ASKC OUTREACH

ASKC OUTREACH
THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF KANSAS CITY is an active participant is Science Nights held at area schools, as well as providing educational opportunities for various Scout Troops and other numerous outreach activities.
	Autumn and Astronomy in Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ASKC Members capped the Nelson-Atkins' fall celebration with telescopes and binoculars on the grounds of the museum.


Awesome Astronomy at the Zoo Cosmic Messenger article The Astronomical Society of Kansas City participated in the annual science night at the Kansas City Zoo. Members shared telescopes, binoculars, and meteor displays with 672 zoo visitors during the two-hour exhibit time.

CAMP QUALITY By David Young On July 31, 2010, several Astronomical Society of Kansas City members provided telescopes, meteorites and laser sky tours to a group of campers at Lake Doniphan a few miles southeast of Excelsior Springs, Mo. Lake Doniphan hosts a variety of camps for kids with various health problems and offers them a chance to be “normal” kids for a few days. This is an event that we have done before and I always look forward to hosting a batch of eager and happy kids. This Camp Quality was for kids with cancer, they were an excited and happy group of around 80 that besieged us for over an hour viewing. Mars, Saturn, Venus, Alberio, Mizar/Alcor, meteorites and a piece of the moon kept them too excited to stand still for over an hour.