The current gate closure time is 7 p.m. After that time, a code is needed for park entry (& access to the astronomy field).



Two days of outreach at Trip Elementary 2014-03-11 & 13

13 March, 2014 (14:49) | Events, Observing, Outreach | By: tramakers

We went for two days to Trip Elementary in Grayson and exposed the 4th graders a little more to astronomy, space, and space exploration. They learned inside more about astronomical concepts, the solar system and the universe, and outside they learned a lot about our solar system. They were very surprised to find out through our relative size activity, how small earth really is and how far away we are from the Sun. They also could take a look at the sun and on the second day, they even observed Venus in midday!! Thanks Frank for adding this to their program. Thanks to Jon Edwards, Frank Garner and Theo Ramakers for being there for these students. Please click the image below to go to the gallery and see the students in the activities.