December - 2023

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Dec 30, 20233 min

Best Ways To Project The Sun

You can project the sun safely during a solar eclipse with several simple techniques. If you have a flat surface with a small hole in...

Dec 28, 20231 min

New: 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities

Prepare for the 2024 solar eclipse with an updated Eclipse 2024 landing page and a new Eclipse Activities page. The Eclipse-2024 page...

Dec 21, 20233 min

Alderamin: Golden Anniversary Star

Consider the star Alderamin to be the Golden Anniversary Star of the Michiana Astronomical Society (MAS), which celebrates its 50th...

Dec 16, 20232 min

Meet the Stars of New Year's Eve

Using a paper plate you can predict where the stars will be for any date and time. In the Platisphere Activity, you make a simple...

Dec 15, 20232 min

Santa's Favorite Stars

How does Santa Claus find you? By the stars, of course! The stars help people navigate at night, and you can discover the...

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