Astronomy Day at the Montshire Museum of Science

Celebrate the long winter nights with a full day of celestial activities. Learn how to identify winter constellations, make a sundial or star chart to take home, and find out more about our closest star, the Sun. Here?s your chance to talk to an astronomer, measure your latitude, see sunspots, and hear ancient stories of the stars! Free with Museum admission.

10:30-12:00: Tom Estill from NASA leads a teacher workshop for K-12 educators.
11:00: Dan Milisavljevic talks about "A Day in the Life of an Astronomer." He?ll invite you to don 3-D glasses to visualize his research of massive exploding stars.
11:30: Playing with Light and Mirrors (Lab)
12:30: What's Up in Tonight's Sky
1:15: Make a Star Clock
1:45: Hunting for Planets (Lab)
2:30: Solar Observation and make a sundial
3:00: Magnets (Lab)
4:00: What's up in Tonight's Sky