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Dogs in Space ***New Title***
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Dogs in Space, written by Nancy Coffelt, and create a post card from space.
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Repeats every Saturday in May
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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SAAM I Am -- Aaron Douglas
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Celebrate artist Aaron Douglas with a family day of soul and spirit. A reading of the book Shaky Bones, written by Pamela Dell, sets the tone for an afternoon of activities reminiscent of the Harlem Renaissance. A puppet show entitled Can You Spell Harlem? and a performance by the Morgan State University Choir provide inspiration while working on a community mural craft project.
Free
Related Exhibition: Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Tuesday, May 13
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 14-17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Note: Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Wednesday, May 14
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 15-17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Thursday, May 15
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the Museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 16-17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Adversity, Adventure, and the 90th Anniversary of Airmail
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The first scheduled airmail flights took off 90 years ago today -- on May 15, 1918 -- from New York and Washington, DC. Celebrate this anniversary and the museum's 15th anniversary. Hear about the adventures of early pilots, explore the airplanes on display, and learn navigational techniques to plot your flight plan.
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Friday, May 16
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Saturday, May 17
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Why Explore? ***Cancelled***
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
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Repeats every Saturday in May
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Last day
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Tuesday, May 20
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Sketching: Draw and Discover -- Botanical Illustration
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Today, learn to draw from life with Alice Tangerini (Natural History Museum botanical illustrator). Note: Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats 3rd Tuesday of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Saturday, May 24
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Why Explore?
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
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Repeats Saturday, May 31
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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Sumi-e Ink
Spring Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Local artist Jamaliah Morais demonstrates the tools and freestyle techniques used in sumi-e ink brush painting based on the style of Chiura Obata, as seen in the related exhibition. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Note: Reservations required by May 16; call 202-633-8490 or e-mail saamprograms@si.edu.
$50 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Related Exhibition: Obata's Yosemite
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Tuesday, May 27
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Thursday, May 29
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Beading
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer Kathleen Manning provides an introduction to jewelry making, including beading, tool handling, and wire working. Participants will have the opportunity to construct multiple projects from beaded necklaces to wire rings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$35 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Repeats May 31
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Friday, May 30
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Victory Mail
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During World War II, letters to and from American armed forces overseas got a lot smaller: they were "miniaturized" onto microfilm and developed on location. Come learn how this Victory Mail (V-Mail for short) boosted morale and lightened cargo loads. Follow a V-Mail letter from start to finish, pilot a paper plane, and learn about life during World War II. This is a great opportunity to share family memories across generations.
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Related Exhibition: Victory Mail
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Saturday, May 31
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Why Explore?
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
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Last day
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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Facing History: Be the Artist
Youth Art Studios |
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(ages 5-10 or 10-14, accompanied by an adult; see times for different age groups) In this two-hour art class, participants are given a guided tour of Kehinde Wiley's artwork to better understand his paintings before creating self-portraits based on the main ideas from his work.
Free, but space limited; to register, call 202-633-8501
Last program
Related Exhibition: RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: 1st Floor (Room E151), Education Center
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Beading
Spring Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer Kathleen Manning provides an introduction to jewelry making, including beading, tool handling, and wire working. Participants will have the opportunity to construct multiple projects from beaded necklaces to wire rings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$35 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Last day
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Saturday, June 7
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Garden Fest 2008: Sharing Secrets
2nd Annual Garden Fest |
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We must confess - secrets are no fun unless you tell someone! Did you know that each garden at the Smithsonian is unique to the museum it surrounds? Smithsonian Horticulture Services Division staff want to share with you and your family what they're planting and why. Learn the uses of native plants, see through the eyes of a butterfly, and answer that mysterious question, "Is that a fruit or a vegetable?" Dig up soil secrets and get your hands dirty designing a hanging basket. Help us decode insect messages, uncover the meaning of the lotus, and connect color to fabric. Have a plant secret of your own? Be prepared to share it at Garden Fest 2008.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Enid A. Haupt Garden, south side of the Smithsonian Castle
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
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• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats one day each month through November
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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Reach for the Sky: Become a Pilot!
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Outside, check out over 50 visiting vintage aircraft -- from recreational, to military, and to homebuilt -- and talk to pilots to find out what skills you need to fly. Inside, test your piloting skills in flight simulators, meet model airplane experts, hear a variety of guest speakers, and enjoy performances by the U.S. Air Force band Airmen of Note.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outdoors (rain or shine) and throughout the museum
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Trains!
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Celebrate mail by rail in this annual event! Toot your own train whistle, sort railway mail, read adventure stories, explore transportation stamps, and more. Local railroad clubs showcase their model railways and a representative from the Railway Mail Service Library shares expertise and resources.
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Wednesday, June 18
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Sculptural Paper Jewelry
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer and artist Dana Ayanna Greaves leads participants through the process of creating sculptural paper jewelry, including a brooch and earrings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$30 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Repeats June 22
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Sunday, June 22
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Sculptural Paper Jewelry
Summer Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer and artist Dana Ayanna Greaves leads participants through the process of creating sculptural paper jewelry, including a brooch and earrings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$30 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Last day
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Saturday, June 28
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Postcard Art Connection
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One little postcard can say a lot. Design a postcard with your message of friendship, travel, and creativity and mail it to the museum before this June program to participate in a "mail art" display. On the day of the program, everyone is welcome to come see the display and be inspired to create mail art. Mail your postcard art to:
Postcard Art Connection
National Postal Museum
PO Box 37012, MRC 570
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats one day each month through November
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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Saturday, August 23
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats one day each month through November
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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Saturday, September 27
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats one day each month through November
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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Saturday, October 25
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats November 22
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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Saturday, November 22
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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