Star Tour 2014 Astronomy program at Way Library 10/28
Way Library invites all ages to the interactive astronomy experience “Astronomy for Everyone: Size and Scale of the Universe” on Tuesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Delivered by former NASA consultant and international award-winning astronomer Kevin Manning, this dazzling program includes a fascinating digital slide presentation, exciting video footage, and hands-on activities. Following the presentation, a powerful telescope will be set up outdoors for viewing the craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, and other beautiful objects in the night sky, weather permitting.
Kevin Manning is the founder of Look Up to the Stars, an organization whose mission is to generate interest and foster scientific literacy in the general public nationwide through awe-inspiring, educational, and entertaining programs. He is a gifted astronomer, having worked as a consultant with NASA, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched on the space shuttle with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and other ground-based observatories. Kevin won national and international awards in his field, was both a Wright Fellow and an Einstein Fellow, and did some work with Brookhaven National Laboratory. Besides the numerous workshops he’s presented over the years at libraries, observatories, and science centers, some noteworthy ones include those held at Tufts University, State University of New York at Stony Brook, the National Science Teachers Association’s National Convention, American Association for the Advancement of Science ‘Breakfast with Scientists,’ and the National Parks Service.
This engaging cosmic journey through the universe is designed for all ages and is free and open to the public. Please join us for a program which is sure to open new galaxies of inquiry and interest in the science of the cosmos.
This program is dedicated In Memory of Steve McLaughlin.
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