Southern Maryland Astronomical Society
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Articles: Celebrate Spring 2013 Astronomy Day and Junior Ranger Day! Celebrate Spring 2013 Astronomy Day and Junior Ranger Day!Saturday, April 20, 2013 The Southern Maryland Astronomical Society (SMAS) and the Thomas Stone National Historic Site invite you to celebrate Astronomy Day and Junior Ranger Day at a FREE All Day Event! Thomas Stone National Historic Site 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM Some activities are weather permitting only. See Weather Notes below. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Junior Ranger Day Activities *Join park staff for Junior Ranger activities covering both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and bring your GPS to go geocaching. Earn a badge, certificate and special goodies for completing the various activities. *Haberdeventure Mansion House Tours - Explore life in Colonial America, as you visit Thomas Stone's house with its period furnishings. Tours will be offered on the hour and half-hour starting at 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM. 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM - Astronomy Day Activities Beginning at 3:00 PM - Safe Solar Observing *Use a variety of special telescopes to safely observe sunspots and solar prominences in the field adjacent to the Visitor Center. And Back by Popular Demand: You can walk a large scale model of the solar system for distance! Beginning at 9:00 PM - Evening Star Party *Observe the Moon, planets and stars with a variety of astronomical equipment in the field adjacent to the Visitor Center. Additional DisplayInside the Visitor Center Gallery, you can see a Photography Exhibit called "Every Tree Tells a Story." Presented by The Cultural Landscape Foundation and American Photo, it features the work of nationally acclaimed photographers. For more information, go to http://tclf.org/event/every-tree-tells-story-photography-exhibit-port-tobacco-md. Additional ActivityGeocaching! Hunt for a two stage puzzle multi cache that is part of the Captain John Smith Geotrail at Thomas Stone National Park Historic
Site. For more information, go to http://www.geocaching.com/seek/default.aspx and search with Postal Code 20677. Junior Ranger Day activities, including indoor and outdoor presentations and activities, are rain or shine. Astronomy Day activities, including daytime and evening outdoor observing and scale model, are weather permitting only. Please consult the homepage of this website on April 20 for the status of the outdoor observing and scale model, or call the Thomas Stone National Historic Site at 301-392-1776. *All activities, site entrance and parking are FREE! We hope to see you then!* Hosted by the National Park Service at the Thomas Stone National Historic Site: http://www.nps.gov/thst Astronomical equipment provided by the Southern Maryland Astronomical Society (SMAS): http://www.smas.us Additional Link: Online Junior Ranger ProgramIf you have any questions, please e-mail SMAS at: programcoordinator@smas.us Back to Top |
