Eclipses and Transits

Date: Saturday, 5/12/2012

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Carroll county Public Library, Eldersburg Branch, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD 21784 (Get Directions)

Event Log

Name of Primary Presenter/Organizer: Wayne Bird

Event Type: Other organization's meeting/convention/conference

Toolkits Used:
   Shadows & Silhouettes
   Exploring the Solar System
   SUPERNOVA!
   Space Rocks
   Other NSN Resources (Telecons, Astronomy Resources Download, etc)

Topics Covered:
   Asteroids/Meteors
   Black Holes
   Comets
   Extrasolar Planets
   Gravity
   Light Pollution
   Milky Way Galaxy
   Moon
   Multiwavelength Astronomy
   Phases & Eclipses
   Size/Distance Scales
   Solar System
   Star Life Cycles
   Sun
   Telescopes
   Universe

Total number of visitors: 17

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
CCPL Eldersburg "Only the Shadow Shows" Program. Program from 3 to 6 pm. (3 Total) 17 guests. Using several different tool kits we put together a show that covers Eclipses, transits and why we don't see them all the time. We had the kids running around each other trying to make eclipses and we even talked about the super rare double transit also happening on June 5. That is when the Venus and Earth will both transit the sun as seen from one of the stars Kepler is observing. This was early in the afternoon so we were able to go out side and look and compare the sun spots with the estimated size of Venus. Lots of kids. We used them all to show the different positions of the moon to cause an eclipse and Venus's transit.