Visit my interactive ESRI StoryMap here https://arcg.is/1XWSnX The map you see here is a map of Dark Sky Quality in Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Who in Texas can see the Milky Way from where they live? What areas are impacted by light pollution the most in our state? Questions like this can…
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It was a great day of education and collaboration at the 3rd Annual Dark Sky Conference in Fredericksburg organized by the Hill Country Alliance. My favorite part was seeing a sportsplex lighting demonstration from the IDA. Check out the before and after below of unshielded vs shielded light: Oh the glare! Sports lighting…
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Devon James Fry and I promoted the AlexMaasGhostTown event on KUTX Eklektikos this morning. I got to hug John Aeilli! BUY TICKETS HERE Join Alex and his band, along with NAME SAYERS and a/v party starters MESMERIZE for an unforgettable concert experience at a singular Texas venue. It’s ghost town, telescopes, science, and psych, all…
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Join Alex and his band, along with NAME SAYERS and a/v party starters MESMERIZE for an unforgettable concert experience at a singular Texas venue. It’s ghost town, telescopes, science, and psych, all happening at once. The J. Lorraine Ghost Town is a historic roadside attraction frontier town situated on 4.5 acres in Manor, Texas.…
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Reading “Cassandra and the Night Sky” to Austin ISD Patton Elementary’s 3rd, 4th and 5th graders was a great way to end the school year. Thank you to Patton Elementary’s librarian Mrs. Orenstein for hosting me. The students heard the story and learned about the summer constellations as well as what planets and other…
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