New England Fall Astronomy Festival
explore starry wonders both day and night
September 21 – 22, 2012
UNH Observatory | Durham, NH
Explore the latest advancements in space science with the New England Fall Astronomy Festival, an annual event held at the University of New Hampshire Observatory. Presented by the UNH Physics Department and the New Hampshire Astronomical Society, the festival highlights many astronomy-related research projects conducted by the university.
Featured projects include the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). After its launch in 2008, IBEX began investigating—and has since changed our understanding of—the far reaches of our solar system. This satellite, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, comprised UNH-designed sensors that helped remap the boundary between our solar system and the rest of our galaxy.
Also learn about the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER), which studies space radiation aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter; and Project SMART, a program that allows high school students to launch a high-altitude scientific balloon.
Other participants include meteorite guru Bob Veilleux; meteorologists from Plymouth State University who will launch weather balloons; Dr. Harlan Spence, director of the UNH Institute for Earth, Oceans, and Space; and an array of telescopes.
Find out more about UNH space science research at NEFAF, which promises a fun-filled weekend of discovery!
Free admission, but donations much appreciated
Beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday
