What a fun time at Wimberley Public Library yesterday! We learned about the upcoming total solar eclipse, what we can see from our area and made pinhole projectors to indirectly view the sun. Kids got to hear “Cassandra and the Night Sky” and see what constellations are up at night during the summer with Stellarium.…
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Another wonderful time reading “Cassandra and the Night Sky” at the Sunset Valley Barnes and Noble. We learned about the upcoming solar eclipse and what constellations we can see in the summer sky. My favorite part was that one girls was wearing a princess dress. Little did she know that the main character of the…
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I had the chance to speak at the Austin Astronomical Society Meeting in June at St. Stephen’s Episcopal. It was great to share the lessons and activities we do here at Starry Sky Austin with them. I asked everyone, “What inspired you to love space and astronomy?” What a great experience to hear everyone’s responses.…
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I spoke to the Hill Country Astronomers last night to share the work I have been doing with Starry Sky Austin and about the book. It was so nice meeting them. They do a lot of outreach in the Fredericksburg area, have helped Llano State Park with their Dark Sky certification as well as Enchanted…
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I will be traveling to Chile with the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program in June! Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and National Radio Astronomy Observatory, a group of educators are chosen to travel to Chile, visit several major research observatories, learn about what they do and bring back what they learned to…
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Come this Sunday to the Book People and hear what inspired Cassandra and the Night Sky and how you can learn more about astronomy around Austin! http://www.bookpeople.com/event/amy-jackson-cassandra-and-night-sky
The Pleiades Cluster is seen from fall to spring. Most people see 6 to 7 bright stars in a tight bunch. Some think they look like a little dipper, and so it gets mistaken for Ursa Minor-our little dipper-often. The Pleiades are a group of over 2,000 stars, all born from the same cloud of…
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Imagine yourself living many, many years ago in a time when there was no electricity. When night fell, you did not have electrical power to light up your home like we do today. Imagine yourself cooking on an open fire outside, and when the fire went out, you looked up to the sky, and saw bright shining…
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Come to the Texas Night Sky Festival Saturday, March 18th. Entry is free! Come experience the educational booths with hands-on activities, two inflatable planetariums, speakers, music, food, a silent auction and displays of poetry contest and art contest winners from around the area. When night fall, observe the stars with the Austin Astronomical Society. …
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