News release
April 26, 2011
For more information:
Joanie Chaiten, Gateway Middle School science teacher, 425-385-6707
Mary Waggoner, 425-385-4049
Gateway Middle School hosts first Family Astronomy Night on Wednesday
April 27 event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. features program on Hubble Space Telescope
Amateur astronomers from nine different local astronomy clubs have volunteered to share their time and
expertise to create a stellar event for Gateway students and families. Among the activities, Ron Hobbs of the
Museum of Flight, the keynote speaker, will share stories and history of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Rich Lienesch will use the large, indoor, inflatable Museum of Flight planetarium to introduce participants to the
night sky with the intent to spark a long-term interest in all things celestial.
Those who come to the evening will take part in making and launching stomp rockets and seeing and touching
meteorites. The entire evening is full of star-related activities including art projects, gazing through telescopes
and 3-D glasses,
Astronomy Jeopardy
, and other hands-on interactive activities designed to inspire star-gazing
and learning about the fascinations and lessons possible in the world of astronomy.
Special thanks goes to Everett Public Schools Foundation for providing the grant and the astronomy clubs who
are making the event possible and so engaging.
Club name
Members
Club name
Members
Boeing Employees'
Astronomical Society
(BEAS)
David Ingram
Burness Ansell
Daniel C. Carey
David Westman
Project Astro
Linda Khandro
Ed Mannery
Dark Skies NW
Chapter of
International Dark-
Sky Association
Bruce Weertman
Rubie Sanborn-
Johnson
David Ingram
Seattle Astronomical
Society
Mike Langley
David Dorais
Eastside
Astronomical Society
Tom Gwilym
Squak Mountain
Telescope Gang
Ted Cook
Everett Astronomical
Society
Mark Folkerts
Ron Tam
Tacoma Astronomical
Society
Ray Stinson
National Space
Society, Seattle
Chapter
David Stuart
Museum of Flight
Ron Hobbs
Rich Lienesch
