Month: March 2019

Volunteer at the Texas Night Sky Festival

  TNSF Volunteer Call Reach for the Stars with Us in March  The Texas Night Sky Festival® is back! Mark your calendars now to attend. Sign up early and often to volunteer. Friday, March 29: Setup from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, March 30: Main Festival Noon to 11:00 p.m. (Volunteer slots from 7:00…
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March 5, 2019 0

Rate the Brightness of Your Night Sky and Help Stop Light Pollution

Join humans all over the planet this month and measure the brightness of your night sky! This is a fun activity to do with your family and friends. You learn constellations at the same time. Visit Globe at Night: https://www.globeatnight.org/5-steps.php, go outside and join other citizen scientists in collecting much needed data to help support scientists…
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March 2, 2019 0

Dark Sky Education at Spicewood Elementary School, Round Rock ISD

    Last week I had the opportunity to speak to the 5th grade at Spicewood Elementary in Round Rock ISD as part of their “Action Speaks” series as well as the kindergarten as part of their curriculum about Earth and space. Spicewood is a project based learning school and also a pre-IB school, and…
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March 1, 2019 0