Science Night at Washington School
Telescopes for a Science Night at Washington School.

Date: Thursday, 5/17/2012

Time: 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Location: Washington Elementary School, 290 Lighthouse Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (Get Directions)

Event Log

Name of Primary Presenter/Organizer: Chuck McPartlin

Event Type: Star Party(Astronomy night): School/Public/Other group

Number of club members participating as presenters: 7

Toolkits Used:
   PlanetQuest Kit
   Black Hole Survival
   SUPERNOVA!

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

Total number of visitors: 225

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.

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Since sunset wasn't until the end of the event, we did solar scopes and Venus, and hit them with meteorites.