National Astronomy Day 2010
 Visit one of the venues listed below on Astronomy Day and enter for your chance to win this Celestron NexStar 6SE telescope. [View Larger Image]  Each Astronomy Day partner listed below is giving away one Celestron 50th Anniversary FirstScope. [View Larger Image] National Astronomy Day 2010, held Saturday, April 24, gives astronomy-lovers a chance to share their passion with the astronomy-curious. Clubs, planetaria, observatories, and museums will host public viewing events, telescope workshops, hands-on activities, and presentations to increase awareness about the profession and hobby. Astronomy magazine and Celestron unite with astronomy organizations throughout the country for the year's biggest star party. Visitors to this program's events can pick up material from Astronomy magazine and enter drawings to win a Celestron telescope and prizes from Astronomy. Enter to win a free telescope from Celestron! Celestron donated 50th Anniversary FirstScopes for each venue to give away and also provided a NexStar 6SE for the grand prize — Astronomy will pick the grand-prize winner from names collected at each venue. Astronomy Day 2010 partners Astronomy magazine and Celestron are coming to a location near you! Here's where you can go to win a Celestron telescope and Astronomy magazine prizes...check back for updates: |
 Sommers-Bausch Observatory & Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado, Boulder Venue: Sommers-Bausch Observatory & Fiske Planetarium Web site: cosmos.colorado.edu and fiske.colorado.edu Participating astronomy group: Boulder Astronomy and Space Society |
| Location: Cartersville, Georgia Venue: Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum Web site: www.weinmanmuseum.org |
 Venue: The Adler Planetarium Web site: www.adlerplanetarium.org/ |
 Venue: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Web site: www.boonshoftmuseum.org Participating astronomy group: Miami Valley Astronomical Society |
 Venue: Detroit Science Center Web site: www.detroitsciencecenter.org Participating astronomy group: Ford Amateur Astronomy Club |
 Venue: Lowell Observatory Web site: www.lowell.edu |
 Venue: AstroDay at Prince Kuhlo Plaza Web site: www.astroday.net |
 Venue: Mueller Planetarium at University of Nebraska State Museum Web site: www.spacelaser.com |
 Venue: Miami Science Museum Web site: www.miamisci.org/ Participating astronomy group: Southern Cross Astronomical Society |
 Venue: Chabot Space & Science Center Web site: www.chabotspace.org/ |
 Venue: Franklin Institute Science Museum Web site: fi.edu |
 Venue: Carnegie Science Center Web site: www.carnegiesciencecenter.org Participating astronomy group: Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh |
 Venue: St. Louis Science Center Web site: www.slsc.org Participating astronomy group: St. Louis Astronomical Society |
 Venue: Clark Planetarium Web site: www.clarkplanetarium.org Participating astronomy group: Salt Lake Astronomical Society (SLAS) |
 Venue: Suits-Bueche Planetarium at the Schenectady Museum Web site: www.schenectadymuseum.org Participating astronomy group: Albany Area Amateur Astronomers |
