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Star Party on City of Austin’s Water Quality Protection Lands

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August 10, 2019 0

Star Party at Lucky Arrow Ranch

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July 31, 2019 0

Dark Sky Quality of Texas

    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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June 12, 2019 0

3rd Annual Dark Sky Conference in Fredericksburg

  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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June 11, 2019 0

John Aielli Eklektikos Radio Spot

  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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June 10, 2019 0

Psychedelic Rock and Astronomy… They’re Both Far Out

  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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June 5, 2019 0

Patton Elementary Author Visit

  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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June 5, 2019 0

5th Graders at Spicewood Elementary Teach About Light Pollution

      What an inspiring day it was at Spicewood Elementary’s 5th Grade Exhibition. I had the opportunity to mentor these wonderful 5th grade girls this past spring and help them with their 5th grade exhibition project. For their project, they chose to focus on light pollution. Spicewood Elementary is an International Baccalaureate school…
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May 6, 2019 0

Texas Library Association Conference

  Our first year exhibiting at the Texas Library Association Conference here in Austin, TX. We had the chance to meet a lot of local school librarians and public librarians all over Texas. This summer’s theme for libraries is “A Universe of Learning”, so it felt like ‘Cassandra and the Night Sky’ fit in nicely.…
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May 6, 2019 0