffman)
- What Can I See With a Telescope? (Mike Weasner)
City: Orangevale
Organization: Sacramento Valley Astronomical
Society
Contact: Kevin McCormac
Address: P.O. Box 15274, Sacramento, CA 95851-0274
Date/Time: May 14, 2005
Day events 1 pm to 6 pm
Evening Events 6 pm to 10:30 pm
Solar Viewing
Telescope Viewing
Lectures
Children's Activities
Homemade telescope Competition
Physics Demonstrations
Telescope Tours
City: Pasadena
Organization: JPL Saturn Observation Campaign/Old
Town Sidewalk Astronomers
Contact: Jane Houston Jones
Address: 106 S. Mountain Avenue; Monrovia, CA
91016
Date/Time: April 15, 22, 29 8-10 p.m.
Join the local sidewalk astronomers and members of
the Cassini Mission to Saturn's "Saturn Observation
Campaign" members for Saturn, moon and Jupiter
views right on Colorado Blvd in Old town Pasadena. We'll
set up a couple of telescopes right on the sidewalk
between Fair Oaks and Pasadena Avenues. We do this on
Fridays quite often, schedule here: http://www.otastro.org/
Saturn Observation Campaign here: http://soc.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
See you on the sidewalk!
City: Petaluma
Organization: Sonoma County Astronomical Society
Contact: Len Nelson
Address: 503 Larch Dr. Petaluma, CA 94952
Date/Time: 4-16 from 7:45 - 10:00 PM
Viewing of the Moon, Jupiter & Saturn
City: Riverside
Organization: Riverside Astronomical Society
Contact: Alfred Fink
Address: 1211 W Hawthorne,Bloomington,CA 92316
Date/Time: April 16, 9:00 AM - 10:00PM
Tyler Galleria,Riverside
Solar viewing all day
Info tables including PlanetQuest demos
Sky viewing, all evening
City: Santa Barbara
Organization: Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit
and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Contact: Krissie Cook
Address: 2559 Puesta del Sol Road; Santa Barbara,
CA 93105
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 2005
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM daytime events
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM star party
Join the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the
Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit and the Women's Environmental
Watch to celebrate Natioanl Astronomy Day and National
Dark Sky Week! Events include free planetarium shows,
hands-on explorations and activities for families and
children, make-n-take crafts, astronomy demonstrations
and much more. We'll also be giving away an Orion Starblast
telescope in a free raffle open to children 12 and under.
Come back that evening for a free star party at the
Museum's Palmer Observatory!
City: santa clarita
Organization: The Local Group Astronomy Club
Contact: Steve Petzold
Address: PO Box 221296; Santa Clarita, CA 91322
Date/Time: April 16, 2005
Come join us at The Valencia Library on April 16,2005
from 1 pm to 10 pm for Astronomy Day festivities. Lectures
and safe solar observation during the afternoon hours.
Lunar and planetary viewing in the evening. Drawing
for free one year subscription to Astronomy magazine.
You won't want to miss this event. Bring the kids, parents,
friends, and neighbors.
http://www.LGSCV.org
or call Steve @ 661-609-1739
City: San Mateo
Organization: College of San Mateo and the San
Mateo County Astronomical Society
Contact: Darryl Stanford
Address: College of San Mateo
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, Ca 94404
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16 from 4 PM to 10
PM
We will have planetarium shows, planisphere making
for kids, spectroscopy, lecture about latest Saturn/Titan
findings by Dr Cynthia Philips of SETI, viewing through
two solar telescopes. Scope City will show their telescopes
and Aero Pac will show their rockets.
City: Walnut Creek
Organization: Solar System Ambassador Program
from JPL
Contact: Jim Head
Address: 1920 Magnolia Avenue, Walnut Creek,
CA 94595
Date/Time: April 15, 7-10PM
Parkmead Elementary Star Party
7-8 PM Cassini and Mars Rovers Update
Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society sponsor Solar System
Scale Model activity from the Night Sky Network.
8-10 PM View Saturn, Jupiter, the Moon, and other objects
through telescopes.
Chile
Colorado
City: Colorado Springs
Organization: Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
Contact: Al Schlafli
Address: P. O. Box 62022;Colorado Springs, CO
80962-2022
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 beginning at dusk
Join CSAS in Palmer Park at Maizeland and Academy
(weather permitting) for a night of observing through
scopes large and small as well as lots of great information
from club members. A free event!
City: Longmont
Organization: Longmont Astronomical Society
Contact: Bob Spohn
Address: PO Box 806; Longmont, CO 80501
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 10 AM to 10 PM
A booth inside, and solar observing ourside, the west
entrance of the Twin Peaks Mall, in Longmont, CO will
be setup during the day until 5 PM. Our booth will have
lots of free stuff and many astronomical displays to
see. Then starting at 7 PM, nighttime viewing will occur
at Flanders Park, in northwest Longmont.
