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May 2 - Chicago, Illinois - On the first Friday of every month, the Adler Planetarium hosts an evening of astronomy-related fun, including observing, lectures, demonstrations, and tours of the Doane Observatory.
For more information, please call 312-922-STAR or click here.
May 10 - Schenectady, New York Please join the Schenectady Museum & Planetarium for National Astronomy Day. Astronomy magazine has chosen the Suits-Bueche Planetarium as a partner for the national celebration of Astronomy Day. Enjoy Solar Viewing with telescopes set up by members of the Suits-Bueche Planetarium staff, Dudley Observatory, and the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers (weather permitting). There will be give-aways, a telescope raffle sponsored by Astronomy magazine and Meade Telescopes, and Planetarium shows at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. Admission is free with Museum/Planetarium admission.
For more information, please click here.
May 10 Boston, Massachusetts - Every spring at the 1st quarter moon the Clay Center Observatory at the Dexter-Southfield Schools teams up with the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston to celebrate National Astronomy Day, a fun family-oriented festival of science. Join them for solar observing in the afternoon and night viewing after dark. Other activities include planetarium shows, laser light shows, kite making and stunt kite demonstrations, model rocketry, guest lecturers including Galileo himself, exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for all ages. Free admission - see web site http://www.claycenter.org/astro for details.
May 10 San Diego, California - The San Diego Air & Space Museum is celebrating their 5th Annual Space Day Celebration! This event has grown every year, and they hope with your help that this year will be the biggest yet! Enjoy meeting representatives from space organizations & local industry, hands-on activities, and special events. This is a great for all age's event and will be held in our Pavilion of Flight from 10am till 2pm.
This is a great public outreach opportunity for you and your organization.
If you have any questions, or would like to reserve your presenter table please email Shalene Baxter or call her at (619) 234-8291 ext. 129.
May 10 Towson University, Maryland Bring your teenage girl to the Sally Ride Science Festival at the NASA Ames Research Center on May 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The festival features an inspiring talk by a featured speaker; Discovery Workshops for girls, given by local veterinarians, astronomers, microbiologists, and engineers; workshops for parents and teachers on ways to support girls' interests in science and math; and a Street Fair with hands-on activities, booths, food, and music.
Advance registration of $18 is required, and includes the featured talk, workshops, lunch, and the Street Fair. For registration information please call 1-800-561-5161 or visit their website by clicking here.
May 14 17 - Schenectady, New York - The Schenectady Museum's Suits-Bueche Planetarium is hosting the 2008 Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society Annual Conference May 14 17, which will attract between 50 and 100 planetarium educators and vendors from surrounding states and states as far away as Maine, Florida, and Ohio. Planetariums at major and small museums, schools, colleges, and private facilities will be represented at the conference.
The conference will include the presentation of papers, vendor demonstrations, workshops, a visit to the Union College observatory, Planetarium shows in the Suits-Bueche Planetarium, outdoor observing of the night sky, and tours of the Schenectady Museum and its Collections & Archives.
May 24 - 26 - Oakland, California - Chabot Space & Science Center will be celebrating Mars Phoenix Landing. The event will be held on Saturday, May 24, 10am-6pm; Sunday, May 25, noon-5pm; Monday, May 26, 10am-5pm. General Admission $13 adult, $10 senior/student, $9 youth (3-12), free to Chabot members.
NASA's Phoenix Mission is scheduled to land on the Red Planet on Sunday, May 25. The mission is designed to study the history of water and search for complex organic molecules in the ice-rich soil of the Martian arctic region. Join us as we celebrate Martian exploration with activities including a Mars polar ice cap demonstration, compressor rockets, 3-D Mars image viewing, making your own Mars paper Lander, various Martian crafts. Toast the mission with Martian Perrier. On Saturday, join the Martian costume contest & parade! On Sunday, we'll be monitoring NASA's coverage of the landing on Mars. Viewing of the NASA simulcast of the landing will take place in our planetarium between approximately 4 and 5 pm, Sunday May 25.
Please call (510) 336-7311, email or visit website for more information.
