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SPECIAL EVENTS: SPACE DAY

Lockheed Martin Space Day at TCU activities include:

Space Exploration Lecture Series: The lecture series will be held in the Ed Landreth Auditorium located on the west side of campus at the corner of Cantey and University Drive.  Please note:  seating is limited and will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.

6:30 pm to 7:10 pm: Dr. Doug Ingram, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at TCU will show and discuss clips of popular Hollywood space movies, including Deep Impact and Armaggeddon. Learn about the scientific reality of these movies.

7:20 pm to 8:00 pm: Former NASA Astronaut Rick Hieb will share a collection of film and video sequences from his space exploration missions while working at NASA. For more information on Rick Hieb, see jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hieb.html.

8:10 pm to 8:50 pm: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Deep Impact mission scientist, Dr. Calina Seybold will discuss the Deep Impact mission. The Deep Impact mission launched on January 12, 2005. On July 4, 2005, the Deep Impact spacecraft arrives at Comet Tempel 1 to impact it with a 370 kg (820 lb) mass. On impact, the crater produced is expected to range in size from that of a house to that of a football stadium, and two to fourteen stories deep.  Results from this mission will lead to a better understanding of both the solar system's formation and implications of comets colliding with Earth. For more information on the Deep Impact mission, see deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov.

ATTENTION TEACHERS: Check out: homepage.mac.com/geoteacher/spaceday.htm for resources to use in your classroom to help your students learn about the Deep Impact mission.

Telescope and Skymap Class: This class will be held in Room 217 of the Sid W. Richardson Physical Sciences Building which is located on the east side of campus at the intersection of Cockrell and W. Bowie Street.

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm: Do you have a personal telescope that you do not know how to use?  If so, we invite you to bring your telescope to TCU and attend our free telescope class. Joe Ashcraft, a Monnig Meteorite Gallery docent and a Fort Worth Astronomical Society member will teach you the basics of using a telescope and reading a sky map.

Tour the Monnig Meteorite Gallery: The gallery is located on the east side of campus on the ground level of the Sid W. Richardson Physical Sciences Building which is located on the east side of campus at the intersection of Cockrell and W. Bowie Street.

6:30 pm to 11:00 pm: Would you like to hold a piece of the solar system in your hand? Would you like to touch a piece of Mars? The Monnig Meteorite Gallery can provide you with that experience. By visiting the gallery, you will have the opportunity to explore the mysteries of meteorites! Meteorites are the oldest materials known - even older than our 4.5 billion-year-old Earth! Learn how to identify a meteorite, experience a hands-on encounter with different types of meteorites, and create your own terrestrial impact crater. For an "out-of-this-world" experience, bring your friends and family to get acquainted with our spectacular "visitors" from space.

Telescope Star Party: The star party will be located on the east side of campus in the plaza area south of the Mary Couts Burnett Library and north of the Sid W. Richardson Physical Sciences Building.

From dark to 11:00 pm: Gaze upon the planets and stars through telescopes provided by TCU's Department of Physics and Astronomy, Lockheed Martin employee volunteers, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History's Noble Planetarium, members of the Fort Worth Astronomical Society, and the Three Rivers Foundation for the Arts & Sciences.