Connecticut
City: West Hartford
Organization: Science Center of Connecticut's
Gengras Planetarium
Contact: Jason Archer
Address: 950 Trout Brook Drive;West Hartford,
CT 06119
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 from 11:00AM - 4:30PM
Experience the wonders of the universe and the joy
of astronomy as we celebrate National Astronomy Day
2005. Activities include solar observing, telescope
demonstrations and hands-on astronomy activities for
all. Touch a meteorite, try your hand rocketry, make
your own star finder, and see just how many constellations
you can find on the star filled dome of the Gengras
Planetarium. See the latest astronomy discoveries with
ViewSpace.
One lucky guest will go home with a Meade ETX90 Maksukov-Cassegrain
worth more than $600. All attendees can register to
win a Meade LX200 GPS 10" Schmidt-Cassegrain.
Special planetarium and laser shows will be shown throughout
the day with lots of out-of-this-world hand-outs and
astronomy materials for the taking.
Go to http://www.ScienceCenterCT.org
for more information.
Delaware
Florida
City: Bradenton
Organization: The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers
Contact: Jonathan Sabin 941-518-8695
Address: South Florida Museum and Bishop Planetarium
201 10th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16th
12:00 Noon - 4:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
In the Planetarium Lobby:
Daytime events include astronomical equipment displays
and software demonstrations.
Two telescopes (including a 6" dobsonian reflector)
will be given away as doorprizes. Must be 16 or under
to win.
Evening observing in the North parking lot of the museum.
From 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., weather permitting.
Views of Saturn, Jupiter, the moon and more through
high-quality telescopes, courtesy members of the Local
Group of Deep Sky Observers.
City: Cocoa
Organization: BCC Planetarium + Brevard Astronomical
Society
Contact: Chuck Greenwood
Address: BCC Planetarium; 1519 Clearlake RD;
Cocoa, FL 32922
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16 noon to 10:00
pm
Planetarium shows, telescope observing, childrens activities,
workshops and demonstrations, lectures. Most events
will be free.
City: Sunrise(Ft Lauderdale Area)
Organization: South Florida Amateur Astronomers
Association
Contact: Don Ellington
Address: 16001 State Road 84;Sunrise, FL 33326
Date/Time: Saturday April 16 Starting at noon
and running till all have enjoyed the sky! At The Fox
Observatory located inside Markham Park
Check the website at http://www.sfaaa.com
City: Tampa
Organization: M.A.R.S. Astronomy Club
Contact: Frances Ferguson
Address: 1527 W. River Lane; Tampa, FL 33603
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 10:00am - 4:00pm with
SkyWatch At MOSI
Astronomy Day activities include the following; solar
observing, Telescope display, displays on various astronomical
subjects, Free material, The Science Library at MOSI
with internet connections, special activities for children,
sky talks in "The Saunders Planetarium, smiling
club members to answer all questions and SkyWatch -
public telescope observing at MOSI.
City: Miami
Organization: Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium
Contact: Mark Bennett
Address: 3280 S. Miami Ave.; Miami FL. 33129
Date/Time: April 16, 2005
Join the Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium
along with the Southern Cross Astronomical Society for
a fun-filled day and night of astronomy-theme lectures,
workshops, astronomical observing, and planetarium
shows.
Georgia
City: Atlanta
Organization: Fernbank Science Center and the
Atlanta Astronomy Club
Contact: April Whitt
Address: 156 Heaton Park Drive NE; Atlanta,
GA 30307
Date/Time: Saturday April 16, 2005 10:00 AM
to 4:00 PM
- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Solar Viewing (weather permitting).
The Atlanta Astronomy Club will have tescopes set
up outside the Center for gazing at the sun (with
filters). All are welcome. Free of charge.
- 11:00 a.m., Planetarium show, The Sky Tonight. $4,
$3 for seniors and students.
- 1:30 p.m., Family planetarium Show, The Rover Hold-Up.
$4, $3 for seniors and students. (young children welcome!).
- 2:15 - 2:45, talk, Astronomy with Binoculars by
area expert W.B. Schomaker. Participants receive night
sky maps. All are welcome. Free of charge.
- 3:00 p.m., Fernbank's Spring planetarium show, Cosmic
Distances. $4, $3 for seniors and students.
Plant Sale runs simulataneously, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Check out the perennials for Moon Gardens.
Aerospace Education Laboratory open house in the afternoon.
NASA-sponsored mission control center with computers,
wind tunnel, flight simulator. Free of charge.
City: Fayetteville
Organization: Flint River Astronomy Club
Contact: Dawn Knight
Address: 114 Central Lake Cir.;Griffin, GA 30223
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Views of the sun, moon and planets
Boy Scout belt loop requirement information will be
covered near twilight
Questions about telescopes will be answered Help using
telescopes will be given
City: Rome
Organization: Northwest Georgia Astronomical
Association
Contact: Jeff Garland
Address: 277 Milam Bridge Rd; Euharlee, Ga 30120
Date/Time: 11AM until 4PM West Central Elementary
Rome Ga.
8PM until 11PM Rome Airport
This event is a combined event with Rome City Schools
and the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center.
We will have solar viewing, telescope displays, starlabs,
videos, slideshows and presentations.
