2010 Tanglewood Parade to feature astronomy events

13 February 2010

As part of the Tanglewood on Parade activities on 3 August  2010, special guest Dr. Donald Lubowich, from Hofstra University’s Astronomy Outreach Program, will offer stargazing for adults and children with telescope observations of the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, star clusters, and nebulae. There will also be exhibits on the science of music, the sounds of the Sun, and the musical compositions of Galileo’s father.

Mike Francis, a Galileo impersonator, will also be there. Dr. Lubowich will be performing acoustics demonstrations, and explaining the Doppler effect with a hand-held radar gun.

For more information about the 2010 Tanglewood Season, please visit: http://www.bso.org/bso/index.jsp?id=bcat5240070


Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI



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