Date:
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Become an astronomer for a day! Enjoy telescope tours, interactive multimedia exhibits, hands-on activities, and live demonstrations at this open house event. Hosted as part of the annual Cambridge Science Festival, "Cambridge Explores the Universe" invites space scientists of all ages to explore the wonder of the universe together in an out-of-this-world astronomy extravaganza!
WorldWide Telescope Ambassadors will be hosting two WWT activities:
- A demo station in Perkin Lobby, where visitors can test-drive WWT with assistance from an Ambassador.
- Tours to the new Visualization and E-Science Lab at 160 Concord Ave, where visitors can see live demos and explore WWT using a Kinect controller.
- Tours will leave from the demo station in Perkin Lobby at 12:30, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, and 3:30.
- Please request tickets from the Perkin Lobby demo station. There will be a maximum of 15 guests on each tour.
