Message from CFHT Librarian, Liz Bryson:
CFHT Community Outreach Recent Past Events August 6-8, 2008: The 2008 Robotics Educators Conference was held at Butler County Community College, Pittsburg, PA. Robotics educators from around the world learned strategies and real-world techniques to teach science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through robotics. September 6, 2008: The 2008 Hilo FLL Coaches Clinic (robotics) was held at E. B. DeSilva Elementary School in Hilo, HI, from 9am to 3-4pm. Check out the site for more details and for future events. October 25/26, 2008: CFHT participated in the Kamuela Relay for Life to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. The event was held at Lindsey park in Kamuela, beginning at 6pm, and going all through the night to 6am in the morning. Check out our pictures below by clicking on the smaller image.
November 14, 2008: CFHT participated in the Waimea Country School Science Fair by providing a few judges for the student projects. Mary Beth Laychak and Rachael Zelman from CFHT had a great time with the students. Well done to all the students who participated. November 10, 2008: We hosted a group of students from a Canadian High School to a summit tour of our facilities. November 18, 2008: Waimea Middle School requested a lecture which was done by Mary Beth Laychak from CFHT. November 21, 2008: Girls Exploring Math and Science (GEMS) Day was held at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gargen and Arthur Greenwell Park in Captain Cook. CFHT staff members Mary Beth Laychak and Nadine Manset participated in a day of learning for 250 5th grade girls from all over the island. Upcoming Events December 6, 2008: CFHT will be hosting a Starparty on their front lawn in Waimea. It will begin right after the Parade of Lights in town. Telescopes will be set to current nighttime objects (viewing will depend on the weather). There will be demonstrations, and activities as well as refreshments. Come and join us. December 8, 2008: CFHT will be hosting another group of High School students from Canada to a summit tour of our facilities. December 10, 2008: Family Library Night of Astronomy at Thelma Parker Library in Waimea, from 5:30 to 7 PM. CFHT and the W. M. Keck Observatories will be hosting a night of astronomy where there will be new astronomy books for children, Make-a-Comet Demonstration, and night viewing through a telescope - weather permitting. Come for a night of fun even if it is cloudy and ask an astronomer a question that you have been wanting to ask. December 14, 2008: The Hawaiian Starlight film will be shown at the Kahilu Theater at 7 PM. This is a free event with an introduction by Christian Veillet, CFHT Director, and Jean-Charles Cuillandre, CFHT astronomer, will give a short overview of the production. This evening also is the inauguration of the Hawaiian Starlight exhibit of the best high-resolution color images delivered by MegaCam (a CFHT instrument) and seen in our yearly calendars with Coelum. The exhibit will be up in the Kahilu Theater for the month of December and perhaps into January. This is a great way to kick off the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Waimea. January or February, 2009: Hawaiian Starlight film will be shown at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo on the University of Hawaii, Hilo campus. This we hope will be a free event with an introduction by Jean-Charles Cuillandre CFHT astronomer. He will also give a short overview of the production.
CFHT in the News Discovery of the First Retrograde Trans-Neptunian Object The Canada France Ecliptic Plane Survey (CFEPS) project team announces the detection and orbit determination of the first ever trans-neptunian object known to obrit backwards around the sun. Check out the article. Retrograde Trans-Neptunian Object Discovery of the Coldest Brown Dwarf Star An International team of astronomers has discovered the coldest brown dwarf ever observed. The brown dwarf is named CFBDS J005910.83-011401.3. Check out the link below for more information. The Sun The Sun is now in the quietest phase of its 11-year activity cycle, the solar minimum - in fact, it has been unusually quiet this year - with over 200 days so far with no observed sunspots. The solar wind has also dropped to its lowest levels in 50 years. Scientists are unsure of the significance of this unusual calm, but are continually monitoring our closest star with an array of telescopes and satellites. Seen at the website are some recent images of the Sun in more active times. University of Michigan Solar and Heliospheric Research Group The University of Michigan Solar and Heliospheric Research Group's Web Space for Kids and Non-Scientists contains a virtual tour, recent solar events and pictures of the Sun. You will find out just about anything you want to know about the SWun at this website. The Sun: Our Shining Star Here is a nice video of the sun, rotating and erupting from youtube, check it out. The Singing Sun "The Sun is playing a secret melody, hidden inside itself, that produces a widespread throbbing motion of its surface. The sounds are coursing through the Sun's interior, causing the entire globe, or parts of it, to move in and out, slowly and rhythmically like the regular rise and fall of tides in a bay or of a beating heart." Kenneth R. Lang Incan Creation Story This myth is tells you how "the sun's children" came to help the pitiful humans start a proper life. A long time ago all of the people lived in misery in the harsh climate. ... Go to the website to read the story. The Day The Sun's Children Came to Help Upcoming Astronomical Events
All times listed above are HST unless otherwise indicated. The link below contains many calendars and includes a nice section on astronomical events. Check it out!
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