Restoring Our Night Skies
We don’t know the stars as well as our ancestors did.
Maybe you’ve read in the news that Jupiter and Saturn will appear like one giant star, the closest they’ve been in hundreds of years, on December 21, 2020. We’ve prepared a slideshow about the conjunction to explain this cool event!
By Elizabeth Watts, Educator Most of the time when you go outside at night, you don’t want to encounter any …
This Saturday, June 20, 2020 is the summer solstice — the longest day of the year! This week on Take …
During week nine of Take It Outside, we are exploring our climate! Today we are learning about the sun, our …
By Akkana Peck The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, right? This is true, but we’re …
Celebrate Earth Hour tonight! Turn off your lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 PM local time, and show …
By Elizabeth Watts, PEEC Educator Have you noticed any change in the days lately? No, I’m not talking about missing …
On walks in the piñon-juniper woodlands around town, it’s not unusual to come across little clusters of stars scattered on …