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Come join The GLOBE Program For A Star-Hunting Party – GLOBE at Night!

Help us reach our goal of 5000 observations entered on the GLOBE Web
site.  GLOBE
at Night is an international event designed to observe and record the
visible stars as a means of measuring light pollution in a given
location.  Participation
is open to anyone – anywhere in the world – who can get outside and look
skyward during the week of March 22-29, 2006!

This event is open to all in the GLOBE community though it is not necessary
to be a member of the GLOBE Community to participate.  Participation does
not require any special training or instruction.  The GLOBE at Night Web
site (www.globe.gov/globeatnight) provides all the information needed to
participate, including guides for teachers, students, and parents.  There is
no cost to participate in GLOBE at Night.

The quality of the night sky for stellar observations is impacted by several
factors including human activities.  By locating specific constellations in
the sky, students from around the world will learn how the lights in their
community contribute to light pollution.  Students will explore the
different light sources in their community learning the relationship between
science, technology and society, and they will report their observations
online through a central database allowing for authentic worldwide research
and analysis. The observations made during GLOBE at Night will help students
and scientists together assess how the quality of the night sky varies
around the world.

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GLOBE at Night is a collaboration between The GLOBE Program, the National
Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), Centro de Apoyo a la Didactica de la
Astronomia (CADIAS), and Windows to the Universe.

Please share information about GLOBE at Night with anyone who might be
interested.  Help us reach our goal of 5000 observations from around the
world!

-- 
Linda Carbone
Exhibits Coordinator
UCAR Office of Education & Outreach
NCAR/UCAR
1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305
303-497-1185 (t)
303-497-2411 (f)
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