ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Thanks very much. Anna Hurst wrote: > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related > institutions. > ***************************************************************************** > > > You can buy 3D Constellation kits here: > <http://www.sciencefirst.com/vw_prdct_mdl.asp?prdct_mdl_cd=PS-06> > > This is more of a workshop activity, not something for an exhibit, > although you might use it as a starting point. > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Anna Hurst > Astronomical Society of the Pacific > 390 Ashton Ave. > San Francisco, CA 94112 > 415-337-1100 ext. 108 > [log in to unmask] > www.astrosociety.org/afgu > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > > > On Oct 6, 2008, at 1:40 PM, Wayne Watson wrote: > >> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >> Centers >> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related >> institutions. >> ***************************************************************************** >> >> >> I went to a conference in Pasadena this weekend, which finished late >> Saturday night, and thought I'd spend time Sunday looking around the >> area. I realized I hadn't gone to Griffith obs. for almost 30 year, >> so managed to get there with not a lot of time in the day. I knew it >> had been modernized, and so it was. They had a clever display of the >> Big Dipper in a plastic transparent ball about 8-10' in diameter. >> Inside they had about 15 glowing balls of of varying brightness. The >> idea was to walk around the ball and find where the perspective was >> the BD. Quite good. I wouldn't mind building something on a smaller >> scale for our little museum, without the globe. I think I saw >> something along these lines on the web some years ago. Comments? >> >> I'll have to go back there some day, and get a better look at >> everything. It was quite an improvement. Perhaps I'll go to Mt. >> Wilson too. I know it's become a big interferometer, but don't know >> anything about the public buildings there. >> >> *********************************************************************** >> For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers >> and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. >> >> Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at >> www.exhibitfiles.org. >> >> The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from >> L-Soft. To learn more, visit >> http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. >> >> To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the >> message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to >> [log in to unmask] > > > *********************************************************************** > For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers > and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. > > Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at > www.exhibitfiles.org. > > The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from > L-Soft. To learn more, visit > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. > > To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the > message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to > [log in to unmask] > *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org. The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]