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


Mars Odyssey launch coverage and Mars rover display



Planet mural by visitors


Beginning of the 10 meter solar system walkaround the plantarium


Part of space exploration display


Moon poster


Mars posters