City: Rome
Organization: Rome City Schools & Georgia
Youth Science and Technology Center & NorthWest
Georgia Astronomical Association & Floyd County
Airport Authority
Contact: Dr. Robert A. Young
Address: Rome City Schools ; 508 E. Second Street;
Rome, GA 30161
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 (both events)
Activities: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
Star Party: 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. EDT
National Astronomy Day Activities (Saturday, April
16, 2005):
In celebration of National Astronomy Day, Northwest
Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center (GYSTC),
Rome City Schools, Floyd County Georgia Airport Authority,
and NorthWest Georgia Astronomical Association (NWGAA)
are working cooperatively together to host an activities
day.
Activities will include solar viewing stations for visitors
to see sunspots and other solar features, experimenting
with a variety of telescopes set up to demonstrate magnification
and image orientation.
There will be a 1,000-foot solar system model displayed
with signs showing the relative location of the planets
along with their characteristics and vital statistics.
There will be five different 20-minute Star Lab presentations
that will commence at the top of each hour. We have
five different guest speakers who will give a 20-minute
presentation on selected topics beginning at the bottom
of each hour. While the presentations are going on,
there will be two different continuous power point presentations,
set to music, being shown in the auditorium. Additionally,
there will be two different videos running for visitors
to observe; one on satellites and one on NASA development.
Every visitor to the event will receive an Astronomy
Day T-shirt (designed and printed by the print shop
at Rome High School), a picnic lunch, astronomy handouts,
and have a chance to win the grand door prize a 4-in
Newtonian Telescope.
The activities will be held at the Rome City Schools
West Central Elementary School (402 Lavender Drive,
Rome) and will be held from 11:00 a.m. through 4:00
p.m. EDT.
To get to West Central Elementary School from Berry
College, go south on Martha Berry Highway about ¼
mile. Turn right on Veterans Memorial Highway and proceed
about 1 ½ miles to the third traffic light. Turn
left on Lavender Drive. The school is on the right about
a ¼ mile from the light.
Weather permitting; there will also be a community star
party at Richard B. Russell Airport starting at 8:00
p.m. on Saturday the 16th at the Experimental Airplane
hanger on the east or back side of the airport. Prior
to going out under the stars, a short presentation will
be made to the visitors telling them what objects are
visible during the viewing session. A sheet with about
50 objects will be listed for them.
There will be a dozen telescopes set up for visitors
to look through. Eight of them will be supervised by
a volunteer and trained on a specific object. Four telescopes
will be supervised but the visitor will be permitted
to try their luck at finding an object of their choosing.
The visitor can call or go by the airport for directions
to the hanger. Balloons and direction signs will be
set up to help you find your way. It is advisable to
come about 15 minutes early so you can see your way
around if you are not familiar with the area.
City: Statesboro
Organization: Georgia Southern Planetarium and
the Statesboro Astronomy Club
Contact: Becky Lowder
Address: PO Box 8031 - Dept of Physics
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
Date/Time: March 5, 2005 10 am - 5 pm and 8
- 9 pm
Our largest event of the year bringing the excitement
of astronomy and space science to the public!
Moon rocks, meteorites, telescopes, solar viewing, star
shows every hour, many hands-on activities, solar viewing,
and more for all ages to enjoy. Star party on the roof
from 8 - 9 pm to see the rings of Saturn and more.
Hawaii
City: Hilo
Organization: AstroDay Institute
Contact: Gary Fujihara
Address: 105 Puhili Place; Hilo, HI 96720
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16 2005, 10:00 am
- 5:00 pm
4rd Annual award winning AstroDay will be back at the
Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo, Hawaii. Mauna Kea Observatory
exhibits, demonstrations and presentations, Hawaiian
Culture displays, student science fair projects, IR
camera portraits, StarLab Planetarium shows, telescopes,
and a hands-on Kids Corner! Also, musical performances,
prizes, and first 100 kids registered get a free commemorative
AstroDay tee shirt! Saturday, April 16, 2005, 10 am
until 5 pm...then stargazing at the Mauna Kea Visitor
Information Station! Admission is free. Contact Gary
Fujihara at 932-2328 or email him at fujmon@mac.com
or visit http://www.astroday.net
for more information.
City: Honolulu (Kahala Suburb)
Organization: Hawaiian Astronomical Society (HAS)
Contact: Barry Peckham - (808) 524-2450
Address: Hawaiian Astronomical Society
PO Box 17671, Honolulu, HI 96817
Date/Time: 16 Apr 05 - 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Public Star Party at the Kahala Community Park located
on Pueo St, a couple blocks from Kahal Mall. Normally
have about 8 telescope setup for the public to observe
various astronomical objects.
City: Pearl City (Waikele Suburb)
Organization: Hawaiian Astronomical Society
(HAS)
Contact: John Gallagher - (808) 683-0118
Address: Hawaiian Astronomical Society
PO Box 17671, Honolulu, HI 96817
Date/Time: 16 Apr 05 - 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Public Star Party at the Waikele Community Park located
on Lumiaina St, near the Waikele Shopping Center just
west of Pearl City. Normally have about 5 telescopes
setup for the public to observe various astronomical
objects.
