Author: amy

5 week course for ages 5-13 ends

What a great course we had!  By the end of it everyone was finding the planets all by themselves in the telescopes.  Everyone could pick out the major constellations, and towards the end we started having conversations about life on other planets and discussing theories about the formation of the solar system.  It was a…
Read more


May 2, 2012 0

ASTRO Camp! A camp that is truly out of this world!

 Austin Planetarium’s Astro Camp: The camp that is truly out of this world! Explore the Sun, Moon, planets and galaxy with lots of hands-on activities. Learn constellation stories and make up your own. Build a simple telescope. Take part in Astronaut activities. And every day spend time in the Austin Planetarium’s incredible Discovery Dome mobile planetarium…
Read more


April 7, 2012 0