We went again to Morgan County Middle School for their Astronomy Club. 18 Students attended the presentation of the Mars Science Laboratory “Curiosity” and also learned about the sun and the solar system. In addition, they got to see the sun live through our white light and H-alpha filtered telescopes and participated in an activity that shows that all energy on Earth originates at the sun.

Today we helped out with Solar outreach at the Astronomy lab on the Oxford Campus of Emory University. We, as well as the students liked what we saw on the sun in white light and through H-alpha filters.

102 Individuals between the ages of 5 and 60 did participate in our outreach event at the Duluth Library. Following a program in the library about the planets, the group went out and observed the moon and a few deep sky objects such as the Hecules Star Cluster and the Ring Nebula. A great program and those who attended really did like astronomy a lot!! Thanks to the library for inviting us. Click the picture to go to the gallery.

A great meeting in which Annette Pierre made a presentation about the relationship between Nebulas. Jeff Rebitzke did present John Towne’s monthly “What’s Up”, since John was unable to attend. Following the meeting a large crowd including students/parents of the Stone mountain middle school and the Dunwoody Charter School joined us for stargazing and the Orionid Meteor Shower. Click the image to link to the gallery for more pictures.

We went to Heard Mixon Elementary again, this time to let the students take a look at the night sky. Two hours before the beginning of the event the clouds subsided, but the humidity was very high and played us a trick or two. However the students took a look at some great details on the moon and learned about constellations and the summer triangle and they saw the satellite COSMO-Skymed! flare. A great night for all that attended. Click the image to go to the gallery.

Frank and Theo went back to Heard Mixon for our “Magnetic Sun” presentation. The students learned about the activities on the sun and got a good feel of how large our solar system is. Then each of the students was able to take a look at some nice prominences and active regions on the Sun. Click the thumbnail for images.

Theo and Frank went to Heard Mixon for presentations on the solar System, the Mars Science Laboratory mission, asteroids and meteorites. The students did great in hunting asteroids and loved the presentation on Curiosity. Because of the clouds, we will be back to let them look at the Sun. Thanks Heard Mixon for inviting us!! Click the thumbnail picture for more pictures.

We did two events for Harbour Oaks Montessori school who was visiting at Charlie Elliott. At noon we let them observe the sun and showed them how tiny we are in our solar system.  In the evening they learnerd more about the solar system and the planets and saw a special presentation about the NASA’s MSL Curiosity Rover and learned how it got to Mars, and then they observed the moon and some night time sky objects.  It was so great to do this for the fourth year in a row for this fine school. 

Frank and Theo went today for the entire day to Rocky Plains Elementary and made presentations about the Solar System and components of itfor all 4th grade students. The students became asteroid hunters and learned about Meteorites, planets and a lot more about Mars, its moon Phobos and the Rover Curiosity. Click the picture for more.

Frank and Theo went to East Newton Elementary School and did presentations about the Curiosity mission to Mars. The students also observed the Sun through our telescopes, and with the passing of Neil Armstron, it was appropriate to backtrack the pictures that LRO made of the Apollo Sites on the moon where we still can see the path that Neil left when he walked on the moon so many years ago.Click the image for more pictures.