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You are invited to join a free "Calendar in the Sky" webinar on Friday, January 31, at 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET. Please pass this message on to any colleagues you think would be interested in attending.
Title: Orion and the Pleiades
Presenters: Marco Pacheco (Casa de la Cultura Maya), Nancy Alima Ali (UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab), Bryan Mendez (UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab)
Date: Friday, January 31, 2014
Time: 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: Online Webinar
Registration: Please register for this webinar at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=rqenrhtas0w5.
DESCRIPTION:
Orion and the Pleiades are two of the most recognizable groupings of stars in the night sky. They are most prominent in the evening sky in North America from the period of December through May. We'll describe how these star groups appear in the sky, and how you can find them. We'll discuss how Maya people have understood and expressed their ideas about Orion and the Pleiades. We'll summarize the current research being done about objects in this region of the sky. Finally, we will demonstrate an activity and showcase some educational resources that you can use with your audiences to better understand Orion and the Pleiades.
ABOUT CALENDAR IN THE SKY:
Calendar in the Sky is a NASA-funded project led by UC Berkeley to engage the American public, particularly Latino audiences, in NASA science (space exploration, astronomy, planetary and Earth sciences, etc.) via the broad interest in Maya culture. We are conducting a series of webinars for educators on NASA science and Maya astronomy. Following the webinars, attendees will be given access to private discussion boards on the project website (www.calendarinthesky.org<http://www.calendarinthesky.org>) where they can discuss the webinar topics and exchange ideas and resources for educational programming with colleagues. To view recordings of past Calendar in the Sky Webinars, visit the following URL: http://www.calendarinthesky.org/en-us/trainingforeducators.aspx.
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Nancy Alima Ali
Coordinator of Education Programs
Center for Science Education
Space Sciences Laboratory
University of California, Berkeley
7 Gauss Way, MC 7450
Berkeley, CA 94720-7450
Phone: 510-643-0012
Fax: 510-643-5660
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