Oct 07 2009
Star Party at the White House - Tonight!
Astronomy happenings for the week include an astronomical gathering at the White House this evening. President Obama will host a ‘star party’ for middle school students on the South Lawn of the White House. Selected guest astronomers will be on hand to show the guests the moons of Jupiter and a bright Iridium flare, which is about all you can see the from light polluted skies of Washington D. C. It is hoped that these guests will be inspired to show and interest in astronomy and visit a dark sky observatory or study further in the field of Astronomy.
A planned lunar impact is coming up on this Friday when NASA will send its LCROSS spacecraft and its booster rocket crashing into the surface of the moon. Further details available on NASA at www.nasa.gov, and the event will be televised on NASA TV.
