National Astronomy Day
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
This Saturday, 28 April 2012, is National Astronomy Day. Get out there and look up!
Depending on where you are, you’ll need to get away from all the “light pollution” that interferes with stargazing. Try the Dark Sky Finder for guidance. And if you want to dig deeper, take a look at the work being done by our paisanos over at Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dell’Inquinamento Luminoso (Light Pollution Science and Technology Institute).
Need a telescope? Check out the promotion Celestron is doing with Astronomy magazine…
Astronomy magazine and Celestron are coming to a location near you! Here’s where you can go to win a Celestron telescope and Astronomy magazine prizes…check back regularly for updates (unless otherwise noted, events will be held April 28):
Location: Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Venue: East Kentucky Science Center & Planetarium
Website: bigsandy.kctcs.eduLocation: Schenectady, New York
Venue: Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
Website: schenectadymuseum.orgLocation: Atlanta, Georgia
Venue: Fernbank Science Center
Website: fernbank.eduLocation: Boulder, Colorado
Venue: Sommers-Bausch Observatory & Fiske Planetarium
Event date: May 20, 2012
Website: cosmos.colorado.edu and fiske.colorado.eduLocation: Cartersville, Georgia
Venue: Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
Website: www.tellusmuseum.orgLocation: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: The Adler Planetarium
Website: www.adlerplanetarium.org/Location: Dayton, Ohio
Venue: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Website: www.boonshoftmuseum.orgLocation: Milford, Michigan
Venue: Kensington Metropark
Website: www.metroparks.comLocation: El Paso, Texas
Venue: Gene Roddenberry Planetarium
Website: www.episd.orgLocation: Flagstaff, Arizona
Venue: Lowell Observatory
Website: www.lowell.eduLocation: Hilo, Hawaii
Venue: AstroDay at Prince Kuhlo Plaza
Event Date: May 5, 2012
Website: www.astroday.netLocation: Kansas City, Missouri
Venue: Science City at Union Station
Event Date: May 4, 2012
Website: www.sciencecity.comLocation: Lincoln, Nebraska
Venue: Mueller Planetarium at University of Nebraska State Museum
Website: www.spacelaser.comLocation: Nashville, Tennessee
Venue: Sudekum Planetarium at the Adventure Science Center
Event date: June 2, 2012
Website: www.sudekumplanetarium.comLocation: Oakland, California
Venue: Chabot Space & Science Center
Website: www.chabotspace.org/Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Venue: Arizona Science Center
Event Date: May 5, 2012
Website: azscience.orgLocation: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue: Carnegie Science Center
Event date: March 31, 2012
Website: www.carnegiesciencecenter.orgLocation: St. Louis, Missouri
Venue: St. Louis Science Center
Website: www.slsc.orgLocation: Louisville, Kentucky
Venue: Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
Event Date: June 6, 2012
Website: www.louisville.com/planetariumLocation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue: Franklin Institute Science Museum
Website: www.fi.eduLocation: Seattle, Washington
Venue: Pacific Science Center
Website: www.pacificsciencecenter.orgLocation: Waukesha, Wisconsin
Venue: Retzer Nature Center
Website: www.waukeshacounty.gov/defaultwc.aspx?id=39577Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Venue: Clark Planetarium
Website: www.clarkplanetarium.orgLocation: Portland, Oregon
Venue: Kendall Planetarium
Website: www.omsi.edu/planetarium
