Friends, colleagues, astronomy enthusiasts, and IYA 2009 advocates:
Judy Stanley, education officer for the Very Large Array, and I, in partnership with Don Natvig, director of the UNM Sevilleta Field Station, are launching STAR-HOPPERS, a not-for-profit program that offers weekend workshops in astronomy for beginners. The workshops will be held at the Field Station, which is on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.
We're offering two workshops during the International Year of Astronomy. Our spring workshop for adults is scheduled for April, and our fall workshop for grandparents & grandkids is slated for September. If all goes well, we hope to expand the program next year.
Please visit our website at www.astronomyworkshops.org for all the details. And please forward this email to anyone in your networks who might be interested. Thank you!
Peace and dark skies,
Karen
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Visit my stargazing blog for beginners at http://whassupinthemilkyway.blogspot.com
Visit my stargazing blog for beginners at http://whassupinthemilkyway.blogspot.com