Star Party Details

Hey, here are some more details about the April 4th Star Party.

Claxton AIG students are invited to be on the UNCA campus at 7:45 p.m. on April 4th. In room 119 of Robinson Hall (on the quad, to the left if you're facing away from the library) from 7:45 to 8:30 UNCA staff will present information about the moon, it's phases and craters.

At 8:30 everyone will go outside for some celestial viewing using lots of telescopes from UNCA and local enthusiasts.

This should be a lot of fun. A similar event last fall was awesome. The telescopes and their views are AMAZING!

Hope to see you there!

STAR PARTIES! NC Science Festival

Our good friends and colleagues at UNC-Asheville are contributing to the North Carolina Science Festival with a Star Party on April 4th!

UNCA and local astronomy enthusiasts will have telescopes set up on the UNCA quad. There will be presentations in Robinson Hall - room 119 or close - prior to the viewing. I'll let you know a specific time asap, but you can bet it's around sunset!

Also on the UNCA quad on April 11 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm is a solar viewing party. If you've never looked at the sun through a specially adapted telescope, you're in for a treat! Kind of crazy hours for school kids and their families, but if you can make it . . .

If you're interested in the North Carolina Science Festival, an event that spans the state, check out:
http://www.ncsciencefestival.org/

Click on the western region for a map with dates and locations for many cool events in our region!

Science!!

Fourth Grade Personal Profiles

Here are the fourth graders presenting the PowerPoints for their personal profiles.