Cache StarHouse:A Planetarium for Cache Valley
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1. Information I have previously put on the What's New section.
2. Previous poll results.
28.9.2009
Presentations are on hold for the summer. We are going to try to be at the American West Heritage Center's Giant Star Party on 14 August. Please note that there is only room for about 28 people at a time inside the dome. See the calendar for details. If you are a teacher or a principal, see For Teachers for more details, or email me at info@cachestarhouse.org or call me at 801-971-0587.
Meanwhile, Neptune is in conjunction with Jupiter the week of 11-17 July 2009.
19.3.2009
The Globe At Night project is 16-18 March 2009. A Magnitude Chart of Orion is available to help you identify the level of light pollution in your area. After you've made your observations, report them, then learn more.
Plus magazine has a Vote for Your Favorite Fictional Mathematician poll.
The 100 Hours of Astronomy now has a blog.
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TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!
JOIN THE GLOBE AT NIGHT CAMPAIGN, 16-28 MARCH!
At least 2 out of 5 Americans, 1 out of 6 Europeans and 1 out of 10 people worldwide have never seen 90% of the stars in our night sky. With half the world's population now living in cities, this problem is only getting worse. Yet you can easily be part of a local solution to a global problem.
Take back the night! Take a few minutes to monitor your local night sky brightness, place your measurement on-line noting your location, date and time and within a few weeks see a map of light pollution levels worldwide.
Be part of the "GLOBE at Night" citizen-science campaign and make a world of difference! The GLOBE at Night campaign runs March 16-28, 2009. Help preserve our natural heritage for generations to come. Find out more information at www.globe.gov/globeatnight. GLOBE at Night is an official International Year of Astronomy Dark Skies Awareness cornerstone project.
To learn more about other IYA2009 Dark Skies Awareness cornerstone
projects and the effects of light pollution, visit
www.darkskiesawareness.org
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6.3.09
The community presentations at Millville Elementary went very well. In fact, we had over 100 people Thursday night!
5.3.2009
Another IYA2009 world-wide observing event: Beauty Without Borders. Get outside & look at Venus (it's that super bright thing in the western sky) between now and March 1st. The crescent Moon was close by again on February 27. Also, added a new poll: Have you seen Venus? over in the right hand column.
27.02.2009
This weekend I will be presenting at the Educators Conference at Life, the Universe, and Everything (LtUE) this Saturday. This is a FREE science fiction symposium held at Brigham Young University every year, and is open to anyone with an interest in any facet of speculative fiction. LtUE runs from Thursday - Saturday, 19-21 February 2009. There are certificates available for recertification points for anyone attending the Educators Conference.
19.01.2009
Only two people showed up for the meeting Saturday, teachers from Thomas Edison Charter School. Not a whole lot was accomplished, although they did suggest I approach the parent organizations at each school about funding.
17.01.09
A poll has been added to find out what people think about evening planetarium shows here in Cache Valley. This data will be used at the meeting on 17 January 2009 at the Logan City Library and when scheduling school visits with principals to determine how often evening shows will be run.
17.01.09
The agenda for Saturday's meeting is now available. It is a pdf, so you will need Adobe Reader to open it.
17.01.09
I was at the Cache High Star Party Wednesday night, 14 January 2009, with my 8" Dobsonian telescope. The students at Cache High are going to be creating a music light show for the StarLab. Hopefully, we will be able to find someplace to set the StarLab up this summer and get the necessary equipment that we will be able to share this program with the community. Among the equipment needed will be a laptop, a projector, and good quality, portable speakers. Ideally, we would like to be able to get a Digitalis or a StarLab digital portable planetarium projector.
17.01.09
I am beginning to schedule Cache Valley schools for visits from the StarLab. See the Current Status, For Teachers, and Calendar for details.
11.10.2008
World Space Week is 4-10 October every year. Teachers can get an activity guide World Space Week is 4-10 October every year. Teachers can get an activity guide here. This is the global english edition in PDF. If you want another edition, go here.
Mythbusters filmed a show to "bust" the moon hoaxes. You can read about it here.
11.10.2008
On Tuesday, 12 August, 2008 I was at the Giant Star Party at the American West Heritage Center in Cache Valley. One of the highlights was the Perseids meteor shower, in spite of the clouds. I gave two presentations on current space events, and had my telescope set up. There were quite a few clouds, but they moved in such that there was always something to look at. At one point, we had a half dozen telescopes and about five people per telescope, and in approximately 15 minutes, most of those people saw a meteor, and not one that someone else saw. I also got a chance to see and use the StarLab. I actually showed the presenter from Jr. Engineering what most of the Northern Constellations are. He showed me the Navajo constellations. There were a lot of people there, hopefully I'll be able to get an actual count in a few days. One of the more exciting episodes was when the sprinklers came on in the telescope area, in the middle of my last presentation!
11.10.2008
I just won the Zions Bank Smart Women Grant, which I had applied for back in July. This was the second time I applied for it. It will be used to buy a Radio Sky cylinder for the Jr. Engineering StarLab, mileage for taking the StarLab to schools in Cache Valley, advertising, and paying someone to run the thing. I had originally listed it as a tuition reimbursement for an intern from the USU Museum Studies Program, but am already planning to move up to Logan in January, in which case I could possibly run it myself, depending on what kind of job I can find.
SO... Starting in January, there will be StarLab presentations at various schools in Cache Valley. Now I need to get to work scheduling those.
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What day(s) of the week would you be most likely to attend a planetarium show introducing the constellations, what to look for, and what's new in space research?
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How often do you expect you would attend such a show?
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What would be the best time for you to attend such a show?
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How much would you be willing to spend for a half hour planetarium show?
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| Meeting Saturday |
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Do you plan on attending the organizing meeting in the Logan City Library this Saturday, 17 January 2009, at 4:00pm?
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| Venus |
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Have you looked up & seen Venus recently?
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