Cloudy Nights Workshop

The forecast seems to be definite clouds for tonight, so we are cancelling the observing night, but…

We are going to try a new alternative option.  The club will be hosting a workshop for kids and adults to work on projects, learn about science, and commiserate on a cloudy night.  Also, membership packages and club merchandise will be available for pickup/purchase.

GMAC Cloudy Nights Workshop

This is a new event from the General Motors Astronomy Club that will act as a backup to cancelled observing nights.  Depending on interest, we may continue this event or change it to meet your needs.  The event is held in our 2000 square-foot pole barn, where we have lots of space for projects, plenty of tools, and a play area for the kids.  Activities include:

• SPECIAL PROJECT TONIGHT: Measuring Density – Our Senior Astronomer, Tony Licata, found some actual meteorites from the January bolide event in Hamburg Township and I have been working on calculating the trajectory of the meteor in a computer simulation.  Tony has agreed to bring his meteorites tonight and we will be measuring their density to aid in the computer simulation efforts.  We would encourage you to bring other small objects (less than 2 inches) and we can measure their density as well.
• The kids will be invited to join a fun hands-on activity, entitled “Will it Float”, with playdough and water!
• Pizza, snacks, and drinks provided
• Work on science projects, build stuff
• Learn to use tools and lab equipment (hammers, ratchets, impact wrench, multimeters, graduated cylinders, mass balances, and much more…)

What to Bring (optional):

• Small objects to measure density
• Your telescope, and we can teach you how to clean and collimate it
• Anything broken (appliances, toys, computers) and we’ll fix it together… or we’ll at least find out how it works 😊

Join us 6PM to 10PM at:

Goodall Barn
13665 Hibner Rd
Hartland, MI 48353
+1 540 718 3278

Bear with us, this is the first time we’ve done a workshop and it is last minute, so we’ll have to make it fun together.  If you have any ideas for projects, bring them along.  Our team of engineers and designers love to work on projects with the kids.  We hope to see you there!  If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call me.