ASTRONOMY AND
SPACE DAY 2001
Statesboro Astronomy Club and Department of Physics
Georgia Southern University Planetarium
April 7, 2001
Lobby telescope and amateur astronomy display with
John and Jeff
Solarsystem lobby display
Lunar samples on loan from NASA, Apollo 11 display,
along with autographed
images by Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, and Alan Shepard on loan from the Lowder
family
Physics major, Joseph , helping kids make film cannister
baking powder rockets
Becky, Kim, and Dr. Ben Zellner
Kevin and Bill treating visitors to safe solar observing
outside
Tina, Jennifer, and Andrew making craters outside
Kim and Toni after their great STS-2001 presentation
!
Astronomers, Karen and Clayton Heller with Jenny
Physics major, Lisa, assisting visitors at an astronomy/space
activity table
John assisting visitors with calculating their weights
on other planets
Play areas for younger future astronomers and space
explorers with computer game,toys and big book to sit and read
Big solar system puzzle was fun to do!
Becky between star shows in the planetarium guarding
the lunar samples
Lunar display up close in the planetarium
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Mars Odyssey launch coverage and Mars rover display
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Planet mural by visitors
Beginning of the 10 meter solar system walkaround
the plantarium
Part of space exploration display
Moon poster
Mars posters