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You are invited to join a free "Calendar in the Sky" webinar on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET.



Title: Venus and Maya Astronomy

Presenter: Nancy Alima Ali, UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Time: 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET

Duration: 90 minutes

Format: Online Webinar (60 min presentation with 30 min discussion period)

Registration: Please register for this webinar at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ntc4oezfkwut



DESCRIPTION:

As one of the brightest objects in the night sky, people have observed the planet Venus for thousands of years. After being invisible to observers on Earth while it journeyed behind the Sun, Venus reappears in the evening sky in April, 2013.  Venus can be seen as the Evening Star until January 2014.  Join Calendar in the Sky team member Nancy Alima Ali to investigate the science behind Venus' appearances as the Morning and Evening Star and explore how these cycles were recorded and understood by Maya people in southern Mexico and Central America. This presentation will demonstrate how to read the Venus tables in the Dresden Codex and examine the evidence to support the theory that El Caracol at Chichen Itza was used as a place to observe the cycles of Venus. This presentation will also highlight resources that can be used for observing Venus and teaching about Venus cycles.



PRESENTER BIOS:

Nancy Alima Ali, M.Ed., is currently the Coordinator of Public Programs at the Center for Science Education at Space Sciences Lab at the University of California, Berkeley.  For over 13 years, Ms. Ali has been active in both formal and informal education as a classroom teacher, college instructor, museum educator, curriculum developer and program manager. Prior to joining the Center for Science Education, she served as the Science Education Manager at Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ms. Ali also managed the Imaginarium planetarium and taught archaeoastronomy at Windward Community College in Kaneohe, Hawaii. A graduate of Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, her Master of Education thesis focused on integrating astronomy and culture in informal education settings.



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. The webinars will be recorded and archived on the website.



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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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