[meteorite-list] Apollo 40th Anniversary Celebration at LPL

From: Richard Kowalski <damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:10:53 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <994040.41075.qm_at_web33908.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

For those who are in Tucson, or will be in the area on Saturday, The Lunar and Planetary Lab is hosting a 40th anniversary event in celebration.

Below is the release. Note that a number of list members will be on hand.

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Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081
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On July 18, from 2:00 to 8:00p.m., LPL will host a public celebration in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing. **
*Saturday's events are sponsored by the Space Imagery Center and organized by
Maria Schuchardt.*
The events schedule is posted and will be updated here: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/calendar.php?ID=254. The UA press release about this event is here: http://uanews.org/node/26314.
Apollo Moon Landing 40th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, 18 Jul 2009
2:00 pm ? 8:00 pm
Location: Kuiper Space Sciences Building, Room 308, 312, 330, atrium
Come help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Activities from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. include displays (including lunar meteorites), children?s activities, telescopes, solar viewing, 3D Apollo images, lectures, a NASA documentary of the flight of Apollo 15, liquid nitrogen ice cream, and more.
Lectures and Movie times
In the Mountains of the Moon, Kuiper 308, 2:00 to 2:50 p.m., 3:00 to 3:50 p.m., 4:00 to 4:50 p.m.
Shane Byrne (Assistant Professor), ?Origin and Geology of the Moon,? Kuiper 308, 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
James V. Scotti (LPL Senior Research Specialist),?Where did Neil Armstrong leave his backpack?? Kuiper 308, 6:00 to 6:50 p.m.
Robert G. Strom (Professor Emeritus), ?40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Lunar Landing,? Kuiper 308, 7:00 to 7:50 p.m.
Physics Factory for Kids, Kuiper 330, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
NOAO Astronomy Outreach for Kids, Kuiper 351, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
TAAA telescopes on the UA Mall for observing the Sun and a sliver of Moon from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Telescopes will remain available until 8:00 p.m. (weather permitting)
Available for question-and-answer:
Shane Byrne (Assistant Professor, PTYS/LPL)
Dolores Hill (LPL Senior Research Specialist)
Rik Hill (LPL Senior Research Specialist)
Professor (Emeritus) Spencer R. Titley (Dept. of Geosciences)
Ewen Whitaker (LPL, retired)
Parking is FREE in the Cherry Avenue Garage and all surface lots.
Participating organizations:
Aerolite Meteorites
Astronomy magazine
Flandrau: The UA Science Center
GraphiXadventure
The Hupe Collection
International Dark-Sky Association
Jack Schrader
Frank Lopez (Stellar Vision)
Mike Farmer Meteorites
NOAO: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Physics Factory
SEDS: Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Shauna Russell
The University of Arizona Museum of Art
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association
Tucson Space Society
Robert Ward
White Eagle Aerospace
Sponsored by: The Arizona Daily Star 
      

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