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Saturday June 27th
Join the Science Center for a Hurrican Expo and Open House Day. The Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center will provide an overview of their plan, Bay News 9 will have one of their meterologists on site talking about hurricanes and applicable weather conditions. The St. Petersburg fire department personnel / rescue will be on site with a fire truck. The Red Cross and the SPCA will be on hand to advise on pet preparedness and shelter information. Applicable vendors will also be on hand with survival and preparedness products.
The Center will be open for planetarium shows, marine science exhibits, robotics, weather experiments and much, much more!
Be sure to join us for a day of activity!
Saturday August 1
Join the Science Center and the St. Petersburg Astronomy Club on August 1, 2009 to observe the moon, Saturn, and other celestial bodies in celebration of the Apollo 11 lunar landing 40 years ago. Professor Darryl Schrader of St. Petersburg College will be lecturing on lunar astronomy and cosmology. This date was selected to coincide with the best viewing of the full moon.
A major feature of this event will be to collect student’s (and family) names to be included on a microchip that NASA will send to Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch in 2011. Participants will truly be part of Mars history. A certificate will be provided to the registrants.
As part of our monthly Sci-fi and Sky event, we will also be featuring the film “Apollo 13” in our rear courtyard. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs! In efforts to further the exposure to astronomy, science, and technology, planetarium shows will be shown until 9:00 pm.
5:00pm – 9:00pm: Planetarium Shows ("Summer Colors" - Constellations of the summer night sky)
7:15pm – 8:30pm: Professor Schrader’s lecture
8:45pm – 10:45pm: Telescopes and Observatory viewing
8:45pm – 10:45pm: Movie viewing of “Apollo 13"
Food vendors will be there to provide food for purchase between 6:00 pm and 9:00pm.
Reservations needed for planetarium shows. General RSVPs appreciated for event planning. For additional information, please call
(727)384-0027 ext.223 or email scenter5@tampabay.rr.com.
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