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 [...]
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OMSI Star Party – Perseid Meteor Shower Watch August 12, 2011
August 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Astronomy, OMSI
Perseid Meteor Shower – OMSI Star Party in Oregon – August 12, 2010
August 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Astronomy, OMSI, Science, STEM
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is getting ready for its largest star party of the year on Thursday, August 12! Stargazers will be meeting at both Rooster Rock State Park and Stub Stewart State Park at 9 p.m. to watch and enjoy the wonder of the Perseid Meteor Shower. August brings one of [...]
Perseid Meteor Shower – OMSI Star Party in Oregon – August 12, 2010
August 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Astronomy, OMSI, Science, STEM
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is getting ready for its largest star party of the year on Thursday, August 12! Stargazers will be meeting at both Rooster Rock State Park and Stub Stewart State Park at 9 p.m. to watch and enjoy the wonder of the Perseid Meteor Shower. August brings one of [...]
Watch the Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight – August 11-12, 2009
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, Cool Science, Science
Starting this evening and running through the early hours of tomorrow morning, the 2009 Perseid meteor shower should put on quite a show. The peak of the shower is expected on August 12th at around 8:00 a.m. PDT (15.00 hours UT) but meteors should also be visible on the evening of August 11 (Tuesday). Although [...]
Meteorite Lecture at the OMSI Kendall Planetarium – August 8, 2009
August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, Cool Science, OMSI, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities, Teacher Opportunities
The Sky is Falling: Meteorites, Fireballs and their Impact August 8 —1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Free for Members / $5.75 for Nonmembers Join us on August 8 as Dick Pugh, Field Scientist with Portland State University’s Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory speaks from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in OMSI’s Kendall Planetarium. Learn about the different [...]