Cambridge Explores the Universe - Sunday, April 19, Noon - 4 pm
© Solar Wall Photo taken by Clive Grainger
Become an astronomer for a day! Enjoy telescope tours, interactive multimedia exhibits, hands-on activities, live demonstrations, prizes, and our ever-popular Scientist Cafe, where visitors can chat with local astronomers to find out what's new in the universe. Hosted as part of the annual Cambridge Science Festival, Cambridge Explores the Universe invites space scientists of all ages to explore the wonder of the universe together in an out-of-this-world astronomy extravaganza!
Visitors can tour the research Radio Telescope, the historic Great Refractor, and MicroObservatory. MicroObservatory is a network of robotic telescopes that you can control over the Internet 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Visitors to Cambridge Explores the Universe can use MicroObservatory to request and colorize their very own images of astronomical objects.
We'll have many activities in honor of the International Year of Light, including an exhibit on Light: Beyond the Bulb, and tours to see the Solar Wall, a series of 9 LCD TVs displaying feeds of solar activity.
Cambridge Explores the Universe is perfect for all ages!
The program will be held at the Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge.