Offer Astronomy Workshop May 15 At Hobbs Park

— The Hobbs State Park Conservation Area is offering a hands-on Astronomy/ Solar System Workshop, Saturday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m. Participants will build full-scale working models of the telescope used by Galileo 400 years ago, learn scientific investigation principles by doing science experiments and discover patterns in the night sky in the EMPACTS traveling planetarium.

If weather permits, participants will use their telescopes to view Saturn and Mars. Each participant(or team) will take home their high-quality Galileo optical telescope, a NASA Solar System and Astronomy Workshop Completion Certificate, Solar System Lithographs, posters and postcards.

Cost for the workshop is $35 per team or per telescope. Teams may include teacher/ student, parent/child, two students/adults or single individuals desiring their own telescope. Suggested age is 10 and up. Workshop space is limited. Contact Hobbs State Park, 1-479-789-5000, to reserve your spot.

News, Pages 3 on 05/05/2010