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Hey, all! This post is a round-up of some of the things we talked about during our most recent Learning Space Hangout. As we had video and audio issues, you all can check out the resources below. Links provided by Connie Walker: video: “The Day the Lights Went Out” at http://www.globalexplorers.org/nightskies/ GaN home page: www.globeatnight.org GaN Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GLOBEatNight GaN report page: www.globeatnight.org/webapp/ Easy map maker: www.globeatnight.org/mapapp/ GaN “Adopt-a-Street” program: www.globeatnight.org/aas2013.php GaN resources page: www.globeatnight.org/pdf/ The International Dark-Sky Association: www.darksky.org The international “Earth and Sky Photo Contest”: www.TWANight.org/contest/
We came back with some lovely NASA Calendars thanks to the lovely people at the NASA booth at the American Astronomical Society. We love them, and I’m sure you will love them, too. Here is how you can get one! Be a winner in the Million Crater Challenge! That’s already over, so we’ll be contacting those winners shortly and including a calendar in the prize pack. The new challenge is going to involve a bit of exploring different aspects of [...]
We have a double-header of science goodness coming up to perk up your Wednesday slump. First, Emily Lakdawalla of the Planetary Society will be hosting the Weekly Science Hour at 4 PDT/7 EDT (23 UT). She’s chatting with Ravi Prakash about Curiosity, specifically the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL to the acronym-happy NASA folks). With the landing scheduled for August 6th for Curiosity, or Mars Science Lander, they’ll explain this unique landing system which involves a skycrane. Yes, really. SKYCRANE. [...]
This post is a work in progress. Expect updates and expansions up until the event starts! What’s this? If you haven’t already heard, the planet Venus is going to pass in front of the Sun from Earth’s point of view on June 5th and 6th. This is the last time you will be able to see this in your lifetime! Want viewing details? We have them all… Highlights: Our Google Hangout on Air will start at ~2pm Pacific / 5pm [...]
Am I not so lucky that Joe has already posted an introduction to the fabulous universe of CosmoQuest Hangouts? Join us live on Google+ this evening (4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern) for a roundtable chat with several members of Dark Skies, Bright Kids, an outreach program to schools in central Virginia. This episode will feature Rachael Beaton, Paul Ries, Ryan Lynch, and whoever else I manage to round up by then from the DSBK crew, past and present. I’ll be hosting the [...]
On March 22, 2013 we found out that many NASA EPO programs will be suspended as a direct result of US budgetary sequestration. The full ramifications are still being learned, but we are proactively working to raise money to make sure that CosmoQuest can continue to support its staff and its programs. As we are able, we will also use any monies we raise to contract amazing people whose jobs are negatively impacted by budgetary cuts.
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