Astronomy Day Activities
by State for 2006
Astronomy Day Headquarters: 
Gary Tomlinson
Astronomy Day Headquarters
30 Stargazer Lane
Comstock Park MI 49321
(616) 784-9518
E-mail: gtomlins@sbcglobal.net
Here are the scheduled Astronomy Day
activities that have been reported to the Astronomical
League. They are arranged in alphabetical order.
Alabama; Alaska;
Arizona; Arkansas;
California; Colorado;
Connecticut; Delaware;
District of Columbia;
Florida; Georgia;
Hawaii; Idaho;
Illinois: Indiana;
Iowa; Kansas;
Kentucky; Louisiana;
Maine; Maryland;
Massachusetts; Michigan;
Minnesota; Mississippi;
Missouri;
Montana; Nebraska; Nevada;
New Hampshire; New
Jersey; New Mexico; New
York; North Carolina;
North Dakota; Ohio;
Oklahoma; Oregon;
Pennsylvania; Puerto
Rico; Rhode Island; South
Carolina; South Dakota;
Tennessee; Texas;
Utah; Vermont;
Virginia; Washington;
West Virginia; Wisconsin;
Wyoming;
Countries:
Argentina
; Austria ; Canada
; Chile ; Malaysia
; Iceland ; India
; Iran ; Malaysia
; Mexico ; Nepal
;New Zealand; Peru
; Puerto Rico ; Romania
; Turkey
Alabama
Argentina
Arizona
April 29 - May 6: Desert Skygazers Astronomy Club Astronomy Week
Contact:
Cathy Anderson
PO Box 1134
Pima, AZ 85543
DESERT SKYGAZERS ASTRONOMY WEEK - SAFFORD, ARIZONA
Sat. 29: Rocket Launching am at Discovery Park. Local Astronomical Speakers in the pm - LBT Update
Mon. 1: EAC Astronomy Class Star Party at Discovery Park
Tues 2: Library - What We Have to Offer in Space Education
Wed. 3: Night Sky Network Programs - Planet Quest, Galaxies, Black Holes and Telescopes
Thur 4: Moon Watch at the Chamber Family and Project ASTRO Programs
Fri 5: Public Star Party at Roper Lake Meet ASTRO from the Orion Program
Sat 6: afternoon - Main Speaker from the Challenger Program
Fun filled week put on by the community for the enjoyment of all!
Arkansas
Austria
Canada
California
City: San Diego
Organization: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Contact: Julie Kendig
Address: 1875 El Prado; San Diego, CA 92101
Date/Time: Saturday, May 6 12:00 noon - 4:00
p.m.
This year the Fleet will celebrate Astronomy Day with
a full schedule of events! Join us for astronomically
fun family activities in the galleries, solar viewing
on the Prado, special planetarium shows, a Walk of the
Solar System, where a live astronomer gives tours of
our planetary neighbors on a pinhead scale mapped out
in Balboa Park, and much more!
www.rhfleet.org/education
Chile
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
City: Fort Pierce
Organization: Treasure Coast Astronomical Society
& Hallstrom Planetarium
Contact: Patty Mayer
Address: 366 Smallwood Avenue, Fort Pierce,
Florida 34982
Date/Time: March 4, 2006 2:00 p.m. until.....
Astronomy Day will be held in and around Indian River
Community College's Main Campus in Fort Pierce, on Virginia
Avenue.
Information tables, Kids Korner, telescope clinics
throughout the day, mini planetarium shows, speakers
(including a NASA speaker)and of course day and night
time viewing!
All events are free.
Georgia
Hawaii
Iceland
Illinois
India
May 6, 2006 - Ahmedabad Astronomy Club
To be held at Vanchetna, Social Forestry Centre, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, India from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
1. Night sky Observation
2. Discussion Program on Astronomy and Space Sciences; Total Solar Eclipse Report
3. Night sky Observation
Venue : Vanchetna, Social Forestry Centre, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad - 380054
Ph: 91-79-28658194 / +919825021167 / +919825253346
Contact: Mr. Manoj Pai
T-15 Sunrise Park Tenements,
PO Bodakdev,
Ahmedabad - 380054
INDIA
Indiana
May 6 - Evansville, Indiana
Evansville Museum & Evansville Astronomical Society
Contact: Mitch Luman, Astronomy Day Chair
Address: Evansville Museum
411 SE Riverside Dr
Evansville IN 47713
11-4 PM For Indoor and Outdoor activities At Museum Dusk-9 PM Neighborhood Star Watches (around town)
On May 6, the Evansville, Indiana will celebrate Astronomy Day (Honorable Mention Award Winner 2005) with numerous activities, presentations and events. Activities that are planned will engage young visitors with crafts related to recent missions and learn about the basics of astronomy, our solar system, and the constellations.
The Evansville Museum will be offering planetarium shows throughout the day featuring the show "Comets Are Coming", our live star show "The Sky Tonight".
Outdoor daylight activities will feature members of the Evansville Astronomical Society, who will provide telescopes to view the sun while sharing their expertise with the public. The Evansville Museum's 1 to 600,000 Scale Model of the Solar System will also be on display.
As the sun sets in the west, area residents are invited to participate in our Neighborhood Star Watches (Best New Idea Award in 2004). On the evening of May 6, six neighborhood schools will be the site for Neighborhood Star Parties throughout town. All events subject to prevailing weather conditions.
Iowa
Iran
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Malaysia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mexico
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nepal
New
Hampshire
New
Jersey
New
Mexico
New
York
New
Zealand
Nevada
North
Carolina
Oklahoma
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Peru
Puerto
Rico
Rhode Island
Romania
South
Africa
South
Carolina
South
Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Turkey
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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