STEM Ed Announcement: Autumnal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel and Related Event

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

SUNWHEEL EVENTS & SKYWATCHING -- SEPTEMBER 2009

1)  AUTUMNAL EQUINOX SUNRISE & SUNSET GATHERINGS at the
U.MASS. SUNWHEEL, CELEBRATING 12 YEARS of SUNWHEEL EVENTS
         Sept. 22 & 23, Tuesday & Wednesday
         6:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EDT both days
For more information see:
    http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/gatherfall.html and
For the full calendar of Sunwheel events see:
    http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/pages/gatherings.html
For a podcast I have created to be aired on Sept. 20 entitled
    "September Equinox -- International Unity Day" see:
    http://365daysofastronomy.org/calendar/

2)  NORTHERNMOST MOON (~3rd quarter near Equinox) -- Sept. 11-12
    SOUTHERNMOST MOON (~1st quarter near Equinox) -- Sept. 25
For more information see:
http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/moonwatch.html
http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/pages/moonteaching.html
http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/pages/moontable2008.html

3)  TEACHERS -- earn certificates of participation when
you attend the seasonal sunrise and sunset gatherings at
the Sunwheel.  For more information, see:
http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/pdp.html

4)  SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES -- to help at Sunwheel gatherings,
help with advertising & publicity, or assist in Sunwheel
beautification, please contact young@astro.umass.edu