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Celebrate Astronomy Day May 15

Astronomy Day 2010 comes to Sturgeon Bay on May 15. The Door Peninsula Astronomical Society wants to use this day to share the Astronomy Campus at Crossroads at Big Creek, which includes the Leif Everson Observatory, the Ray and Ruthie Stonecipher Astronomy Center and the StarGarden. On Astronomy Day, an exhibit tent will be added to the facilities.

Free family activities are scheduled from 1 – 4 pm, and thanks to a grant from the Raibrook Foundation, DPAS is able to bring back the popular space educator, Jason Marcks. (Yes, he’s the guy who made ice cream using liquid nitrogen last time he was at Crossroads.)

In the Stonecipher Astronomy Center, free planetarium shows will begin at the 1, 2 and 3 pm and in the StarGarden, telescopes with special filters will enable participants to view the sun without damaging their eyes.

At 7 pm, Professor Ray Stonecipher presents “The 20th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope” using the most recent, dazzling images from this famous research instrument at the Collins Learning Center. Following the presentation, if the sky is clear, members of the astronomical society invite the community to join them at the Leif Everson Observatory and StarGarden for an evening of sky viewing.

The Astronomy Campus at Crossroads is reached by the Utah Street Entrance. For more information visit http://www.doorastronomy.org or http://www.crossroadsatbigcreek.org.