May 24 26 - Seattle, Washington - Pacific Science Center will be hosting a weekend of event from May 24-26 to warm up for the Phoenix Mission's polar landing. Planetarium shows will feature Phoenix content at 12pm, 3pm and 4pm daily. Watch the landing at the Science Stage at 4:30pm Sunday, interpreted by their knowledgeable planetarium staff. On Monday, May 26 at 2pm and 4pm, NASA Solar System Ambassador and Celestial North president/co-founder Greg Donohue will "Break The Ice to Get Better Acquainted with Mars", sharing the goals and initial results of this mission to unlock the watery secrets of the Red Planet.
Watch the Pacific Science Center website for more details.
May 25 Pasadena, California Come join The Planetary Society on May 25 for Planetfest '08 as we celebrate this historic Mars landing, commemorate past achievements, and speculate about discoveries to come.
On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will touch down near the north polar cap of Mars. On board the lander is a very special DVD, carrying Visions of Mars a collection of 19th and 20th century stories, essays, and art inspired by the Red Planet as well as the names of more than a quarter million inhabitants of Earth, including all Planetary Society members.
For more information and ticket reservation, please click here.
May 25 - Denver, Colorado Please join the Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Phipps IMAX Theater for "Phoenix on Mars Live!".
On Sunday May 25, the Phoenix Mars Lander will arrive at the Red Planet. Come and be a part of history, as the Museum broadcasts live NASA telecasts of the landing and the first images taken by the lander. Your host for the evening, space science curator Steve Lee, PhD, will explain the history of the mission and share more information about this fascinating planet. Snacks will be available while you're waiting for the ground breaking photos. Space Odyssey will also be open. Ticket-holders are welcome to come and go during the landing event. A full-scale model of the lander (on loan from NASA) is on display at the Museum until May 5.
For reservations or more information, please call 303-322-7009 or 800-925-2250.
May 25 Chicago, Illinois - Join the Adler Planetarium for live coverage of the Phoenix Mars landing! The event will feature demonstrations and Q & A sessions. Be sure to check the Adler's web sire for the latest information. The event is free, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Phone number for additional information: 312-922-STAR 312-922-7827.
May 25 Seattle, Washington - The Museum of Flight and the local chapter of the Mars Society will sponsor a celebration of the landing by the Phoenix Lander, NASA's next spacecraft to study the surface of the red planet. Local scientists and Mars exploration advocates will talk about the Phoenix mission and its mission objectives. The culmination of the afternoon will be a live broadcast from JPL of the landing, which is scheduled to occur at about 4:36 p.m. PDT.
For more information, please call 206-764-5720 or visit their website.
May 25 - Alpena, Michigan The Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan will be hosting an event for "Phoenix Landing". They will have children's crafts relating to the Mars Landing and all day showing of the Landing and its progress. For ticket information, please email Amanda Dozier or call 989-356-2202.
May 25 - St. Louis, Missouri Pleas join James S. McDonnell Planetarium for "Mars Phoenix Lander" On Sunday evening, May 25; Mars will receive its latest visitor: The Mars Phoenix Lander. The latest spacecraft to explore the red planet will touch down at 6:36 pm with data and images relayed to Earth at 6:53 pm. The James S. McDonnell Planetarium will cover the event live, providing a real-time link to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where visitors will be able to see the very first images sent beck to Earth from this lander.
The event starts at 6:00 pm. It is free and open to the public.
Dr. Ed Guiness, Senior Research Scientist at Washington University's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences will be on hand to provide commentary and answer questions. Guinness is a leading scientist in the Mars Exploration Rovers program.
May 25 - Louisville, Kentucky - Please join Rauch Planetarium, University of Louisville for LIVE Phoenix Landing on Mars. Watch the landing live on the dome, test your knowledge of Mars in our trivia contest for prizes, discuss the mission with a planetary scientist, and enjoy Mars cookies and "Red Planet Punch".
Admission is $5 and Planetary Society Members will receive a discount. For more information, please visit website or contact by phone at 502-852-6664 or email.
