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Things To Do In Boulder During August:
- Mars Joins The Perseid Meteor Shower For A Beautiful Display On
August 12th
by Dr. Tony Phillips, for NASA Science News Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 25, 2005
Got a calendar? Circle this date: Friday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "before sunrise" and "Meteors!" Attach all of the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2005 Perseid meteor shower.
The Perseids come every year, beginning in late July and stretching into August. Sky watchers outdoors at the right time can see colorful fireballs, occasional outbursts and, almost always, long hours of gracefully streaking meteors. Among the many nights of the shower, there is always one night that is best. This year: August 12th.
And there's a bonus: Mars.
In the constellation Aries, right beside Perseus, Mars is shining like a bright red star. Step outside before sunrise, look east, and you'll find you have a hard time taking your eyes off Mars. There's something bewitching about it, maybe the red color or perhaps the fact that it doesn't twinkle like a true star. It's steady. You stare at Mars and it stares right back.
More at: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/skynightly-05c.html - K-12 teachers are invited to participate in the 2005 Space Weather Teacher Workshop at Fiske Planetarium (University of Colorado at Boulder) on 10-11 August. Teachers will earn one graduate credit in astronomy and be reimbursed for tuition as well as paid an additional stipend for successful completion of a classroom deliverable. For more information, please contact Suzanne Metlay at suzanne.metlay -at- colorado.edu or 303-492-4073.
- Asteroids Arrive in the Classroom is a one-day workshop for teachers of grades 3-12 at Fiske Planetarium (University of Colorado at Boulder) on Friday, 12 August. This workshop is supported by a NASA grant so the course and materials are free. However, to receive 1/2 semester hour of graduate level relicensure credit there will be a $30 processing fee. The teaching style will focus on fun, hands-on learning with inquiry- and standards-based materials and activities. The workshop is planned in conjunction with a Boulder classroom teacher and will include solar system information, activities related to asteroids and meteors, and the planetarium show "Cosmic Collisions." For more information, please contact: Andrea Schweitzer, Ph.D., at schweitzer -at- frii.com.
- The Colorado Shakespeare Festival was once named as one of the top three Shakespeare festivals in the nation by TIME Magazine. Under the stars on the University of Colorado campus: www.coloradoshakes.org
- Boulder's summer classic music festival at the historic Chautauqua Park www.coloradomusicfest.org
- The largest friendliest farmers market in Colorado in the heart of downtown Boulder boulderfarmers.org
- The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art www.bmoca.org
- The Dushanbe Teahouse, the only structure of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The stunning teahouse was given to the city of Boulder by its sister city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan as a symbol of U.S. and Soviet relations. In downtown Boulder, open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. www.BoulderTeaHouse.com
- The Boulder Outdoor Cinema - Movies under the stars on a beautiful Boulder night boulderoutdoorcinema.com
- Boulder's only professional resident theatre www.nomadstage.com
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