HUNTSVILLE – The Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center are offering a chance to see the moon like you may not have ever seen it.
NASA’s Planetary Mission’s Program Office is hosting International Observe the Moon Night from 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration. Marshall manages the Planetary Missions Program Office for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
The free family-friendly event will feature moon and solar system exhibits and a variety of hands-on activities for children and adults.
The Von Braun Astronomical Society will be outside with telescopes, providing guided tours of the moon, planets, and other celestial objects for visitors after sunset.
Janet Ivey, host of the PBS series “Janet’s Planet,” will give a talk on lunar landers. Mister Bond & the Science Guys of Nashville will lead space science experiments. Other highlights include a LED mirror robot show, face painting, a photo booth, and DJ dance party.
Guests should enter the Davidson Center through the doors facing the parking lot beginning at 5:30 p.m.
International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide public event that encourages understanding of the moon and NASA’s mission of exploration and scientific discovery.
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