Mount Diablo Astronomical Society

Lindsay Wildlife Experience - Earth and Beyond Half-Day Camp

Friday, June 14, 2024

Event

Day camp for 8-11 year olds exploring habitats from the Earth to exo-planets.
Ken Coates or Ken De Silva will lead the campers in an activity about the habitable zones around our sun and other stars. Afterwards we'll show the campers the sun through solar telescopes.

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Time: 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Pacific

Location: Lindsay Wildlife Experience / Larkey Park Astronomy
1931 First Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Lindsay Wildlife Experience / Larkey Park Astronomy
Astronomy activities will be setup in front of Lindsay or in Larkey Park.
1931 First Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Great activity for campers who were studying habitats on Earth and on exoplanets. Finished up by showing them sunspots on our Sun using a Sunspotter telescope.

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