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National Astronomy Day 2007, held this year Saturday, September 15, gives astronomy lovers a chance to share their passion with the astronomy-curious. Clubs, planetariums, observatories and museums will host public viewing events, telescope workshops, hands-on activities, and presentations to increase awareness about the profession and hobby.
Locally, the San Angelo Astronomy Association, will be hosting a public solar and lunar viewing session. Our free event will take place on Sept 15, from 10am to 4pm in the Best Buy parking lot on Sherwood Way.
Visitors will be able to look at the sun and moon through our telescopes (the ones aimed at the sun are filtered for safety). We will also have several hands-on activities for the children.Some of the Night Sky Network presentations are “Where Are We in the Universe?”, “Finding Planets Around Other Stars,” and “How Does a Telescope Work?”
We will be offering some handout information, including fact sheets on the sun and moon, and our local astronomy association. The Spciety of Physics Students at ASU will be offering nitrogen-frozen marshmallows dipped in chocolate.

For more information, contact Andy at 653-5438
or Ron at president@angeloastronomy.org.