Iceland
City: Reykjavik
Organization: Gislandia Geomatics
Contact: M. K.
Address: http://gis.bofh.is/
Date/Time: 16.4.2005
Iceland GPS Maps Project. Iceland place names directory.
Illinois
City: Bourbonnais
Organization: Kankakee Area Stargazers
Contact: Brock Schroeder
Address: Olivet Nazarene University
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais IL 60914
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 2005 12:00pm
until 10:00pm
The Kankakee Area Stargazers will be at the Kite Festival
that is being held at Perry Farm, which is part of the
Bourbonnais Park District. It is located at 1095 West
Perry Street (along Kennedy Drive). There will be solar
observing during the day and celestial observing at
night. Also, some Night Sky Network activities will
be conducted in the Exploration Station.
City: Chicago
Organization: Adler Planetarium & Astronomy
Museum
Contact: Michelle Nichols
Address: 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr.;Chicago, IL
60605
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16 11 am - 3 pm
To celebrate Einstein?s contributions to science, on
Saturday, April 16, 2005, the Adler Planetarium, in
conjunction with the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum,
Meade Instruments, and Astronomy Magazine, will present
Astronomy Day ? Inside Einstein?s Universe from 11 am
to 3 pm. Join Adler educators for a fun filled day of
black holes and bending space. Explore how black holes
are created in the "Life Cycle of Stars? demonstration.
Participate in an interactive presentation, Journey
To The Beginning of Time?, and investigate the size
and scale of objects in the Universe. Make a constellation
finder and discover where you can find a black hole
in the nighttime sky. At the Astronomy Magazine Resource
Table, receive free copies of Astronomy Magazine, star
maps, and sky guides. Astronomy Day visitors can also
enter to win a Meade ETX-90 telescope valued at $645
and a Meade LX200GPS telescope valued at $5,300, as
well as subscriptions to Astronomy Magazine. All activities
are free with paid building admission.
City: Edwardsville, Illinois
Organization: River Bend Astronomy Club
Contact: Mark A. Brown
Address: Children's Museum at Edwardsville;722
Holyoake Road;Edwardsville, IL 62025
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 Daytime event: 10:00
am to 2:00 pm
Evening event: Shaw Sky Lab (SIUE Campus) 7:00 pm to
10:00 pm
Join River Bend Astronomy Club members, museum personnel
and volunteers to celebrate International Astronomy
Day 2005. Daytime activities include a planet coloring
station, planet walk, 50-foot mega sundial display,
safe solar viewing, tour of telescopes, telescope help
clinic, Astronomy Information Table Ask an astronomer
a question, solar system quiz, multimedia presentations,
and astrophotography display.
Comet researcher Gary W. Kronk will discuss the upcoming
Deep Impact Mission and what astronomers hope to learn
by slamming a spacecraft into a frozen icy body in space.
River Bend Astronomy Club members in association with
NASAs Night Sky Network, Astronomical Society of the
Pacific, and the Astronomical League will discuss how
NASA is finding planets around other stars and just
how vast the distance is to some of our nearest stars
within our own Milky Way Galaxy.
Free astronomy-related information will be distributed
among the attendees. Bring your telescope so River Bend
Astronomy Club members can assist you in getting the
best optimal performance from your telescope and point
you in the right direction. Door prize drawings will
be held twice during the day with a chance to win one
of three telescopes or other educational prizes.
This event is open to the public. For a $3.00 admission
fee, families and their children can explore other museum
exhibits that stimulate curiosity and learning.
Weather permitting; we will relocate to Shaw Sky Lab
on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)
Campus for our evening telescope viewing activity beginning
at 7:00pm.
City: Palatine
Organization: Northwest Suburban Astronomers
Contact: Jay Skuban
Address: http://www.nsaclub.org
Date/Time: Saturday April 16, 2005 5:30 PM
Informative and entertaining celebration of astronomy
will be held Rain or Shine at:
William Rainey Harper College
Building Z, Algonquin Road Entrance.
Parking Lots 2 & 3.
Palatine, Illinios
Cost is FREE
India
City: Ahmedabad
Organization: Astronomy Club
Contact: Mr. Manoj Pai
Address: T-15 Sunrise Park Tenements
PO Bodakdev
Ahmedabad 380054
INDIA
Date/Time: 16th April, 2005 Evening
Astronomy Day Celebration - This year's Theme- Year
of Physics 2005.
City: New Delhi
Organization: Science Popularization Association
of Educators & Communicators
Contact: Vikas Nautiyal
Address: 3040, B-4, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI 110070
Date/Time: 8th April 8 pm
9th April 8 pm
10th April 8 pm
15th April 8 pm
16th April 8 pm
8th, 9th, 10th and 15th April. Night observation sessions
for school astronomy clubs. Observations will be done
from Nuh, Haryana, 80 kms away from Delhi
16th April, observations of Moon and sun from Office
premises for Public
City: Vadodara
Organization: The Amateur Astronomers Association
of Vadodara.
