I've got a question to ask you at 2018 Science Alive about scale models.  Please visit the lower level of the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL) in downtown South Bend, IN, on Saturday, February 3.  I expect to be around the Malloy and Pokagon Rooms with the sola...

Prepare for the exciting 2017 total solar eclipse at ScienceAlive! on Saturday, February 4, 2017.  If you can't join us in person at St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL) in South Bend, IN, do these haptic activities with your kids at home or in school.  Here's what...

Here are my picks for Astronomy Things To Do in 2017.  At least, they're astronomy things I look forward to doing. 

Look Up

Any clear night

Half of all history occurred between sunset and sunrise.  On a clear night(s), simply look up at a free gift from nature.  Dis...

My poster for the 2016 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference in Flint, MI, reflects on the past year of astronomy outreach in the community. 

One Orbit Later refers to the one year since the previous GLPA conference.  Below is the original poster title a...

An exhibit made by Ruth Craft connects 200 years of Indiana history to the distance starlight has traveled from Indiana's Bicentennial Star.  One timeline, marked by twenty year increments, depicts key historical events with accompanying images.  A second timeline, in...

A team of astronomy enthusiasts staffed two rooms at the public library in downtown South Bend, IN, for the 2016 Science Alive.  Here's a snapshot of some quieter moments, which were few.

The Michiana astro Science Alive team...

Pat Chrenka gets visitors underway with c...

We're getting excited about the astronomy offerings at 2016 ScienceAlive! on Saturday, Feb. 6.  Just looking at our floor plan you can see we've got a lot of action awaiting families.  Seek out the two astronomy rooms in the lower level of the St. Joseph County Public...

Go!

Families will discover wonders of the night sky hidden within winter and summer constellations at the 2016 ScienceAlive.  Find non-stop hands-on science action at the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL) in South Bend, IN, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturda...

Members of Michiana Astronomical Society Inc. and friends of the Kennedy Planetarium invited kids at 2015 Science Alive to bend, break, and observe light.  Multiple hands-on stations allowed kids to investigate the properties of light during the 2015 Internat...

Visitors to 2015 Science Alive at the St. Joseph County Public Library on February 7 can make a simple starfinder to locate South Bend's birthday star Eltanin.  The brightest star in Draco the Dragon, Eltanin is about 150 light years away.  Traveling at 186,000 miles p...