Please take this handout with you to the activities you attend; it contains important information about the evidence of attendance and the report you must write to receive maximum extra credit.
Please write neatly or type your report on 1 side of 8.5x11in paper, with your "evidence" of participation firmly stapled. Please remember that this is a report, not a "review", so stay focussed on what you observed and what you learned, not what you personally liked or disliked about these activities.
If you attend any event more than once, you can receive additional credit as long as you provide evidence of attendance and a report and for each visit.
The Sky Tonight planetarium show is held only on the first Wednesday evening every month at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Balboa Park.
Please arrive at 6:30pm in the lobby of the Science Center to buy your ticket ($10.50), which you must keep as proof of attendance. No admissions are allowed once the show starts promptly at 7pm. There is a café if you prefer to arrive early and have a meal there.
To receive extra credit, please type or
write a 1-page report describing what you learned from the show, and how it
related to what we have learned in class. Your ticket receipt must be stapled
to the front of your report.
Allow at least 45 mins travel time from Grossmont campus.
Take Highway 163 South to the Park Blvd exit, turn left (north) on Park Blvd.
Go through 2 traffic lights; you will pass the Science Center and Natural History museum on the left. Make a U-turn at the next light.
Either: park on Park Boulevard itself near the pedestrian bridge, and walk up a grassy slope to the Science Center, OR turn right just past the Science Center onto Space Theater Way, into a parking lot, then walk around to the front of the building, which is opposite a large fountain.
These
events are hosted for free by local amateur astronomy clubs, so please thank
the astronomers for their time and expertise. To receive credit, look through at least one telescope, and obtain the
following information on a piece of paper (such as this page):
Please attach this to a 1-page report giving:
Note: if it is raining or the entire sky is covered with thick clouds, it is likely that telescope viewing will be cancelled. (Welcome to astronomy, and try again next month!). Wear warm clothing, and do not use a flashlight, which can ruin your and others' night vision.
Monthly Stargazing in Balboa Park: 1st Wednesday each month (Feb 4, Mar 4, Apr 1, May 6) from 7 to 9pm:
outside on the Prado after the planetarium show (and free for everyone). You will also receive credit for participating in the free public telescope viewing after the planetarium show. (As you exit the Scence Center, turn left in front of the fountain and walk down some steps to the telescopes).
Websites: www.rhfleet.org - Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and www.sdaa.org - San Diego Astronomy Association.
Star Parties at Mission Trails: Fri Feb 13, Sat Feb 14, Sat Mar 7, Fri Mar 13, Fri Apr 10, Sat Apr 11, Fri May 8, and Sat May 16 (this date only: sunspots at 10am, stars at 7pm)
at the day-use parking lot of the Mission Trails Park Kumeyaay Lake Campground. However, this location has been unreliable in the past (i.e. if it is partly cloudy, there is a chance that no astronomers will show up).
Website: www.mtrp.org/events - Mission Trails Regional Park Events.
Star Parties at Mira Costa College: Fridays and Saturdays Feb 6/7, Mar 6/7, Apr 3/4, May 1/2 ~ 8-10pm
on the baseball field of Mira Costa College Oceanside campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside CA 92056. To make sure that a star party has not been cancelled, call (760) 757 2121 x6201 first.
Website: http://www.miracosta.edu/home/rfrench/astro/observing.