[sac-board] [FWD: IYA at the Arizona Science Center]

 Team, this arrived in my SAC email today. Steve and Chris, any luck ge=
tting volunteers lined up yet? (Count me as one.) To all the board, any ide=
as on displays, etc?
Richard Harshaw
President, Saguaro Astronomy Club
Owner, Brilliant Sky Observatory (Cave Creek, AZ)
www.lodestarconsultinginc.com[1]

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Subject: IYA at the Arizona Science Center
From: <mikeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, January 20, 2009 11:57 am
To: <wendy.l.taylor@xxxxxxx>, <marsmom@xxxxxxx>, <rgpeterson= @cox.net>,
<president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <kevin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <mikeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ricalling@xxxxxxxxx>,
<goldsteinn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

IYA at the Arizona Science Center



Hello all! 

= Our February celebrati= on of the International Year of Astronomy is fast
approaching.  Februa= ry=E2=80=99s topic is Pluto and Kevin Schindler of the
Lowell Observatory h= as agreed to be our featured speaker.  I am sending
this email to spar= k a conversation about the success of January=E2=80=99s
event and the items= in which we need to address.  I am also hoping to
gatherideas for Fe= bruary and beyond.  It is my hope that each celebration
builds on the = successes of the previous month and is better than the
previous event. 

One of the items that I discussed with EVAC is using the IMAX queuin= g area
to place telescopes and other displays.  As it stands now, that= space is
notutilized and is perfect for larger displays, such as telescop= es.  If
anyone has a large display that they would like to place in t= hat space,
feel free to let me know and I will get in there.  Any othe= r ideas about
displays, demonstrations, activities, etc, would be very help= ful and
welcome. 

In January, over 1,100 people walked past our displays!  The excitement in
people=E2=80=99= s eyes, especially the kids, was amazing.  = On more than
one occasion, I was told by patrons that they would be back fo= r future
celebrations.  We had a little hiccup with the night telescope viewing. 
However, = that issue is being addressed and will be resolved by the 7= th. 


With regards to the schedule= , Randy from EVAC pointed out that the email I
sent out that had all the da= tes was slightly incorrect.  The original
emailhad the February event listed as the 5th.  However, it is actually on
Saturday, February 7th.  All IYA Astronomy Day Celebrations are on Saturday.
I apologize for any confusion.  The correct, and checked (twice), schedul= e
is below. 

= I am very excited about this coming year!&n= bsp; Working together, we can
bring the wonders of astronomy to the people = of the Valley in a way in
which we can not alone.  I look forward to t= he fun we will have this year
and, hopefully, beyond! 

Mike 

February 7= th            What is a Planet/Pluto?
March 14th  &nbsp= ;         &nbs= p; Mars, Part I April 11= th             
The Hubble Space Telescope
May 2nd      &n= bsp;          2009 Astronomy Day June 13th          =     
Archeo-Astronomy
July 18th  &nbs= p;    Moon Exploration
August 15th             Mars, Part II
September 12th  Jupiter and Saturn
Octobe= r 10= th&= nbsp;         &nbsp= ; Black Holes a= nd other strange
things
November 14th     =       Exoplanets
December 5= th    &nbsp= ;       The History of the Universe from the Big
Bang to toda= y 



Mike George 
Director of Theaters Experience
= PHONE: 602-716-2079  |  FAX: 602-716-2099
mikeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[2]

P Before printing this e-mail think if it is necessary= . Think Green! 





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