1. LPI’s Sky Fest Explores Telescopes, JWST
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) hosted a public event (Sky Fest) on February 25, 2017
Sky Fest events are thematic events designed to encourage and facilitate science learning among the public, particularly families
Event topics center on celestial objects/events or NASA SMD mission milestones
~400 visitors attended the February 25th event
Activities included:
Using lenses to manipulate images
Constructing simple telescopes to take home
Night sky viewing with telescopes
Presentations from JSC on the center’s current testing of the JWST
Taking your picture with JWST
Andy Shaner, Public Engagement Lead
Lunar and Planetary Institute /
03 March 2017