Astronomy Day -- 2008

When:    Saturday May 10th 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where:  The KCMSD Planetarium at Southwest Early College Campus
               6512 Wornall Road
               Kansas City, MO 64113
Note: There will be very limited parking in the school parking lot.

Astronomy Day is a grass roots movement designed to share the joy of astronomy with the general population - "Bringing Astronomy to the People."

Program Features Include:
Lunar Rock Samples from the Apollo missions
Exhibit and Activities from the Linda Hall Library
Safe Solar Viewing with Telescopes
Robotics Demonstration
Planetarium Programs
May Skies
NASA Video: The Time of Apollo
Mars Phoenix Lander Mission Update
Solar System Adventure Tour

Make and Take Activities:
Sundial
Moon phaser
Rotating Star Finder
Big Dipper Star Clock
4-Finger Star Map
and many other hands-on activities demonstrated by teachers, and students