Contact: Mukesh Pathak and Bhargav joshi
Address: 26/363,G.H.B Colony Akota Vadodara-20
Date/Time: April 16 2005 at 6:30 P;M IST
Workshop for the School Children for Astronomy popularisation
on The SOlar system with Slide Show and Interesting
Quiz.
Indiana
City: Bloomington
Organization: WonderLab Museum of Science, Health
and Technology
Contact: Daniel Cervantes
Address: 308 West Fourth Street; Bloomington,
IN 47404
Date/Time: April 12-15, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Get a telescopic view of Saturns rings, the giant planet
Jupiter, and their moons during Family Astronomy Nights
at WonderLab. This free program will be held if the
night sky is clear from 7:00-9:00 pm in the Lester P.
Bushnell WonderGarden outside the museum. Daniel Cervantes,
NASA Solar System Ambassador, will guide the viewing
and share information about the Cassini-Huygens mission
to Saturn and its moons.
The program is best suited for school-age children
and teens. People are welcome to stop by anytime during
the program, but may have to wait for a turn at the
telescope, depending on the size of the audience. The
museum building will be closed. If weather is uncertain,
call WonderLab at 812-337-1337 after 6:00 pm to find
out if the sky is clear enough for viewing.
City: Evansville
Organization: Evansville Museum & Evansville
Astronomical Society
Contact: Mike Smith
Address: 411 SE Riverside Drive
Date/Time: Evansville Museum
Saturday, April 16, 2005, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Neighborhood
Star Watches
Saturday, April 16, 2005, Dusk - 10 p.m.
On April 16 the Evansville Museum will celebrate Astronomy
Day with numerous activities, presentations and events.
Activities that are planned will engage young visitors
with crafts related to recent missions and learn about
the basics of astronomy, our solar system, and the constellations.
The Evansville Museum will be offering planetarium
shows throughout the day featuring the show "The
Universe Game", our live star show "The Sky
Tonight" and special presentations which will utilize
the Southeast Planetarium Association's "Saving
the Night"
Gale Christianson, author of "Edwin Hubble: Mariner
of the Nebulae", will present our 2005 Adventures
in Science lecture entitled "Edwin Hubble: An Astronomer's
Life"
Outdoor daylight activities will feature members of
the Evansville Astronomical Society, who will provide
telescopes to view the sun while sharing their expertise
with the public regarding telescopes, photography and
more. This year we will also be featuring the Evansville
Museum's 1 to 600,000 Scale Model of the Solar System.
As the sun sets in the west, area residents are invited
to participate in our Neighborhood Star Watches. On
the evening of April 16, six neighborhood schools will
be the site for Neighborhood Star Watches in helping
with the celebration of Astronomy Day.
Iowa
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Iran
City: Buhehr
Organization: Farzanegan school
Contact: Parisa Mahya
Address: Farzanegan school,Davas ,Bahmani St,Bushehr,Iran
Date/Time: 16 april 2005 From 16 to 20:30
1.Start programs(talking about astronomy day) (from
14:00)
2.Describe telescopes (from 16:15)
3.sun observing (from 16:30)
4.to inform about:(from 17:30)
-The latest news of astronomy
-Astronomy plans for this year (2005)
-Astronomy events in 2004
5.astronomical photography (from 17:45)
6.Discussion about "How can we have a clean sky"
(from 18:00)
7.Moon andPlanets observing (from 18:45)
8.Recommend the best idea about the clean sky and end
programs. (from 19:45)
City: Bushehr
Organization: Farzanegan high school
Contact: Parisa Mahya
Address: Farzanegan high school,Davas st,Busher,Iran
Date/Time: 16 April 2005 From 16P.M to 20:30P.M
1.Start programs(16:00)
2.Discribe different telescope(from 16:15)
3.Sun observing(17:30)
4.To inform about astronomy(17:15)
-the latest news of astronomy
-new plans for this year
-Astronomy events last year
5.Astronomical photography(18:00)
6.Discussion about "How we can have a clean sky"(18:30)
7.Moon and Planets observing(19:15)
8.End progran and introduce the best idea about clean
sky(20:00)
City: TEHRAN
Organization: sharghnewspaper
Contact: Sharagim Amini
Address: 17115/358 p.o-tegran-iran
Date/Time: 12 april
astronomy day in sharghnewspaper in 4page
City: Tehran
Organization: IDSS/ ZAFERANIE EDUCATIONAL OBSERVATORY
Contact: pejman noroozi
Address: zaferanie edu.observatory. zaferanie
st.valasr ave. tehran . IRAN
Date/Time: 2005 april 18 (friday)
aConstellations and story about them(from 12)
observing the sun (from 10)
moon and planet observing (from 18:30)
astronomical painting (for kids from 12)
solar system(from 12)
THE LAST ASTRONOMICAL NEWS (IN PARK FROM 12)
ASTRONOMICAL BAZAR (FROM 12)
Telescope and all of thing about it(from 12)
sun -dial and how make it (from 12)
Teach how we can take a astronomical picture(from12)
Every thing about seti & ufo (from 12)
City: tehran
Organization: olum cultural center&niavaran
edu. obzervatory,
Contact: fatemeh rabbani
Address: amar ave,dezashib st.
