Summary of Completed Outreach Activities during 2008

Jan 18 - Lesson/observing session for students from the Bronx High School of Business; Volunteers: Gabe Perez-Giz, Neil Zimmerman; 20 participants

Feb 1 - Public Talk by Gabe Perez-Giz: ''What goes up must come down -- but why?'' and Astrowall Demo; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Neil Zimmerman; 16 participants

Feb 15 - Public talk by Marilena Loverde: ''Light, Shadows and Curved Space'' and Observing for 30 minutes; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Neil Zimmerman, Robert Morehead, Dan Meller, Destry Saul; 40 participants

Feb 20 - Public talk by Cameron Hummels: ''Moon Miscellany: A brief introduction to our closest companion'' and lunar eclipse (roof and college walk observing); Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Neil Zimmerman, Robert Morehead, Lia Corrales, Christine Simpson, Tim Pennucci, Dave Spiegel, Colin McNally, Erika Hamden, Kyle Parfrey, Wenjuan Fang, Jeremy Carlo (physics), Joe Patterson; 400+ participants

Feb 29 - Public talk by Stephanie Tonnesen: ''Galaxies in Clusters -- the New York Cities of the Universe'' and astrophotography slideshow; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Neil Zimmerman, Robert Morehead, Dan Meller, Jen Piscionere; 25 participants

Mar 14 - Lesson session for high school students from HSES on telescopes, planispheres and observational astronomy; Volunteer: Neil Zimmerman; 2 hours; 15 participants

Mar 14 - Public talk by Destry Saul: ''Finding Exoplanets: Many Needles in the Largest of Haystacks'' and astrophotography slideshow; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Cameron Hummels, Robert Morehead, Kyle Parfrey, Destry Saul; 35 participants

Mar 28 - Public talk by Neil Zimmerman: ''The Arrow of Time''; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Neil Zimmerman, Erika Hamden, Kyle Parfrey; 35 participants

Apr 11 - Public talk by Lia Corrales: ''A Brief History of Black Holes'' and astrophotography slideshow; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Robert Morehead, Cameron Hummels, Lia Corrales, Josh Schroeder, Erika Hamden; 40 participants

Apr 12 - Activities on the moon and observing for Kindergarten class; Volunteers: Robert Morehead, Cameron Hummels; 3 hours; 12 children

Apr 19 - Family Astro; Volunteers: Maria Pereira, Lia Corrales, Robert Morehead, Neil Zimmerman, Erika Hamden, Dan Meller, Adam Fuller; 20 children ages 6-13. Photos: ​http://www.iscap.columbia.edu/pages_html/Family_Astro/

Apr 25 - Public talk by Jeno Sokoloski: ''Fountains from Exploding Stars'', cloudy sky Saturn viewing and astrophotography slideshow; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Robert Morehead, Josh Schroeder; 40 participants

May 9 - Public talk by David Helfand: ''Global Warming: What We Know and What We Don't Know''; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Cameron Hummels, Robert Morehead, Erika Hamden; 70 participants

May 16 - Astronomy activity with 7th grade students at The Anderson School: Q&A about astronomy; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Dave Spiegel, Neil Zimmerman; 2*30 participants.

May 30 - Public talk by Duane Lee: ''Nuclear Star Clusters: The Nurseries of Supermassive Black Holes?''; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Andreas Svedin; 30 participants

Jun 13 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Greg Bryan: ''Cosmic Catastrophes: 10 Astrophysical Events with Negative Consequences for Life on Earth''; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Cameron Hummels, Josh Schroeder, Adam Fuller, Christine Simpson, Andreas Svedin, Lia Corrales; 60 participants

June 27 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Holly Larson: ''Jantar Mantar: How Indian Princes Looked at the Stars''; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Cameron Hummels, Robert Morehead, Lia Corrales, Holly Larson, Adam Fuller, Kyle Parfrey; 40 participants

July 11 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Robert Morehead: ''Eight is Enough: The Great Pluto Debate''; Volunteers: Robert Morehead, Adam Fuller, Lisa Fishinfeld, Holly Larson, Geoff Banker, Nick Cummins, Christine Simpson, Colin McNally; 60 participants

July 19 - Family Astro; solar-themed activities; Volunteers: Lia Corrales, Robert Morehead, Destry Saul, Neil Zimmerman; 2 hours; 20 children ages 6-12.

July 25 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Josh Schroeder ''Dark Energy: Mysteries at the Edge of the Universe''; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Cameron Hummels, Robert Morehead, Josh Schroeder, Erika Hamden; 80 participants for lecture +20 for observing

Aug 8 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Marcel Agueros ''Scavenging for Dead Stars: Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs''; Volunteers: Robert Morehead, Emily Rauscher, Duane Lee, Lia Corrales, Josh Schroeder; 35 participants for lecture +30 for observing

August 22 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Kathryn Stanonik ''Large Scale Structure in the Universe: Walls, Voids, Filaments and the End of Greatness''; Volunteers: Robert Morehead, Josh Schroeder, Adam Fuller, Kathryn Stanonik, Christine Simpson, Kyle Parfrey, Emily Rauscher, Andreas Svedin; 70 participants for lecture +20 for observing

September 5 - Public Talk by Erika Hamden: ''Strange Shapes: A Look at Fractals, Polygons and Spirals in the Universe'' and astrophotography slideshow; Volunteers: Neil Zimmerman, Cameron Hummels, Robert Morehead, Erika Hamden; 45 participants

September 19 - Star Gazing and Public Talk by Emily Rauscher: ''Alien Worlds: Exploring Planets outside of our Solar System''; Volunteers: Cameron Hummels, Neil Zimmerman, Robert Morehead, Andrew Brown, Adam Fuller, Kyle Parfrey, Erika Hamden; 90 participants + 25 for observing