OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE


Friday, December 4, 2009 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm

FREE for families and students of all ages!

SPECIAL HOLIDAY THEME!  Have a mug of cider or hot chocolate with us!

Includes telescope observing, hands-on demos, and a short talk.

We ask all guests attending the open house to take advantage of the free charter bus service that will run every 15 minutes from the Brayton Fire Training Center.  Please park in Lot #1 at the Brayton Fire Center, see Maps for directions to the Brayton Fire Center and a Detailed Map of the Parking Lot location.  The first bus will leave from the Brayton Fire Center at 7:25 PM and the last bus will leave the observatory at 9:30 PM.


BraytonLocation.pdf           BraytonDetailedMap.jpg    





FROM THE EARTH TO THE UNIVERSE

See this new exhibit at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History!

November 9 till January 30








TEACHER RESOURCES


INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009 WEBSITE

Visit the International Year of Astronomy 2009 website for information

and astronomy curriculum ideas such as “the Cosmic Diary” or

“the Galileoscope” and additional Teacher Resources.



IYA INAUGURATION:

Dr. Lucas Macri and Mr. Don Carona

help at the inauguration in Puerto Rico.






ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY











MCDONALD OBSERVATORY LECTURE SERIES

For more information regarding Texas A&M University Astrophysics outreach, contact Outreach Coordinator Dr. Keely Finkelstein at (979) 862-2105 or by email keelyf@physics.tamu.edu

OUTREACH

Astronomy Group

4242 TAMU

College Station, TX  77843-4242

Ph: (979) 845 7717