Date/Time: 2005 april 15(friday) from 5pm to
10pm
-discussion about astoronomy events,
-showing film &photoes about astronomy,
-observing moon and planet,
-astronomical painting,
and many entertainment progromes for childeren,
Kansas
Kentucky
City: Golden Pond
Organization: West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers
& USDA Forest Service's Land Between the Lakes National
Recreation Area
Contact: Jim Hall
Address: Golden Pond Visitor's Center
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 10am - 10pm
desc: All events are at the Golden Pond Visitor's Center
planetarium and observatory.
Free planetarium shows at 10 and 11 a.m., and at 1,
2, and 3 p.m.
WKAA members will present a lecture titled "Getting
Started In Astronomy" at noon.
Club members will be available throughout the day to
answer questions, distribute information, and give telescope
demonstrations. Check the club's website, http://www.wkaa.net,
for more information and directions.
City: Louisville
Organization: Rauch Planetarium - University
of Louisville
Contact: Drew Foster
Address: University of Louisville; Louisville
KY 40292
Date/Time: April 16th, 2005 11 AM - 5 PM, with
outdoor observing after dark at Long Run Park. (weather
permitting)
Celebrate National Astronomy Day at the planetarium
on Saturday, April 16. In addition to our programs,
we will be attempting solar observations with the help
of members of the Louisville Astronomical Society. We
will also be giving one lucky winner a Meade Instruments
ETX90 telescope and an opportunity to win a 10-inch
LX200GPS telescope.
Louisiana
City: Baton Rouge
Organization: LASM Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
Contact: Rosemary W. Reese
Address: 100 South River Road; PO Box 3373;
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Date/Time: April 16, 2005 10 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Contact: Rosemary Reese
225-344-5272 x.139
rreese@lasm.org
100 South River Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
LASMs Irene W. Pennington Planetarium Celebrates National
Astronomy Day on April 16,2005
BATON ROUGE, LACelebrate National Astronomy Day with
LASMs Irene W. Pennington Planetarium on Saturday, April
16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a day full of astronomy
activities. Visitors will receive FREE admission to
museum and the planetariums galleries and REDUCED admission
(Adults $5; seniors and children $4) to planetarium
shows. Highlights during National Astronomy Day include:
a free teacher workshop with free materials presented
by curriculum specialists from STScI; special onsite
daytime telescope viewings from the observatory; a special
presentation, 15 Years of Intriguing and Astounding
Images from Hubble, at 3:00 P.M. by STScI; demos in
the Solar System Gallery include making a comet, weight
on other worlds, and mass of the 100 apple solar system;
children can create an alien in the art depot workshop
or learn childrens astronomy content through demos in
the science station; and a Live Sky Tonight presentation
will be given with each planetarium Sky Show. A drawing
will be held for a free subscription to Astronomy Magazine,
door prizes and free Getting Started in Astronomy flyers
will be given out during the day along with a sky chart.
Come and enjoy the family fun at the Louisiana Art and
Science Museum located on the Mississippi River in downtown
Baton Rouge, LA. For more information call 225-344-5272
x.139 or email rreese@lasm.org
City: New Orleans
Organization: Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
- Judith W. Freeman Planetarium
Contact: Julie Wood
Address: Located in Joe Brown Memorial Park
on Read Blvd, exit 244 off I-10
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16th 10:00 am - 5:00
pm
Spectacular rings...37 Moons...And if you had a bathtub
big enough it would float! Come explore the wonders
and mysteries of Saturn at Space Day 2005. Travel with
us to the Jewel of the Solar System, share the latest
discoveries from the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, and
enjoy special planetarium programs, speakers, crafts,
games, and much more!
Nature Center Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for Seniors,
and $3 for children 12 and under. FREE to Nature Center
members!
Maine
City: Pembroke
Organization: Downeast Amateur Astronomers
Contact: Charlie Sawyer
Address: P.O. Box K; Pembroke, Maine 04666
Date/Time: Saturday April 16 12:00 Noon to sunset
(Viewing after sunset if clear)
Calais Highschool, Calais Maine
Telescopes on display, solar viewing, astronomy videos,
software presentation and more.
Malaysia
Maryland
City: Greenbelt
Organization: Greenbelt Astronomy Club, Goddard
Astronomy Club, Owens Science Center, Prince George's
County Public Schools
Contact: Doug Love
Address: 3-D Plateau Place
Date/Time: April 16, 6-10 pm
5 talks in the planetarium, many special displays in
the hallway, childrens' activities, observing if clear,
and tons of door prizes and giveaways
City: Westminster
Organization: Westminster Astronomical Society,
Inc
Contact: Brian Eney
Address: WAS, Inc; PO Box 1231; Westminster
MD 21158
Date/Time: Two Events:
Carroll Arts Center 10 am to 4 pm
Soldier's Delight Vistors Center; 8 to whenever
Come see the beauty of the cosmos through "Astro
Art". WASI members display their Astro-photos,
drawings and instruments at the Carroll Arts Center
in Downtown Westminster, MD. http://ccpl.carr.org/arts
for directions to Carroll Arts Center.
