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Skynet Telescope Network Featured in February
and support funding for Yerkes Education Outreach programs. On Friday evening February 24th, Yerkes will host the first of these events.
- Exciting Agenda includes:
- Looking through the 40 inch refractor, weather permitting.
- Robert E. Holmes will share the evolution of his telescope endeavors
from modest telescopes of his youth to his soon to be operational
homemade 50" telescope!
- Take home your own copy of the Sky and Telescope Dec. 2011 article about Bob's work.
- Showcase of Student and Teacher Imaging Projects. Especially work
done by our Yerkes HS students; and the students of our Yerkes teachers.
- Unveiling of the new web-based Skynet Kiosk at Yerkes. Participants may request an image from telescopes in Chile.
One More Sight - and Sound!
Winter in Wisconsin brings many joys and surprises. Pictured above are two skiers on the south lawn, enjoying the joyful part of winter.
Sometimes, the weather turns harsh. Listen here to the sounds of a different storm on February 10, 2012, as the winds whip through the Yerkes rotunda.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - Teacher Workshop
Workshop will be held at Yerkes Observatory from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Call them amateurs, hobbyists, or citizen scientists; they have always
been a part of research astronomy. With unmatched passion for the night
sky and its mysteries, patience and long-term dedication, they discover
supernovae and comets, track asteroids, and plot the light curves of
variable and binary stars. With advances in technology has come an
explosion of opportunities for participation and discovery.
Join the Stars at Yerkes Professional Learning Community for a day
celebrating the citizen scientist.
Cost for the workshop is $25.00 and registration is suggested. Registration includes CPDU's and lunch.
Click here for event agenda and registration.
Thanks to all who participated in asteroid hunting, lunar exploration, and other topics in astronomy during our 2010-2011 workshops.
Our calendar of events and opportunities is now posted in the Stars at Yerkes calendar
and on our Teacher Workshops page.
You can receive reminders via YOTeach or on Facebook.
Find us on Facebook at
Facebook.com/Stars at Yerkes
Click here for information about public evening Star Parties at Yerkes Observatory.
Yerkes Observatory also hosts Family Night Programs.
Click here for Family Night information and dates.
Please join us as we learn about the moon, stars, planets and more!
Recent News
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Citizen Science Saturday at Yerkes - February 25, 2012 Call them amateurs, hobbyists, or citizen scientists; they have always been a part of research astronomy. With unmatched passion for the night sky and its mysteries, patience and long-term ...
Posted Feb 17, 2012 1:29 PM by Margie Corp -
Asteroid 433 Eros This February, asteroid 433 Eros is visiting the Earth, passing "only" 70 times further than the Moon. Eros is the largest near-earth asteroid.Yerkes astronomers observed it on February ...
Posted Feb 16, 2012 6:32 PM by Marc Berthoud -
Stars at Yerkes Teachers Travel to SEEC Stars at Yerkes teachers Lynne Zielinski and Margie Corp traveled to Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas for the 18th annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) February 2 - 4, 2012 ...
Posted Feb 3, 2012 11:09 PM by Margie Corp -
S@Y at AAS 2012, Austin TX Once again, S@Y had an impressive presence at the American Astronomical Society Convention. See the whole story and pictures here. StarsAtYerkes was well represented once again at the AAS ...
Posted Jan 22, 2012 5:54 PM by Peggy Piper -
Miss Leavitt's Stars - January 21, 2012 Teacher Workshop - Register Now! Come join us on Saturday January 21, 2012 from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm for our next Stars at Yerkes teacher workshop. The workshop will be held at Yerkes ...
Posted Dec 21, 2011 7:15 AM by Margie Corp
Congratulations to Margie Corp, 2011 Yerkes Outreach Educator!
Margie was recently honored at the Stars at Yerkes January 2012 Teacher Workshop by Stars at Yerkes teachers
for her contributions to the Stars at Yerkes Professional Learning Community.
A
committee of teachers from Stars at Yerkes recognized the many hours of work
done by Corp as webmaster of the Stars at Yerkes website (www.starsatyerkes.net)
and her efforts with organizing outreach activities at the observatory. Yerkes Education Outreach Director Vivian
Hoette, and Stars at Yerkes teacher
Kevin McCarron made the presentation.
“I could not have been more surprised,” said Corp, reacting to the award. “Yerkes Observatory holds a special place in my heart. The instructors and staff here have been so inspiring to all of us. The more you do for Yerkes to continue the learning, the more you want to do. It’s a labor of love, and I’m humbled to be a part of this team.”
www.StarsatYerkes.net salutes Margie Corp!
Click here to learn more about S@Y teacher Margie Corp.
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Meet our scientists and mentors here.
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Through the sharing of teacher-created resources and access to Yerkes Observatory scientists and instruments, Stars at Yerkes strives to create connections to elevate STEM education in the classroom and beyond.
The Ring Nebula - m57- taken with Stone Edge telescope
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