STEM Ed Announcement: Winter Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel

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

SUNWHEEL EVENTS & SKYWATCHING -- DECEMBER 2009

1)  WINTER SOLSTICE SUNRISE & SUNSET GATHERINGS at the
U.MASS. SUNWHEEL, CELEBRATING 12 YEARS of SUNWHEEL EVENTS
         Monday Dec. 21 at 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. EST
For more information see
    http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/gatherwinter.html
For the podcast to be aired on Dec. 21 entitled
    "December Solstice -- Celebrating the Light" see
    http://365daysofastronomy.org/calendar/

2)  SOUTHERNMOST MOON (New Moon near Solstice) -- Dec. 16
    NORTHERNMOST MOON (Full Moon near Solstice) -- Dec. 30-31
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)  SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER:  Order any in stock Sunwheel items by
Dec. 15, and save 25%.  Pre-holiday pricing -- T-shirts ($12.50),
tote bags ($14.50), sweatshirts ($19.50), and hoodies ($26.25).
For color, size, and design information, see
http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/pages/shirts.html or
e-mail young@astro.umass.edu for availability.
All proceeds support the Sunwheel Project.

4)  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