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NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College is celebrating National Astronomy Day with telescopic star and planet viewing, planetarium shows and activities for all ages, Saturday, April 24, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Connecticut College´s Olin Science Center.
This event is free and open to the public. Star gazing will be limited or canceled in the event of inclement weather.
Guests of all ages are invited to enjoy binocular and telescopic views of the moon, the ringed planet Saturn, Mars, the beautiful Great Nebula in Orion and more. The event will also feature spring and summer constellation planetarium shows, hands-on astronomy activities for children, astronomy story-telling and video and computer demonstrations of astronomy software. At 8 and 9 p.m., R.M. Maxwell, manager of the Treworgy Planetarium at the Mystic Seaport, will give an interactive talk, "Celestial Navigation for Beginners."
This event is hosted by the Connecticut College Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, the Thames Amateur Astronomical Society, the Children´s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut and the Treworgy Planetarium at the Mystic Seaport.
For more information, please contact Leslie Brown, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Connecticut College, at (860) 439-2345.
About Connecticut College
Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college´s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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Star gazing for all ages at Connecticut College April 24
04/16/2010
This event is free and open to the public. Star gazing will be limited or canceled in the event of inclement weather.
Guests of all ages are invited to enjoy binocular and telescopic views of the moon, the ringed planet Saturn, Mars, the beautiful Great Nebula in Orion and more. The event will also feature spring and summer constellation planetarium shows, hands-on astronomy activities for children, astronomy story-telling and video and computer demonstrations of astronomy software. At 8 and 9 p.m., R.M. Maxwell, manager of the Treworgy Planetarium at the Mystic Seaport, will give an interactive talk, "Celestial Navigation for Beginners."
This event is hosted by the Connecticut College Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, the Thames Amateur Astronomical Society, the Children´s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut and the Treworgy Planetarium at the Mystic Seaport.
For more information, please contact Leslie Brown, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Connecticut College, at (860) 439-2345.
About Connecticut College
Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college´s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Amy Martin, 860-439-2526, a.martin@conncoll.edu or Deborah MacDonnell (860) 439-2504, dmacdonn@conncoll.edu
