I have written a children’s book about the night sky. Please read on to hear about the book and how you can help bring this story to the world! “Cassandra and the Night Sky” is about a brave girl who grows up in a land without stars. She stumbles upon the night sky, thought to be…
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We will be able to see Mercury pass across the face of the Sun between 4am and noon on Monday, May 9th. There are about 13 transits of Mercury every 100 years. Mercury is one of the two planets we can see transits of, the other being Venus. Whey can’t we see transits of the other planets?…
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It was a “sun-filled” day 😉 at the Boy Scout Lone Star Council STEM-bo-ree Saturday. We looked at the Sun and had the chance to catch a big ‘ole sunspot! We learned about the upcoming transit of Mercury and how big Mercury would be if we shrunk…
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Joseph and I had a lot of fun with the students and community from the Meridian School Science Saturday event. We brought our set up for designing and testing out proper light shielding to prevent light pollution and save our night sky and an activity called “Pocket Sized Solar System” from Project Astro. The best part…
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