Monthly Star Party See the wonders of the night sky through telescopes set up by the Astronomical Unit, the amateur astronomy club sponsored by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Star parties are held on the second Saturday of every month, weather permitting, next to Palmer Observatory on the Museum grounds. Admission is $2 for adults, and $1 for children 12 and under, and free to Museum and AU members. Planetarium shows put on by the Museum are available, with a separate admission charge.
Date:
Saturday, 6/9/2012
Time:
8:00 PM
- 10:00 PM
Location:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History,
2559 Puesta Del Sol,
Santa Barbara,
CA
93105
(Get Directions)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Club meetings are generally on the first Friday of September through May at 7 PM in Farrand Hall at SBMNH. We hold a Public Star Party at SBMNH on the second Saturday of every month, by Palmer Observatory.
Address:
2559 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Barbara,
CA
93105
(Get Directions)
Name of Primary Presenter/Organizer:
Javier Rivera
Event Type:
Star Party(Astronomy night): School/Public/Other group
Number of club members participating as presenters:
25
Toolkits Used:
PlanetQuest Kit
Black Hole Survival
SUPERNOVA!
Topics Covered:
Asteroids/Meteors
Black Holes
Extrasolar Planets
Light Pollution
Moon
Size/Distance Scales
Solar System
Star Life Cycles
Telescopes
Total number of visitors:
61
What materials were handed out?
Distant World, Black Hole, and Supernova star maps, star life cycles, IDA pamphlets, web page lists, Sky Charts, club newsletters, Moon maps.
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