Gemini North Holds StarLab Training at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center Both Gemini sites, North and South, have portable planetariums available for loan to schools and community groups (as posted previously). Gemini’s StarLab Portable Planetarium is a great interactive tool to teach a variety of Astronomy lessons about topics such as: the Solar System, the Northern and Southern […]
Everybody Wants to be a StarLab Educator! Word is out, and educators are passing on the news about Geminiʻs StarLab Loan Program! Gemini North and South both have portable planetariums available for loan to schools and community groups. Every month the outreach office receives more and more loan requests, however the equipment is only loaned to trained educators who […]
Get to Know Gemini is a new series of blog posts aimed to highlight the different careers, backgrounds, and types of people contributing to Gemini Observatory and its science. Name: Alexis Acohido What is your current position and at which telescope? Iʻm the Media Relations and Local Outreach Assistant at Gemini North in Hilo, Hawaiʻi […]
Big Island Summer Astronomy Outreach Gemini North Public Information and Outreach assistant Alyssa Grace is on the move, traveling from Kaʻū to Laupahoehoe on Hawaiʻi Island to share the wonders of the Universe with students all summer. Check back for updates on her Big Island tour! Alyssaʻs Big Island Summer Astronomy Outreach tour of the […]
Journey Through the Universe 2017 The Universe is expanding… and so is the Journey Through the Universe program! From March 13-17, 70 observatory professionals and informal educators are extending their reach to districts across the Big Island. Journey Through the Universe (to be referred to as Journey in the rest of this post) includes: classroom visits […]
