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Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on May 22, 2009
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Oceanside Public Library (map)
330 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA
Curious about what’s out there in space? Francis French from the San Diego Air & Space Museum will be sharing history of the early space program. The library will also be talking about NASA’s current missions to the Moon and creating an edible Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter!
For grades 6 through 12.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar, Projects on May 11, 2009
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location:
Jamul Intermediate School (map)
14581 Lyons Valley Road, Jamul, CA
The San Diego Mars Society’s San Diego Mars Rover and Mars Sojourner Rover replicas will make a Mars Rover Run and Mars Exploration outreach to Jamul Intermediate School for Ms. Frey’s 4th and 5th grade classes in conjunction with the San Diego Space Society.
To learn more about Mars Society’s Mars Rover Run and Mars Exploration outreaches and to book a visit to your class, click here.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on May 7, 2009
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Heritage Park Regional Library (map)
14361 Yale Ave, Irvine, CA
Join Rica Sirbaugh French, a Professor of Astronomy at MiraCosta College and a NASA Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars to hear the background for IYA2009, learn about some of the cornerstone projects including the Galileoscope, about NASA’s Great Observatories exhibition of commemorative images, and find out where to get info on IYA happenings in your area. Make sure you are a part of this unprecedented worldwide celebration of 400 years of modern astronomy!
Originally from Nashville, Rica earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Middle Tennessee State University and a graduate degree in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. She has worked for the Maria Mitchell Observatory, the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories. Her astrophysical research is mainly on open star clusters, utilizing data from observatories such as McDonald, Kitt Peak, Mauna Kea, and the Hubble Space Telescope. She divides her time now between building MiraCosta’s Astronomy Program and working with NASA’s Center for Astronomy Education as a member of the Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars, doing research on, and educating instructors about, the teaching and learning of astronomy for nonscientists.
To learn more and RSVP click here. Presented by the Orange County Space Society.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on May 6, 2009
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
Gerry Williams’ Studio 106 (map)
2323 Broadway, San Diego, CA
Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects. Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org if you’d like to participate.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on April 28, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (map)
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Celebrate the 2009 International Year of Astronomy at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center’s annual Astronomy Day! You can embark on their annual “Walk Through the Solar System,” take a walk on the moon with Mar Vista Middle School students and The Astronaut Teacher Alliance, take a 3-D tour of the latest images from NASA, sun gaze with the San Diego Astronomy Association on the Prado, enter a drawing to win prizes, join a simulated mission to Mars in the Nierman Challenger Learning Center, and much more.
Pre-registration required for the simulated mission to Mars, additional fees apply, click here for more information. Most activities will be available from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Call (619) 238-1233 or visit the Fleet Science Center website for more details.
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