May 25, 2008 West Hartford, Connecticut - The Children's Museum and new Travelers Science Dome will be celebrating the landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander on May 25, 2008 from 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. The evening will kick off with some Mars geology classes, where the young and not-so-young can learn why the search for water is so important, and how the Phoenix Mars Lander will study the Martian surface. Then, a live NASA feed will be presented in the Planetarium, where you can be one of the first to watch as we receive confirmation as the Phoenix Mars Lander touches ground! A special Mars feature film will wrap up the evening's festivities, complete with snacks and drinks! For more information about the evening events and to learn more about this mission and the planet Mars, please visit The Childrenνs Museum website. To register, call 860.231.2830 ext. 44 or email.
May 25 - Portland, Oregon Please join the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry for "Phoenix Mars Landing"
When NASA's Phoenix Lander parachutes from orbit and touches down on the outskirts of Mars' northern polar ice cap on May 25 at 4:36 pm PDT, it will join the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers as NASA's active roster on the planet's surface. Join us in the OMSI Auditorium to watch the landing via a non-stop live link from NASA TV. This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 3:00 pm.
For more information please call 503-797-4000.
May 25 - Cleveland, Ohio Please join the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for "Phoenix Mars Lander Undates" Doors open from noon to 5:00 pm. The sky shows will have updates and live NASA feed about the Phoenix Lander. Astronomers on staff will be available to answer questions.
For more information please call 216-231-4600 or visit www.cmnh.org
May 25 - Concord, New Hampshire Please join Christa McAuliffe Planetarium for Phoenix Landing. Come celebrate the Phoenix landing on Mars by watching live NASA coverage. Speakers will be available to talk about the mission and answer questions. There will be no charge in the exhibit hall. Please call 603-271-7831 or visit STARHOP.com for more information.
May 25 - Lumberton, North Carolina - Please join the Robeson Planetarium and Science Center on Sunday, May 25 at 7 pm for Phoenix Landing Party, lasting until the first images of Mars arrive. There will be live coverage of the Phoenix landing on the northern "tundra" of Mars. This is a special live event celebrating the (hopefully) safe landing of our latest robotic explorer. Planetary Society members will receive a discount. For tickets, please call 910-735-2147 or email. For more information, please click here.
May 25 - Tempe, Arizona - Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration is celebrating the Phoenix Lander. There will be Live NASA TV feeds of the landing to be narrated by ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility engineers & scientists. There will also be special Mars-themed planetarium shows and interactive table activities for children. For more information please visit www.sese.asu.edu or email.
May 25 - Phoenix, Arizona Please join the Arizona Science Center in celebrating Phoenix Mars Lander Event. Celebrate the extraordinary event of the Phoenix Mars Lander touching down on the planet Mars with hands-on demonstrations, live coverage transmitted via NASA and commentary by the staff from the Center's Dorrance Planetarium, Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call 602-716-2000 or visit www.azscience.org
May 25 Dallas, Texas The Museum of Nature & Science is hosting a free, after-hours event so the public can experience the landing of the Phoenix spacecraft on Mars Sunday evening. Visitors can watch live NASA-TV coverage of the landing on the huge IMAX screen. Experts will offer "play-by-play" coverage of the landing.
May 25 - 26 New York, New York Please join American Museum Of Natural History for "Phoenix Mars Lander Event". The Phoenix Mars Lander is set to enter the Martian atmosphere on Memorial Day Weekend. Experience the excitement in the Cullman Hall of the Universe with activities, models, and more. Scientists Denton Ebel and Martha Gilmore will be on hand to discuss NASA's latest mission to the Red Planet.
For more information, please click here or call 212-769-5200.
May 31 St. Louis, Missouri - The annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific will be held from May 31 - June 4 in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of the summer meeting of the American Astronomical Society -- in the form of a symposium with associated workshops.
This meeting will bring together everyone interested in astronomy and space-science education and outreach to discuss international, regional, and local programs for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, which celebrates the 400th anniversary of the astronomical telescope. If you are interested in planning activities for 2009, this meeting is an excellent chance to learn more about what various institutions and organizations are proposing to do, and to coordinate your ideas with colleagues around the country and the world. There will also be model workshops on the weekend to demonstrate and develop techniques for reaching a wide range of audiences.
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