[cas_announce] Transit of Venus -- Dr. Frank Drake
- From: "Endres, Terence" <terence.endres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:27:46 -0400
THE DRAKE PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER
Presents a lecture
by
DR. FRANK DRAKE
on
"The Status of SETI in 2012"
American astronomer and physicist, Dr. Drake will discuss the past, present,
and future of the search for signs of intelligence among the stars.
Monday, June 4, 2012
7 p.m.
Norwood High School Mini-Auditorium
2020 Sherman Avenue
Norwood, Ohio 45212
After the lecture, attendees are invited to meet Dr. Drake and help celebrate
his 82nd birthday with cake and ice cream.
Cost: $15 per person.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling: (513) 396-5578.
Dr. Drake is one of the pioneers in the search for extraterrestrial
intelligence, including the founding of SETI, mounting the first observational
attempts at detecting extraterrestrial communications in 1961 in Project Ozma,
developing the Drake Equation, and as a creator of the Arecibo Message, a
digital encoding of an astronomical and biological description of the Earth and
its life forms for transmission into the cosmos.
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Press Contact:
Marsie Hall Newbold
Public Relations - Drake Planetarium and Science Center
Office - (859) 441-7924
marsolete@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CELEBRATE THE TRANSIT OF VENUS 2012
and MEET DR. FRANK DRAKE, THE FATHER OF SETI
at the DRAKE PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
*2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
(*The transit will take between 3 to 7 hours. Estimated optimal viewing time in
Cincinnati will be at 6:04 p.m.)
One of the rarest of all predictable astronomical events, transits of Venus
have fascinated humankind for millennia.
There have only been 53 transits of Venus across the Sun between 2000 B.C and
2004 A.D. and the next one won't take place until 2119. So, it is safe to say
that this is your last chance to witness this rare and magnificent event!
American astronomer and physicist, Dr. Frank Drake, for whom the Drake
Planetarium and Science Center is named will be attending the event from
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.. Dr. Drake is one of the pioneers in the search for
extraterrestrial intelligence, including the founding of SETI, mounting the
first observational attempts at detecting extraterrestrial communications in
1961 in Project Ozma, developing the Drake equation, and as a creator of the
Arecibo Message, a digital encoding of an astronomical and biological
description of the Earth and its life forms for transmission into the cosmos.
The Drake Planetarium and Science Center will be commemorating the transit
throughout the afternoon and evening with educational and entertaining
activities including:
-Sidewalk Astronomers" from the Cincinnati Astronomical Society will be on hand
in front of the planetarium with telescopes fitted with special sun filters.
(Safe viewing with special equipment. Do not try to look at the transit
yourself. Staring at the Sun with the unprotected eye can cause serious eye
damage.)
- Hourly showings of the full-dome show "When Venus Transmits the Sun" which
will introduce the Drake's new, state-of-the-art projection system made
possible by a generous grant from Best Buy.
- Question and answer sessions after each showing with Drake Planetarium and
Science Center's Executive Director/NASA Ambassador Pamela Bowers.
-Lectures by: Dr. Frank Drake - Chairman Emeritus, SETI Institute, Dr. Wes Ryle
- Professor of Physics and Director of the Bank of Kentucky Observatory at
Thomas More College and Steven Tilford of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society.
- Guest appearance by David Abbott, 1999 JEOPARDY! Tournament of Champions
winner.
- Attendees will be given a free sky chart and instructions on how to use it.
- Sample "Transit of Venus" S'mores made in solar ovens.
- Hands-on, educational "Makin' It & Takin' It" activities to illustrate the
science behind the transit.
- Demonstrations of the Drake Planetarium and Science
Center/Harvard-Smithsonian MicroObervatory Robotic Telescopes.
- Live broadcast of the Transit of Venus 2012 from NASA feeds inside the
planetarium and on a large screen out front.
- Lego Lab sessions.
- Tours of the Drake Planetarium and Science Center.
Cost:?$5 per person.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Planetarium Office
at (513) 396-5578.
www.drakeplanetarium.org
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*This is an "official" Star Party, held in conjunction with the Astronomy
Foundation. www.astronomyfoundation.org
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Press Contact:
Marsie Hall Newbold
Public Relations - Drake Planetarium and Science Center
Office - (859) 441-7924 /
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The Drake Planetarium and Science Center
Presents
The Dr. Frank Drake Essay Contest
Open to Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
Students Ages 8 - 13
Astronomer and physicist, Dr. Frank Drake, for whom the Drake Planetarium and
Science Center is named will be visiting "his" planetarium on Monday, June 4
and Tuesday, June 5, 2012. While he's here, we'll be celebrating his 82nd
birthday and the Transit of Venus.
Dr. Drake is one of the pioneers in the search for extraterrestrial
intelligence, including the founding of SETI, developing the Drake Equation,
and is a creator of the Arecibo Message, a digital encoding of an astronomical
and biological description of the Earth and its life forms for transmission
into the cosmos
.
There will be winners in two age categories: 8-10 and 11-13.
The winners will each receive the prize of a Drake Planetarium and Science
Center family membership and be invited to read their essays prior to Dr.
Drake's lecture in the Norwood High School auditorium on Monday, June 4, 2012.
Entry deadline: Monday, May 28, 2012.
To enter the contest, please submit an essay of no more than 500 typewritten
words on the topic: "Dr. Frank Drake: Astronomer and Visionary." Entries should
include the student's full name, age, school, grade level, mailing address,
e-mail address and telephone number and be mailed to:
"Dr. Frank Drake Essay Contest"
c/o Drake Planetarium and Science Center
2020 Sherman Avenue
Norwood, Ohio 45212
The winners will be chosen based upon the level of enthusiasm and imagination
demonstrated in the essay. A panel of local astronomers will judge the essays.
If participants have questions they should call the Drake Planetarium and
Science Center at: (513) 396-5578.
Press Contact:
Marsie Hall Newbold
Public Relations - Drake Planetarium and Science Center
Office - (859) 441-7924
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