Science Olympiad Reach for the Stars Help Sessions
At Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory
M1 (Crab Nebula) - Nebula (infrared, optical, radio, and
X-ray images
The Senior High School Division C (Reach
for the Stars) help session will be on Sunday, February 17th, 2019,
1:00 to 3:00 PM at Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory. Drivers should be at Mt. Cuba Observatory by
2:30 pm to pick up their students. We
need people to email Scott Jackson (jacksixastro@gmail.com)
or call the observatory (654-6407) to let him know if they are coming. The help file for this session can be
downloaded, when available, from this link. The help file is a PDF file and it requires
the free Acrobat Reader application.
The Junior High Division B (Solar System)
help session will be on Sunday, March 3rd, 2019, 1:00 to 3:00 PM at
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory.
Drivers should be at Mt. Cuba Observatory by 2:30 pm to pick up their
students. We need people to email Scott
Jackson (jacksixastro@gmail.com) or
call the observatory (654-6407) to let him know if they are coming. The help file for this session can be
downloaded, when available, from this link. The help file
is a PDF file and it requires the free Acrobat
Reader application.
The Division A help session for
the Science Olympiad Astronomy event that was scheduled for Sunday, March 31st,
2019, at 1 pm at Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory has been cancelled. The help file for this session can be downloaded, when
available, from this link. The help file is a PDF file and it requires
the free Acrobat Reader application.
Please consider using free planetarium
software for your laptop to practice finding the require objects on the list
provided in the rules. Good free
software is available at Stellarium which can be
found at http://stellarium.org/ .
And one more reminder. The room at the competition will be DARK and
the students will need a red flashlight.
A normal flash light with red plastic over the light works great and is
very inexpensive. Students have brought red laser pointers to the competition
in the past. Red laser pointers DO NOT
WORK and will cause eye damage!!!!!
Please do not get lost getting to the
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory. It is
NOT Mount Cuba Center as most GPSs would lead you to believe. For your GPS use 1610 Hillside Mill Road.
Send Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory E-mail to KimGreenMCAO@gmail.com
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Last revised: September 3, 2019