Friday, June 2, 2017; 6 – 11 pm; N of the Washington Monument; 15th Street NW and Constitution Ave.
I was invited to this event to do live astrophotography and show the images on a projector by my friend Bob Moore who is one of the organizers. This free public stargazing was organized by Dr. Donald Lubowich, Coordinator of Astronomy Outreach at Hofstra University. The Astronomy Festival on the National Mall featured solar, optical, and radio telescope observations of the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn; hands-on activities, demonstrations, hand-outs, posters, banners, and videos; a planetarium show with a portable blow-up dome, speakers from scientific and educational organization, and a chance to mingle with astronomers.
I showed the moon, M13, M57 and some of my finished images to the public. The interest was huge. The National Parks department estimated between 8000-1000 visitors.
My favorite part of these events are the questions we get from kids. Their minds are so open. It seems as we learn more we tend to limit our imagination.
http://www.hofstra.edu/dcstars
https://www.dcstemnetwork.org/event/2016-astronomy-festival-national-mall/
https://www.facebook.com/events/172744813192934/
I was invited to this event to do live astrophotography and show the images on a projector by my friend Bob Moore who is one of the organizers. This free public stargazing was organized by Dr. Donald Lubowich, Coordinator of Astronomy Outreach at Hofstra University. The Astronomy Festival on the National Mall featured solar, optical, and radio telescope observations of the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn; hands-on activities, demonstrations, hand-outs, posters, banners, and videos; a planetarium show with a portable blow-up dome, speakers from scientific and educational organization, and a chance to mingle with astronomers.
I showed the moon, M13, M57 and some of my finished images to the public. The interest was huge. The National Parks department estimated between 8000-1000 visitors.
My favorite part of these events are the questions we get from kids. Their minds are so open. It seems as we learn more we tend to limit our imagination.
http://www.hofstra.edu/dcstars
https://www.dcstemnetwork.org/event/2016-astronomy-festival-national-mall/
https://www.facebook.com/events/172744813192934/
