Group Presentations
Plan Your School’s Space Science Day!

STARGAZING PROGRAMS – Grades K – 12 (2 hours)
Planets, billions of stars, and galaxies all brought to you with our telescopes. These are outdoor nighttime programs that are fun, exciting, and educational. Every program is customized for your group. We present slide programs about the moon, stars, planets, and constellations, mixed with folklore of the night sky, with information on up-coming sky events to watch for. Then view the wonders of the universe through our telescopes (the moon, planets, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies). We encourage participants to bring their binoculars or telescope and learn how to better use them.

SOLAR VIEWING – Grades 3 – 12 (2 hours)
No need for sunglasses here, take advantage of this special opportunity to observe and learn about our “Home Star – The Sun” using Special, Safe, Professional Solar white light and H-alpha filters. Learn about the Sun, its structure and evolution, the solar cycles and their effect on Earth. Then observe the sun; see sunspots, solar flares, prominences, and other solar features.

PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS – All Grades (45 minutes – 1 hour)
Bring the universe into your school or classroom. Planetarium programs are presented using the StarLab portable planetarium. All programs are grade level appropriate and customized for your group. Small Dome accomodates 25 – 30 people per program, Large Dome accomodates 75 – 80 people per program. The Standard Dome needs a room with a clear 25′ by 25′ area and a ceiling height of 12′ free of any low hanging fixtures. The Giant Dome needs a room with a clear 30′ by 30′ area and a ceiling height of 15′ free of any low hanging fixtures.

These Planetarium Programs and more are available: Stories of the Night Sky; The Constellations; Discovering the Solar System; Greek Mythology in the Sky; Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids; The Seasons; The Stars; This Month in the Sky; Native American Sky Lore; Exploring Deep Space. Special program topics are available upon request.

WEIRD SCIENCE – SPACE (75 student maximum) Grades 4 – 6
Explore the mystical arts of physics, chemistry, and other sciences. Dr. Hyper Golic leads students on a madcap adventure down science lane focusing on the amazing possibilities of science through humor, storytelling, and audience participation experiments. Weird Science is geared toward 4 – 6th grade students.

Stargazing, Solar Viewing, and Planetarium Programs presented by Tony and Carole LaConte of Stargazing For Everyone.