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Name of Event: |
Cub Scout stargazing |
Club: |
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Name of Primary Presenter or
Organizer from This Club: |
Pete Peterson |
Presenter's Profession: |
small business owner |
Event Type: |
Star Party(Astronomy night): School/Public/Other group |
Name of Group the
Event was for: |
A cub scout den from Bristol RI |
Event Date: |
21-Jan-2009
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Length of Event: |
45 minutes |
Event Location: |
Barrington, RI 02806 |
Facility Type: |
Museum/planetarium/observatory |
Facility Name: |
Wishing Star Observatory |
Number of your club members participating as presenters:
1 |
Toolkit/Activities Used: |
Other NSN Resources or IYA Event (Telecons, Astronomy Resources Download, etc)
- Other NSN Resources
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Total Number of Visitors or Audience Members: 12
What materials (and how many) were handed out at the event, if any?
I used material from Night Sky's Passport Through Time program - one of the first kits put out and one of the best. A listing of objects viewed was given to the six adults so that they might discuss the viewing with their boy.
Comments or interesting anecdotes about the event:
I was asked to do this viewing by a friend of my son who has a cub scout den in the nearby town of Bristol RI. 6 eight year old cub scouts and 6 fathers turned up. It was only 20°F last night, and we all crammed into the observatory for shelter. We started by viewing Venus through cloud but had clear sky for 4 Vega, M31, M35 and M37. At that point the kids succumb to restlessness and the 20° temperature.
Feedback from the den leader - he quoted his son as saying "that was the best thing we have done with the Cub Scouts yet" and added that the Cubs had done lots of cool stuff!
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