President Obama Presents a
Night of Astronomy - October
07, 2009
President Obama
kicked off Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House.
Some 150 middle school students from the Washington area got to
learn more about their universe using more than 20 telescopes
provided by NASA and other organizations.
They observed
Jupiter, the moon and selected stars. Other activities included
science presentations with samples of meteorites and moon rocks.
NASA's Museum Alliance, a consortium of museums, science centers
and planetariums conducted activities worldwide to coincide with
the White House event. Astronomy Night helped note the
International Year of Astronomy, a global celebration of
contributions to society and culture in the 400 years since
Galileo first used a telescope.
