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1 Jerry and Corinne Shaw ASU, Nov. 21, 2014

2 Arizona Space Grant Consortium Affiliates Meeting Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science/Technology Building Arizona State University – Tom Sharp Northern Arizona University – Nadine Barlow Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Gary Yale/Ron Madler University of Arizona – Chandra Holifield Collins AFFILIATES Arizona Near Space Research – Jack Crabtree South Mountain Community College – Tim Frank Glendale Community College – William Stein Mt. Lemmon Sky Center – Alan Strauss Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium – Bill Plant Biosphere 2 – Bill Plant Prescott Astronomy Club - Jerry & Corinne Shaw Hungry Planets – Mike Munday Tohono O’odham Community College – Casey Kahn-Thornbrugh Dine College – Ivan Rivera-Torres Rincon Research – Mike Parker Iridium Satellite – Joel Rademacher Orbital Sciences - Krzysztof Pennar

3 Arizona Space Grant Consortium Affiliates Meeting Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science/Technology Building GOAL – Engage prominent and diverse partners to lead high quality education, research and outreach programs that provide Arizonans opportunities to learn about and engage in NASA’s mission and research, while benefitting our state’s research enterprise and educating America’s future STEM workforce.

4 Sci-Tech – Prescott 150th Celebration Partners: Prescott Children’s Museum Alliance, Inc. and STEM-A The Prescott Astronomy Club Participated in the New West Section of the celebration

5 Sci-Tech Sci-Tech – Prescott 150th Celebration Viewing the Sun through a variety of media

6 International SUN-Day Solarastronomy.org Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project Celebrating our closest star

7 International SUN-Day NASA NightSky Education kits

8 Great Outdoors Watson Lake

9 How much do you weigh on other planets? Moon globe

10 Great Outdoors Watson Lake Club members provided telescopes for solar viewing and a night star party

11 Club-Scheduled Public Star Party Locations - Prescott and Prescott Valley

12 Highland Center Talk & Star Party Programs begin with an educational presentation, followed by a night star party

13 Outreach to Local Schools The NASA NightSky kits are mainly used with elementary, middle, and high school students; presentations average 1,000 students hours per year. Kits with the most use: Our Magnetic Sun, Telescopes, Life in the Universe, Comet Making and Solar Systems. Telescopes as Time Machines also presented yearly at the Grand Canyon Star Party. Marilyn Unruh, PAC

14 Community-Requested Night Star Parties Community star parties typically begin with an educational presentation, followed by a night star party

15 Lowell Observatory PAC member Bill McDonald participates in an average of 30 star parties annually

16 3 rd Thursday Talks Public outreach co-sponsored with the Prescott Library Partners: NASA OSIRIS-Rex, Catalina Sky Survey, Meteor Crater, ERAU, Lowell Observatory, NAU, USGS, Vatican Observatory Foundation Dr. Nadine Barlow, NAU “Impact Craters on Mars” Dr. Ken Herkenhoff, USGS ”Mars Rovers”

17 Meteor Crater Tour & Public Star Party Club members conduct public star party before night tour of Meteor Crater

18 Meteor Crater Tour at Night

19 Stars over Meteor Crater

20 Meteor Crater by Moon light

21 Meteor Crater

22 The Discovery Channel Telescope Tour

23 The Discovery Channel Telescope Club members look at primary mirror

24 The Discovery Channel Telescope

25 Lowell Observatory, Clark Telescope Restoration Club members tour the restoration work being done on the Clark Telescope

26 Lowell Observatory, Clark Telescope Restoration

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28 Arizona Space Grant Consortium Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science/Technology Building

29 Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science/Technology The Interdisciplinary Science/Technology building is truly amazing

30 Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science/Technology

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32 Arizona Space Grant Consortium Affiliates Meeting Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science/Technology Building Arizona State University – Tom Sharp Northern Arizona University – Nadine Barlow Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Gary Yale/Ron Madler University of Arizona – Chandra Holifield Collins AFFILIATES Arizona Near Space Research – Jack Crabtree South Mountain Community College – Tim Frank Glendale Community College – William Stein Mt. Lemmon Sky Center – Alan Strauss Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium – Bill Plant Biosphere 2 – Bill Plant Prescott Astronomy Club - Jerry & Corinne Shaw Hungry Planets – Mike Munday Tohono O’odham Community College – Casey Kahn-Thornbrugh Dine College – Ivan Rivera-Torres Rincon Research – Mike Parker Iridium Satellite – Joel Rademacher Orbital Sciences - Krzysztof Pennar - - Krzysztof looked through a telescope at a star party given by an astronomy club and found his passion for astronomy and science

33 You“WOW” You are the “WOW” Factor Thank You !! Our role is to share expertise and passion for astronomy to inspire future scientists

34 From the Hubble Telescope


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