Please join us at the A Time for Science Nature and Science Learning Center for the 2nd Annual Pioneering Technology Day.  Celebrate and experience technologies of the past and present that brought us to the 21st Century.  To view last year’s event, see the posting here, with a video.

November 12, 2011

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

No Rain Date. For Threatening Weather, check back here for updates!

Donation

Adults $5.00

Children (3-15) $3.00

There will be hands-on activities for young and old.   Products and items will be on sale by local artisans and vendors.  Just a few of the events are listed here, see the flyer (link below) for additional details.

You can view a complete version of our flyer here:  Pioneering Technology Day 2011 (.pdf)

Please register for this event as it allow us and our vendors to plan accordingly.

Registration for this event is currently: CLOSED

As we have done in the past, A Time for Science is sponsoring another Haunted Hayride around Halloween.  Unfortunately we are already booked FULL for all hayrides during our mult-night sessions.  The event was posted online and in the newspaper and the response was amazing.  So, if you have a confirmed reservation we will see you at your designated day and time.  For all others, all we can say is “Sorry, and we’ll see you next year!”  We will try and accommodate a larger crowd in the future.

You are invited to come to the Bray Hollow Nature Conservancy to join A Time for Science and the Carolina Skies Astronomy Club to participate in International Observe the Moon Night.  If you arrive early around 5:30 take an opportunity to stroll the scale model of the solar system (about 0.6 miles) and/or experience a touch of space when you examine the nose-wheel of the Space Shuttle Endeavor.  After the sun goes down, gaze at the moon and stars through telescopes provided by the astronomy club.

Check out the flyer here:  International Observe the Moon Night 2011 (.pdf)

Registration for this event is currently: CLOSED

The next Saturday Family Fun Day (SFFD) has been scheduled for October 8th.  See our SFFD here for more information and registration.

You are invited to come to the Bray Hollow Nature Conservancy to join A Time for Science and Carolina Skies Astronomy Club for the Fall Equinox 2011 – Star Party on Friday, September 23rd – starting after sundown (around 7:00 with good viewing by 9 pm) .  This is a FREE event to attend.  Weather and cloud cover permitting.

Update:  Due to the weather, this event has been cancelled.  Sorry!

Some of the highlights will include:

• Telescopes will be available for viewing
• The waning crescent moon will not rise till after midnight
• Be sure to be on hand at sunset since Saturn is the only visible planet that pops out at dusk throughout September. But sets shortly thereafter
• The summer constellations like Leo and Scorpio will be giving way to those of fall like Pegasus Perseus, and Andromeda

Come Early And…

• Walk the Solar System to Scale – Arrive by 5:45 pm and use your own “Pace” Ship, start at the 8-in diameter Sun and walk the 6/10 of a mile to Pluto, visualizing the planets along the way in exact proportional distance and size to the model Sun.  (Note: Please give notice early on-line if you will be attending this activity)
• Touch, explore and examine the nose-wheel tire that went into space and back on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, Mission STS-113.  This historic item is on loan from NASA and the Eastern NC Regional Science Center, Inc. (DBA GO-Science).

A flyer for this event is available here:  Fall_Equinox_2011.pdf

Pre-Registration for this event is: CLOSED