ASTROFEST 2005 Saturday at Jordan Planetarium
Contact: Alan Davenport, 581-1341
Title: AstroFest 2005
Event Date & Time: October 8, 2005 – 2PM-11PM
Sponsor: University of Maine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and Penobscot Valley Star Gazers
Audience: Families, General Public
Admission: FREE
Location: Wingate Hall University of Maine
ORONO — ASTROFEST 2005, a free event presented by the University of Maine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and the Penobscot Valley Stargazers, is scheduled for Saturday Oct. 8 at UMaine. Activities begin at 2 p.m. and continue into the evening. Those who are interested in participating should go to the planetarium on the third floor of Wingate Hall. Directions and a full program of events will be available there.
Free Sky Tours offered at the Maynard Jordan Planetarium will offer a look at the splash of colors in the Crab Nebula, take visitors out under the night sky and see what deep space objects look like through binoculars and telescopes.
The amateur astronomers of the Penobscot Valley Star Gazers club will offer a telescope clinic at the Jordan Observatory through the day.
Other activities include a Phun with Physics demonstration show at the UMaine Physics Department, the Solar Walk through the solar system model, the 3D slide show of the planets, and activities for little hands to explore and discover interesting facts about the space and the sky. There will be free refreshments t at various locations throughout the tour.
The Maynard Jordan Observatory will also be open throughout the day for tours, and host a Star Party in the evening, with several telescopes open to curious observers. The Star Party lasts from 7 p.m.-11p.m if the sky is clear.
Visitors do not have to own a telescope to enjoy the telescope demonstrations. And some topics discussed at telescope talks will be the power and uses of a telescope, how to choose the best telescope for you, and how to shop for one. The club members will gladly offer advice to those who want to better understand their own instruments.
For more information, call 581-1341 or surf the Web to www.umainesky.com/astrofest.htm. Email info@umainesky.com
ASTROFEST 2005
Sponsored by
the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium
and the Penobscot Valley Star Gazers
Schedule of Activities and Events
SCHEDULE of EXPLORATION: