(From our friends at OMSI) OMSI Star Party: Summer Solstice Celebration June 30, 9:30 pm at Rooster Rock State Park or L.L. Stub Stewart State Park Cost: Free with $5 parking per vehicle fee Astronomers will celebrate the beginning of summer with a free Star Party! Join us at Rooster Rock State Park and L.L. [...]
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Free OMSI Star Party – Portland, OR Area – June 30, 2012
June 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Astronomy, K-12, OMSI, Science, STEM
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Summer Solstice and the Reason for the Seasons – June 20, 2012
June 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, OMSI, Science, STEM
(from our friends at OMSI) For the Pacific Time Zone, summer officially begins with the summer solstice on Wednesday, June 20 at 4:09 p.m. PDT. The earth is tilted so that the north pole is at its closest point with the sun. (Yet, the earth will be at its farthest distance from the sun, called aphelion, on July [...]
Transit of Venus Event – June 5, 2012 at OMSI in Portland, OR
May 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Astronomy, Cool Science, OMSI, Science, STEM
CELESTIAL EVENT OF A LIFETIME Rare transit of Venus viewing: June 5, 2012 from 3‐9 p.m. at OMSI Portland, OR (May 29, 2012) The last to occur in our lifetime, a rare celestial event called a transit of Venus is set to transpire on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry [...]
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OMSI Star Party – Perseid Meteor Shower Watch August 12, 2011
August 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Astronomy, OMSI
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is getting ready for its largest star party of the year on Friday, August 12, the Perseid Meteor Shower Watch! Hundreds of star lovers from across the Pacific Northwest will be meeting at both Rooster Rock State Park and Stub Stewart State Park at 9 p.m. to [...]
Earth From Space Student Internships at OMSI in Portland, OR
July 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Higher Education, Internships, OMSI, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities
STUDENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OMSI is seeking college interns to develop and present compelling demonstrations using spherical display systems (Science on a Sphere, Magic Planet) that make NASA datasets and research processes accessible to the public. The demonstrations should frame NASA data to tell interesting stories in a visually engaging setting that demonstrate how NASA satellite [...]
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