Event

West Vincent Elementary School in PA, Earth Day Event. This is a private school event. 

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Eastern

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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Jim Webster presented at his daughter's school where she is a teacher. It was an Earth Day event at West Vincent Elementary in PA. Provided a viewing of the circumpolar constellations and the impact of light pollution on observing, in the school-owned mobile planetarium. There were sixteen 20-minute sessions for 320 students. The highlight of the day was a third-grade girl who came up after one of the afternoon sessions, she said: "When I was little I wanted to be an astronomer. Now that you showed us this, it makes me want to be an astronomer even more." It made the trip to Pennsylvania from New Jersey well worth it.
Photo From West Vincent Elementary - Earth Day
Jim Webster's photo from outside the school's mobile planetarium. Taken between the morning and afternoon sessions.
Photo From West Vincent Elementary - Earth Day
Jim Webster's photo of a display table for students waiting to enter the school's mobile planetarium.

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