Astronomy in the City

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Official Website: Astronomy in the City
Location: 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139 directions
Phone:6172536134
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008
Hours: 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Ages: Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor: Indoor
Cost: Free see below

On Friday, May 16, 2008, a promising group of 60 middle and high school youth from communities in Boston, Lynn and Roxbury will gather with family, friends and science professionals at the MIT Stata Center for ASTRONOMY IN THE CITY.

These youth chose to devote part of their out-of-school time engaging in exciting astronomy investigations and science learning. ASTRONOMY IN THE CITY is their opportunity to share insights about their personal exploration of the universe.

One of the unique aspects of ASTRONOMY IN THE CITY is the exchange of ideas between participants, community members and science professionals from a range of age and experience. This creative exchange allows young scientists to experience how a scientific community comes together to stimulate new perspectives and investigations.

ASTRONOMY IN THE CITY, so called in reference to the urban areas served by the programs involved, showcases three initiatives through which the Education and Outreach Group of the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is contributing to MIT’s effort to engage groups underrepresented in STEM at the K-12 level. Participants in these programs experience science in ways not possible in a traditional classroom setting. They are using robotic telescopes controlled via the Internet and x-ray data collected by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to answer their own questions about the cosmos.

On this occasion we will also celebrate two of the students in the Youth astronomy apprenticeship program who won first and second prizes at the Massachusetts State Science Fair 2008.

Cost

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FREE

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32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139 map

Walking from the Kendall Square T stop to the Stata Center 32 Vassar Street:
• Exit the T and head west up Main Street (You’ll pass the MIT COOP bookstore on your right).
• Continue on Main Street until you reach the intersection of Main, Vassar, and Galileo Way.
• Take the slight LEFT onto Vassar Street
• The Stata Center is the building right on the corner, an orange building with silvery outcroppings. (Note: there will be a lot of construction in the lot adjacent to the Stata Center)

IF driving to the Stata Center from 93-N:
• Take exit 26 toward Storrow Dr & Merge onto RT-28 S / Storrow Dr
• Take the RT-3 N ramp on the LEFT to Kendall Sq. / Gov’t Center
• Keep RIGHT at the fork, follow signs for Cambridge / Memorial Dr.
• Turn RIGHT at Cambridge St / RT-3 N Continue to follow RT-3 N
• Continue on Main St
• Continue on Broadway
• Turn LEFT at Galileo Galilei Way
• Continue on Vassar St, You will see the Stata Center on the Corner of Vassar and Galileo Way.

On Street Parking is available, and is free after 6 pm