Come enjoy the beauty of the universe through telescope.
You are invited to a star party at Soldiers Delight
Visitor Center in Owings Mills MD. Call 410 922-3044
for directions.
A breif lecture will start at 8 in visitor center and
then star party follows after.
Hand outs and door prizes will be offered at both events.
Massachusetts
City: Boston
Organization: Clay Center Observatory / Amateur
Telescope Makers of Boston
Contact: Bob Phinney
Address: Clay Center Observatory
20 Newton Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:30-5:30
and 7:00-10:00
Family Fun for all ages! Free admission! Open to the
Public.
Register at http://www.claycenter.org/astro.
Many different types of telescopes will be set up for
you to see and use. Safely view the sun in the daytime,
and see the moon and stars in the evening, weather permitting.
Indoor events held rain or shine!
*Demonstrations, lectures, planetarium shows, rocketry,
celebrity appearances, educational activities for all
ages. *Galileo himself will lecture about telescopes
and entertain. *Lecture by astronomer Ron Dantowitz
- his team provided live telescopic coverage of historic
SpaceShip One launches. Lectures by Dr. Irene Porro
or M.I.T. and Prof. Esther Zirbel of Tufts.
Mexico
City: Mexico City
Organization: NPAXOCHICALCO
Contact: Rafael Angeles
Address: apartado postal 13-450
Date/Time: 5 and 16 of april 2005
You chat, shops for children, observations with telescope
City: Sonora State
Organization: Area de Astronomia / DIF-US / Universidad
de Sonora
Contact: Antonio Sanchez-Ibarra
Address: Apdo. Postal 5-88, Hermosillo Sonora,
Mexico.
Date/Time: April 16-17, 2005 from 19 to 23 hours.
Public observations and lectures at Hermosillo, Magdalena
de Kino, Guaymas and Cd. Obregon.
Michigan
City: Allendale
Organization: GVSU, Regional M/S Center &
Physics Dept.
Contact: Karen Meyers, Assistant Director
Address: egional Math/Science Center @ GVSU;One
Campus Drive, 328 Henry Hall;Allendale MI 49401
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 2005 (Rain date
April 23, 2005)
7:30 - 9 pm Astronomy Activities / Padnos Hall
9 - 11 pm Sky Viewing / behind Lubbers Stadium
"Celebrate the Sky" is an evening event that
is free and open to the public. Introductory events
include a walk-in star lab, astronomy demonstrations
and presentations, and information booths. The sky viewing
event features multiple telescopes provided for viewing
with experienced astronomers. More information available
at http://www.gvsu.edu/cthesky
City: Bay City
Organization: Delta College Planetarium &
Learning Center
Contact: Garry Beckstrom
Address: 100 Center Avenue; Bay City, MI 48708
Date/Time: April 16 1p.m. - 4p.m. / 9:30p.m.
- Midnight
The Delta College Planetarium will be presenting "Garfield:
A Cat For All Seasons" at 1:00 p.m. for families
with kids and "The Greatest Wonders of the Universe"
at 3:00 p.m. for everyone.
From 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. there will be astronomy/telescope
displays and demonstrations in the planetarium lobby.
From 9:00 p.m. - Midnight we will be taking part in
"Wetland Wake-Up Day" as well as "Astronomy
Day" at the Bay City State Recreation Area. We
will have a "Spring Stargaze" that evening
in the reserve parking lot. If it is cloudy, we will
have some alternate presentations.
City: Bloomfield Hills
Organization: Cranbrook Institute of Science
Contact: Michael J. Narlock
Address: 39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16, 1-4pm
Join Cranbrook astronomers and members of the Warren
Astronomical Society for an afternoon of exploration
into the universe of stars, planets and telescopes.
Get an up-close look at the different kinds of telescopes
that amateurs use or perhaps purchase your own Meade
telescope at the Science Shop (members get a 10% discount!).
Make star-charts and hear from NASA/JPL Ambassador Michael
Foerster! The Observatory will be open for viewing the
sun safely in hydrogen alpha light (weather permitting).
City: Detroit
Organization: The New Detroit Science Center
& Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
Contact: John Schroer Phone (313) 577-8400 ext.
435
Address: 5020 John R Steet;Detroit, Michigan
48202
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16th, 2005 10:30
AM - 4:00 PM
10:30AM-3:00PM Solar, Lunar & Venus observing
(weather permitting) Outside at John R & Warren
10:30AM - 4:00PM Ford Amateur Astronomy Club Astronomy,
Telescope, & literature Display
10:30AM-4:00PM Door Prize Entry table, Prize and literature
display
10:30AM-4:00PM Ford Amateur Astronomy Club Astronomical
Imaging display
10:30 AM-4:00PM Rider's Hobby Shop-Scopes & More!
10:30AM - 4:00PM Telescope Buying Tips
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Arts & Scraps Activity - Make
and Take Home!
