{"id":851,"date":"2011-05-02T13:03:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/?p=851"},"modified":"2011-05-02T13:06:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T18:06:01","slug":"astronomy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/astronomy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 7, 2011 is celebrated as the National Astronomy Day throughout the US to provide astronomy lovers an\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to celebrate the common passion. General public can interact with the astronomers and find out more about the cosmic space above us. John Deere Planetarium at the Augustana College and the Moline Public Library host special events for children and adults to participate ans learn more.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Astronomy Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/en\/Community\/Astronomy%20Day\/2011\/01\/National%20Astronomy%20Day%202011.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Astronomy Day<\/a> is celebrated every year before the first quarter moon in April to May to encourage general public&#8217;s learning. Local planetariums and institutions set up telescopes free of cost so that the public can view the space. The rare opportunity provides children and adults to know and learn about astronomy.<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday<a title=\"Moline Library\" href=\"http:\/\/molinelibrary.com\/wc201105.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Moline Public Library<\/a> is hosting a series of events ranging from activities and crafts for children, mobile observatory, and telescope clinics. The event starts from 2.30 pm to 9.30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The John Deere Planetarium at the <a title=\"Planetarium at Augustana\" href=\"http:\/\/helios.augustana.edu\/astronomy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Augustana College<\/a> in Rock Island will host several presentations by experts. Further, the planetarium&#8217;s telescope will reveal the rings of Saturn and the crescents of moon. The event is from 8.30 pm to 12 am.<\/p>\n<p>Register early to book an appointment for the events. Enjoy the Astronomy Day with the help of local institutions! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 7, 2011 is celebrated as the National Astronomy Day throughout the US to provide astronomy lovers an opportunity to celebrate the common passion. General public can interact with the astronomers and find out more about the cosmic space above us. John Deere Planetarium at the Augustana College and the Moline Public Library host special events for children and adults to participate ans learn more.<a href=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/astronomy-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Astronomy Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[717,718,719,388],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daytoday","tag-astronomy-day","tag-augustana-college","tag-john-deere-planetarium","tag-moline-public-library"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4AvRz-dJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":403,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/butterworth-center-and-deere-wiman-house-moline-illinois\/","url_meta":{"origin":851,"position":0},"title":"Butterworth Center and Deere Wiman House &#8211; Moline, Illinois","author":"KP","date":"June 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Butterworth Center and Deere Wiman house at 817, 11th Avenue and 1105-8th Street, Moline is a must visit for Quad city residents to explore the history of the place. 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