Changes between Version 1484 and Version 1485 of Outreach
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- 12/04/18 11:41:18 (8 years ago)
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v1484 v1485 26 26 == Scheduled == 27 27 28 '''December 6/7, 7:00 - 9:00pm''' Sidewalk Astronomy [[BR]] 29 Coordinator: Matthew Abruzzo [[BR]] 30 Volunteers: Aaron [[BR]] 28 31 29 32 '''Dec 7, 7:00 - 9:00pm''' [wiki:Talks/Fall2018/Outreach/20181214 Moiya McTier - Size Isn't Everything (For Telescopes) ][[BR]] … … 34 37 3D Wall: [[BR]] 35 38 39 '''December 8, 6:00 - 7:00pm''' Stargazing with Ovid (Lit/Hum) [[BR]] 40 Coordinator: Jana Grcevich [[BR]] 41 Volunteers: [[BR]] 42 36 43 '''December 10, 5:00 - 8:00pm''' School Visit - Bank Street (elem sch kids) [[BR]] 37 44 Coordinator: Marcel Agüeros [[BR]] … … 45 52 We try to do a stargazing session every roof. Each stargazing night is coupled with an astronomy talk and a slideshow or two. The talk & slideshows are especially worthwhile when the sky is cloudy, which is usually the case (less than half of the nights are clear from NYC). Traditionally it has been Friday nights; however, transient events like eclipses, transits, and comets demand alternative scheduling. [[BR]] 46 53 47 These are a lot of fun when the weather cooperates. Turnout is typically around 1 50 - a mixture of Columbia students (15%), local families (20%), and amateur astronomers (5%) and interested adults from the community (60%). At a recent event we took an informal poll of the attendees and determined that only 25% of them were affiliated with the University, meaning that 75% of our audience is from the general public as a whole (great news)! Furthermore, 25% of our audience is coming from outside of Manhattan, which surprised us all.54 These are a lot of fun when the weather cooperates. Turnout is typically around 100 - a mixture of Columbia students (15%), local families (20%), and amateur astronomers (5%) and interested adults from the community (60%). At a recent event we took an informal poll of the attendees and determined that only 25% of them were affiliated with the University, meaning that 75% of our audience is from the general public as a whole (great news)! Furthermore, 25% of our audience is coming from outside of Manhattan, which surprised us all. 48 55 49 56 Lectures typically last 30 minutes, and stargazing follows that for another 90 minutes or so. We offer [wiki:Outreach/Slideshows slideshows] (essentially mini-lectures) concurrently with the stargazing so that people can cycle between the various stations and get more out of the event (or get a respite from the cold).
