The Dark Sky art and photo contest caught the attention of students in all age ranges, to use their artistic skills to at a chance of winning stellar prizes!
Student Art Contest Winners
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Presentations
Dark Sky Festival Presentation Lineup
Presentations at this Saturdays Dark Sky Festival will include: Geoff Notkin speaking about his "Adventures Of A "Meteorite Man", Dr. John Barentine, in "The Role Of Cities In Confronting The Loss Of Nighttime Darkness", and Dr. Jeffrey Hall, on "The Discovery Channel...
The Discovery Channel Telescope: Lowell Observatory’s Newest Eye on the Sky
In this talk, we’ll look at the extraordinary engineering and technology that goes into a modern research telescope and the kinds of science we’re doing with it.
The Role Of Cities In Confronting The Loss Of Nighttime Darkness
While the use of artificial light at night (ALAN) grows at a rate double that of the rate of world population change, each year we learn more about its ecological, astronomical, public safety and energy security implications.
River of Time Museum’s Dr. Charles Juels Telescope Exhibit
During the River of Time Museum’s grand opening of the Dr. Charles Juels telescope exhibit, Ted Blank gave presentations about how Dr. Juels discovered over 300 asteroids in his backyard in Fountain Hills using the telescope on display. Mr. Blank noted that Dr. Juels...
Fountain Hills Men’s Discussion Group Presentation
On November 13, Ted Blank and Joe Bill gave a presentation to about 50 members of the Fountain Hills Men’s Discussion Group. They discussed light pollution, history of the Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association, plans for the FH Dark Sky Festival in April, and the work...
Neighborhood Property Owners Association
Our board member, Joe Bill, presented to the Neighborhood Property Owners Association (NPOA) Committee of Architecture. The presentation provided information about the Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association and the pursuit of Dark Sky Community designation. However, time...