Coming this summer!
Mark your calendars...On Tuesday June 5, 2012 Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun for the last time in over 100 years. This historic astronomical event will be visible in Bozeman from 4pm until sunset. The Montana Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) in association with the College of Letters and Science and College of Engineering is organizing a public event at Bobcat Stadium to celebrate the last transit of Venus in our lifetime. The event will provide safe solar viewing glasses, telescopes with solar filters, displays from MSU science and engineering students and faculty, and kids' activities.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana
Astronomy Day 2012 Events and Presentations
1pm David Levy, Poetry of the Night: Finding a relationship between literature and the night sky. On October 2, 1605, Londoners were treated to an almost total eclipse of the Sun at around the same time that Shakespeare's King Lear was exploring humanity's relation to the cosmos. "These Late Eclipses in the Sun and Moon" (a passage from the play) begins a sophisticated discussion of that relation, based on real events. This is just one example of the richness of astronomical allusions in English Literature that I will explore in this presentation, which will be accompanied by illustrations and music.
2pm-3pm Autograph Session with David Levy and Jaime Waydo
3pm Jaime Waydo (MSU graduate): From Montana to Mars: life at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jaime Waydo will discuss how she went from a bachelor's degree at Montana State to a job at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She will talk about early jobs in her career, including highlights of the Spirity and Opportunity Rover mission to Mars that landed in January 2004 and are still roving. She will show exciting videos and pictures of the current Mars Rover, Curiosity, and talk about STEM jobs that are key to making that mission a success.
Download Jaime's Fun Facts About Mars [PDF]
Solar Observing
1pm-4pm at the Museum Entrance Plaza (weather permitting)
Planetarium Shows
10am: Mystery of the Missing Season
11am: Stars of the Pyramids
1pm: Star Signs Spring
2pm: Stars of the Pyramids
3pm: Star Signs Spring
4pm: Stars of the Pyramids
Kids' Activities (located within the Redstart Classroom)
Face Painting
Balloon rockets
NASA Star Finders
Solar System Splatter Paintings
For information about Astronomy Day, contact Kathryn Williamson at kwilliamson10@gmail.com
Watch the photo slide show from Astronomy Day 2010
