Museum of Natural Science Raleigh hosts their annual bash this Saturday and Sunday, January 26 and 27, 2013
Paint Savvy will be on hand to create celestial, robotic and beautiful face and body art creations. Fee based.
From their website:
ASTRONOMY DAYS
Date:
Jan. 26, 2013 | Saturday, 9:00am
Multiple Times:
Jan 26th, 9am–5pm, Jan 27th, noon–5pm
Location: Museum of Natural Sciences
Fee:
Free
The Museum partners with the Raleigh Astronomy Club and NASA to celebrate planetary science that is out of this world!
Keynote Address
50 Years of Solar System Exploration: New Worlds, New Discoveries
Dr. James Green, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division
Location: SECU Daily Planet Theater, Nature Research Center
Times: 11:30am and 2:30pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday!
Location: SECU Daily Planet Theater, Nature Research Center
Times: 11:30am and 2:30pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday!
Schedule of Presentations
| Windows on the World | SECU Daily Planet | NRC Classroom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | Animals of the Constellations | The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 | |
| 10:30 | |||
| 11am | Aurora Mysteries | Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids | |
| 11:30 | 50 Years of Solar System Exploration: New Worlds, New Discoveries Dr. James Green, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division | ||
| noon | |||
| 12:30 | Animals of the Constellations | Mars Geology: It’s More Earthlike Than You Think | Getting Started in Astronomy |
| 1pm | |||
| 1:30 | Meteorites of North Carolina | Spaceflight 101: How we get to Other Planets | |
| 2pm | Amateur Astrophotography | ||
| 2:30 | TBA | 50 Years of Solar System Exploration: New Worlds, New Discoveries Dr. James Green, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division | |
| 3pm | |||
| 3:30 | 0-g Research on NASA's Weightless Wonders Aircraft | Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids | |
| 4pm | Pluto and the Great Planet Debate | ||
| 4:30 |
| Windows on the World | SECU Daily Planet | NRC Classroom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1pm | Meteorites of North Carolina | 50 Years of Solar System Exploration: New Worlds, New Discoveries Dr. James Green, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division | Getting Started in Astronomy |
| 1:30 | |||
| 2pm | Animals of the Constellations | The Scientific Search for Life in the Universe | |
| 2:30 | Amateur Astrophotography | ||
| 3pm | Animals of the Constellations | Voyager and Discoveries at the Edge of the Solar System | |
| 3:30 | Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids | ||
| 4pm | Our Next Giant Leap: Human Spaceflight in the 21st Century | NASA Spinoffs: Bringing Aerospace Technology into your Home | |
| 4:30 |
Also Featuring
Mars Funky Physics Show
Dr. David Wright
Location: Environmental Conference Center, Nature Research Center 4th Floor
Saturday: 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3pm
Location: Environmental Conference Center, Nature Research Center 4th Floor
Saturday: 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3pm
Free Mini-workshop: Ancient Navigational Tools
Bob Alderink
Location: Natural World Investigate Lab, NRC second floor
Saturday: 10:30am, noon, 1:30pm
Sunday: 2pm
Location: Natural World Investigate Lab, NRC second floor
Saturday: 10:30am, noon, 1:30pm
Sunday: 2pm
Movie: “In Saturn’s Ring - From a Dream to the IMAX Screen”
Free!
Saturday: 1pm
Sunday: 2pm
Saturday: 1pm
Sunday: 2pm
All other movies are ticketed. For more information, please contact the Museum Box Office at 919.707.9950.
NASA EXHIBITS
Come visit with NASA Educators in the Environmental Conference Center, Nature Research Center 4th Floor!
The Challenges of Getting to Mars
Mars Funky Physics Adventures
Human Exploration of Mars
Landing on Mars
Drag Race to Mars
Mars’ Geology- Similarities with the Geology in North Carolina
Twisting and Turning through Mars and the Inner Planets
Make and Take Craft
Mars Jeopardy
EDL Xbox Game
Mars Funky Physics Adventures
Human Exploration of Mars
Landing on Mars
Drag Race to Mars
Mars’ Geology- Similarities with the Geology in North Carolina
Twisting and Turning through Mars and the Inner Planets
Make and Take Craft
Mars Jeopardy
Additional Exhibits
Blast Off Bottle Rockets!
Face Painting by Paint Savvy
DART to Mars –Durham Area Rocketry Team
In Saturn’s Rings – SV2 Studios
High Power Rocketry –Tripoli Rocketry Association
Meteorites- Touch a Rock From Space! – Duke University/ISIS Program
Microgravity Research: The Weightless Lumbees – UNC Pembroke
Solar Viewing - Raleigh Astronomy Club
Scale of the Universe – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Astrophotography – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Exoplanets – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Telescopes on Display – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Modeling the Cosmos – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Your Age & Weight on Other Planets – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Your Photo on the Moon! – Town of Cary Space Camp
Ancient Navigation – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
How Craters are Formed – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Light Pollution and Animal Navigation – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Paint Comet Craft! - NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Astro-Bingo! – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Animals of the Constellations –NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Make Your Own Star Chart - NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Men on the Moon – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
NC State Astrophysics
NC Academy of Sciences
Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society
Face Painting by Paint Savvy
DART to Mars –Durham Area Rocketry Team
In Saturn’s Rings – SV2 Studios
High Power Rocketry –Tripoli Rocketry Association
Meteorites- Touch a Rock From Space! – Duke University/ISIS Program
Microgravity Research: The Weightless Lumbees – UNC Pembroke
Solar Viewing - Raleigh Astronomy Club
Scale of the Universe – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Astrophotography – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Exoplanets – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Telescopes on Display – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Modeling the Cosmos – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Your Age & Weight on Other Planets – Raleigh Astronomy Club
Your Photo on the Moon! – Town of Cary Space Camp
Ancient Navigation – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
How Craters are Formed – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Light Pollution and Animal Navigation – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Paint Comet Craft! - NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Astro-Bingo! – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Animals of the Constellations –NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Make Your Own Star Chart - NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Men on the Moon – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
NC State Astrophysics
NC Academy of Sciences
Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society
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