12:00PM - 4:00PM Make A Solar System Bracelet
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Coloring Activity in Children's Gallery
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Special Astronomy Show on the
DaimlerChrysler Science Stage
4 PM - 4:30 PM Door Prize Giveaways!
8 PM - 11 PM Island Lake Beginners Star Party - Come
explore the Universe with us at the Island Lake State
Recreation Area Weather Permitting)
Astronomy Day Event
Sat, April 16, 2005
10:30 AM to 4:00 PM @ The New Detroit Science Center
8 PM - 11 PM @ Island Lake State Recreation Area-Spring
Mill Pond
Join us for family fun that is out of this world! Check
out the storms on the Sun, see the craters of the moon,
and find a planet in the daytime with the Ford Amateur
Astronomy Club's daytime observing! Then enter the New
Detroit Science Center to see all kinds of home made
and commercially available telescopes! Talk to members
of the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club and the staff of
Rider's Hobby Shop to have all of your telescope questions
answered! See pictures of the Sun, Moon, planets, stars,
star clusters, glowing space clouds and galaxies in
the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club Astronomical Gallery!
Be sure to enter your name for the door prize drawings,
including a telescope provided by Astronomy Magazine
and Meade Instruments. Your youngest astronomers are
invited to color astronauts and other space pictures
in our Children's Gallery! Everyone is invited to participate
in our Special Astronomy Show on the DaimlerChrysler
Science State at 2:30 PM, where you will see!
how craters are formed, how extreme cold temperatures
found at the outer planets change earthly objects such
as balloons and hot dogs! See amazing sky shows such
as Blown Away-The Wild World of Weather and Spring Skies
in the Dassault Systemes Planetarium. And wrap up your
astronomical day with a star gazing party at Island
Lake State Recreational Area. Maps will be available
during Astronomy Day at the New Detroit Science Center!
City: Marquette
Organization: Shiras Planetarium
Contact: Chris Standerford
Address: 1203 W. Fair Ave; Marquette, MI 49855
Date/Time: April 16 - Afternoon and Evening
Two Public shows being offered on this Saturday. A
family show at 3:00 PM, and typical production (grade
5+) at 7:00 PM.
Telescopes will be set up outside the planetarium by
the Marquette Astronomical Society in the afternoon
to view the Sun through filters and in the evening to
view night objects. The public is encouraged to bring
their own scopes for use and/or training.
Minnesota
City: Norwood-Young America (west of Minneapolis)
Organization: Minnesota Astronomical Society
Contact: Mike Kibat
Address: Minnesota Astronomical Society
P.O. Box 583011
Minneapolis, MN 55458-3011
Date/Time: Friday, April 15, dusk to 10:00 pm
- Public Star Party.
Saturday, April 16, 12:00 noon to dusk - Astronomy Day
activities.
Saturday, April 16, dusk to 10:00 pm - Public Star Party.
The Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS) is having
public Astronomy Day activities at the Onan Observatory
at Baylor Regional Park, three miles north of Norwood-Young
America on County Road 33.
We will have public stargazing activites the evenings
of Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th. If it
is cloudy or rainy we will have alternative activities
such as slide shows, demonstrations, etc.
During the day of Saturday April 16th beginning at
Noon, the observatory will be open for demonstrations,
talks, and tours of the observatory including our new
5" Takahashi Apochromatic refractor, the Larson
16" Cassegrain telescope, our 24" BAD (Big
Aperture Dobsonian), and more. Our Coronodo solar telescope
will provide views of solar flares, prominences and
sunspots.
For additional information and directions, please visit
our website at www.mnastro.org, write to info@mnastro.org,
or call our information hotline at 952-467-2426.
Missouri
City: Missouri
Organization: Astronomical Society of Kansas
City and Science City at Union Station
Contact: David Dembinski
Address: Contact Person:
11387 W. 176th Terrace,
Olathe, KS 66062
Main Event:
Union Station Kansas City
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Suite 850
Kansas City, MO 64108
Date/Time: At Science City, Union Station: 10:00am-5:00pm
At KC Museum: 7:30pm:30pm
At Powell Observatory: 7:30pm-9:30pm
The ASKC is teaming up with Science City at Union Station
for the event. Activities include the Grand Reopening
of the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium featuring original
programming by local astronomers; meteorites on display
(and even a small number of meteorites to be given away
to kids); other displays highlighting astrophotography,
lunar astronomy, and near-earth asteroids. Hands on
activities include planisphere making, and "Alka-Seltzer"
rockets, as well as a comet making demonstration.
Astronomy magazine is donating materials and we will
be giving away a subscription as well as an ETX90 donated
by Meade.
Weather permitting, the ASKC will set up solar telescopes
during the daytime and have scopes available at night
at the KC Museum as well as at Powell Observatory. The
30 inch telescope is the largest telescope readily available
to the public in the area.
City: St. Louis
Organization: St. Louis Astronomical Society/St.
Louis Science Center
Contact: Cook Feldman / Jim Small
Address: 1316 Tahiti Dr.;St. Louis, Mo. 63126
Date/Time: Saturday April 16 9:00 AM to 4:30
PM
Static telescope display with informational booths
on how to setup and use various types of telescopes.
Weather permitting, solar viewing wil | 
