I also do talks, if the weather doesn't cooperate.
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
On Monday, April 29, 2019, 9:56:20 PM GMT, Mike Stark <mstark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
How does the fall look in terms of star gazing? We were kind of thinking about
running a star party in late September or early October to correspond with our
moon and stars portion of our curriculum.
From: Paul <pasha582@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 2:51 PM
To: sasbod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Emily Audet <eaudet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Mike Stark <mstark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [SAS-BOD] Fwd: Astronomy Question
Well that sounds like fun, and I live out that direction. I'm giving a talk to
a school in Sandpoint Saturday, May 11th, which will be perfect for beginning
astronomy (provided it is clear) because the moon it is a quarter moon that
night. The club's usual viewing site is at Fishtrap but I bet we could
relocate some of the alternate new moons (our "backup") star party night if we
decide we like your sky.
You might mention to your students that our club is donating a telescope to the
Cheney public library that may be available for their parents to check out.
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
On Monday, April 29, 2019, 7:16:06 PM GMT, Michael Finch
<michael.finch96@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Michael!
My name is Mike Stark and I am the principal at Cheney Middle School. I’ve
been talking for a number of years with one of my 8th grade Earth and Space
Science teachers about hosting a “Star/Planet Party” on an incredible piece of
property that our school district recently purchased. I was curious if the
Spokane Astronomical Society had any type of a program to help schools out with
this sort of thing.
The property is one of the highest points on the West Plains. It’s an old
military missile installation and I am sure we could pretty much eliminate all
ambient light on the top of the hill.
Could you let me know if you guys do anything like this, or can point me in the
direction of someone who does, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to
try and start something really neat for our 8th grade students.
Sincerely,
Mike
Mike Stark, Principal
Cheney Middle School
mstark@xxxxxxxxxxxx
(509) 559-4409
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