Astronomy Day
Starlab Planetarium presentations, hands-on astronomy workshops and exhibits will be among the attractions at Astronomy Day at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, a day that celebrates the opening of the new Planetarium at the Museum.

Date: Saturday, 10/6/2012

Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Cradle of Aviation Museum, 1 Davis Drive, Garden City, NY 11530 (Get Directions)

Event Log

Name of Primary Presenter/Organizer: Rich Huber

Event Type: Community event / celebration

Number of club members participating as presenters: 22

Toolkits Used:
   Exploring the Solar System
   Life In the Universe

Topics Covered:
   Asteroids/Meteors
   Size/Distance Scales
   Solar System
   Sun
   Telescopes

Total number of visitors: 200

What materials were handed out?
We handed out copies of Sky and Telescope magazine and other handouts provided by the Night Sky Network.

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
It was Astronomy and Space Day at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, with a great deal of AOS participation. We had solar observing outside, StarLab planetarium shows, a simulation of the Curiosity landing and of the Rover exploring Mars, and two workshops, all family-friendly. The workshops were a Solar System walk, using planet models from the "Exploring the Solar System" toolkit, and the activity "Life in the Extreme" from the toolkit "Life in the Universe". Everyone had a great time, and the children in the workshops asked many great questions about astronomy!